Section 15: Powers and functions of the Vice Chancellor

(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal executive and principal academic officer of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside over the meeting of the Governing Board. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be a member and the Chairperson of the Executive Council, Academic Council and the Faculty Councils for Post-graduate and Undergraduate Studies and shall be the Chairperson of any other authority or body of the University of which he may be a member. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall also be entitled to be present at and to address any meeting of any other authority or body of the University of which he may not be a member, but shall not be entitled to vote there at. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to convene meetings of the Governing Board, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Faculty Councils for Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Studies and of any other authority or body of the University. (5) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions of this Act, and the Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations and rules are faithfully observed and to take such action as may be necessary for due observance thereof. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to exercise general control and supervision over all other officers, teachers and employees of the University and generally over all the affairs of the University unless specifically provided for any other authority. (7) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers and discharge such other duties as maybe delegated to him by any authority or body of the University as may be provided by Statutes, Ordinances, Regulations or rules. (8) The Vice-Chancellor may take on behalf of the University such action as he may deem expedient in any matter which, in his opinion, is either urgent or of an emergent nature and shall report the same for confirmation at the next meeting to the authority or body which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter; Provided that if the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor is not approved by the authority or body concerned, the matter shall immediately be referred to the Chancellor whose decision thereon shall be final. (9) The Vice-Chancellor may, with the approval and subsequent ratification of the Governing Board, delegate any of his powers to any other officer subordinate to him.