Vol. 402, No. 19628, 18 December 1998
GOVERNMENT NOTICE
Notice No. 1675 of 1998
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT, 1997
AMENDMENT OF THE STATUTE OF THE PORT ELIZABETH TECHNIKON
The council of the Port Elizabeth Technikon has made this Statute set out in the Schedule hereto, in accordance with section 32 of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997), which is, in terms of the provisions of section 33 of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997), hereby published with the approval of the Minister of Education. and which comes into operation on the date of this publication.
SCHEDULE
In this schedule the expression "the Statute" means the Statute of the Port Elizabeth Technikon promulgated by Government Notice No. 1124 of 7 September 1998.
Paragraph 5 of the Statute is hereby amended -(
- by the substitution for subparagraph (3) of the following
subparagraph -
"(3) If the principal is absent or unable to perform the duties of his or her office for any other reason, the principal in consultation with the council may designate a member of the rectorate as acting principal for that period.", and
- by the substitution for subparagraph (4) of the following
subparagraph -
"(4) An acting principal has the same privileges and functions as the principal on the understanding that he or she may not change existing policy unless with the approval of the executive committee of council.".
"(1) The senate members contemplated in paragraph 21(1)(m) and (o) hold office for a period of two years.".
(2) The two members contemplated in paragraph 44(1)(v) are appointed to the administrative management board by the students' representative council for a period of one year.".
"(1) The Technikon may, without examination, confer an honorary doctorate on any person who has rendered distinguished service in the advancement of any branch of learning or technology or has a record of distinguished service or achievement which is deemed appropriate for the Technikon to recognise.".