MZUZU UNIVERSITY

CHAPTER 30:09
MZUZU UNIVERSITY

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

    3.    Establishment of the University

    4.    Membership of the University

    5.    Objects of the University

    6.    Functions of the University

    7.    Specialist training

PART III
THE COUNCIL

    8.    Establishment and incorporation of the Council

    9.    Common Seal of the Council

    10.    Functions and Powers of the Council

    11.    Composition of the Council

    12.    Meetings and procedure of the Council

PART IV
MZUZU UNIVERSITY TRUST

    13.    Mzuzu University Trust

PART V
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

    14.    Chancellor

    15.    Functions and duties of the Chancellor

    16.    Vice-Chancellor

    17.    Registrar

    18.    Librarian

    19.    Director of Investments

    20.    Director of Research

PART VI
THE SENATE

    21.    The Senate

    22.    Invited persons

    23.    Functions and powers of the Senate

    24.    Meetings of the Senate

PART VII
FACULTIES, CENTRES AND INSTITUTES

    25.    Faculties, Centres and Institutes

    26.    Deans

    27.    Directors

    28.    Composition of Faculties

    29.    Composition of Centres and Institutes

    30.    Faculty Committee

PART VIII
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    31.    Property of the University

    32.    Compliance with the Finance and Audit Act

    33.    Accounts

    34.    Borrowings

PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS

    35.    The Statutes

    36.    Amendments to the Statutes

    37.    Senate Regulations

    38.    Service of process and other documents on the Council

12 of 1997
G.N. 48/1997

    An Act to provide for the establishment of the Mzuzu University and for the conduct and management thereof; for the establishment and incorporation of the Council of the Mzuzu University as a body corporate and as the governing body of the University; for the establishment of a Senate thereof; and for matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Mzuzu University Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act and in the Statutes, unless the context otherwise requires—

    ‘‘Centre’’ means a Centre within the University instituted under section 25;

    ‘‘Chairman’’ means the Chairman of the Council appointed pursuant to section 11;

    ‘‘Chancellor’’ means the person who is the Chancellor of the University under section 14;

    ‘‘Committee’’ includes sub-Committee;

    ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of the University established and incorporated by section 8;

    ‘‘Dean’’ means the Dean of a Faculty elected by a Faculty pursuant to section 26;

    ‘‘Director of Investments’’ means the Director of Investments appointed pursuant to section 19;

    ‘‘Director of Research’’ means the Director of Research appointed pursuant to section 20;

    ‘‘Faculty’’ means a Faculty within the University instituted under section 25;

    ‘‘financial year’’ means the period commencing on the date of commencement and ending on the 31st December, next following such date and thereafter the period of twelve months ending on the 31st December, in each year;

    ‘‘Institute’’ means an Institute within the University created under section 25;

    ‘‘Librarian’’ means the Librarian appointed pursuant to section 18;

    ‘‘Minister’’ means the Minister responsible for University education;

    ‘‘organization’’ means any company, association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate wherever established or incorporated, but does not include any such association or body established or incorporated under this Act;

    ‘‘President’’ means the President of the Republic of Malawi;

    ‘‘property of the University’’ means any property, real or personal, of every description vested in or held by the Council under any right of ownership or possession; and any property held by the Council in trust for the furtherance of any of the objects of the University;

    ‘‘Registrar’’ means the Registrar of the University appointed pursuant to section 17;

    ‘‘Senate’’ means the Senate of the University established under section 21;

    ‘‘Senate Regulations’’ means Senate Regulations made under section 36;

    ‘‘Statutes’’ means the Statutes made under section 35;

    ‘‘University’’ means the Mzuzu University established under section 3;

    ‘‘Vice-Chancellor’’ means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed pursuant to section 16.

PART II
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

3.    Establishment of the University

    There is hereby established a university by the name and style of the Mzuzu University.

4.    Membership of the University

    (1) The University shall consist of the following members—

    (a)    the Chancellor;

    (b)    the Vice-Chancellor;

    (c)    the Deputy Vice-Chancellor;

    (d)    the Registrar;

    (e)    the Librarian;

    (f)    the Director of Investments;

    (g)    the Director of Research;

    (h)    members of the Council;

    (i)    members of the Senate;

    (j)    all graduates of the University;

    (k)    all holders of Honorary Degrees from the University;

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