Section 17, The Universities Act, 2005

(1) Each Campus shall have a Deputy Vice-Chancellorwho shall be appointed in accordance with the Statutes from among persons who are not below the rank of associate professor from a recognised university and who must have held a senior administrative or academic position in a university or other tertiary education institution for at least five years. (2) The Deputy Vice-Chancellor shall– (a) hold office for two years in the first instance, and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further term of two years only; and (b) subject to the general control and direction of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, be the chief academic, administrative and accounting officer of his Campus, and shall, in addition, continue to perform his academic functions. (3) Where no candidate of the rank referred to in subsection (l) exists, persons who have held a senior academic position not below the rank of senior lecturer or its equivalent in a university or other tertiary education institution for at least five years together with such administrative experience as may be determined by the Court, shall be eligible for appointment and may carry the title either of Dean of Campus, Provost or any other title approved by the Court and shall perform the duties of Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Pro Vice- Deputy Vice- (4) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the Deputy Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for the following:– (a) supervision of teaching, research and community activities of Deans of Faculties, Heads of Departments within his Campus, under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal; (b) campus security; (c) student welfare, including the enforcement of the rules binding the conduct of students; (d) the provision of medical services; and (e) any other duties assigned to him by the Vice- Chancellor and Principal.