Section 42, The Universities Act, 2005

(1) The Minister, after consultation with the Ministerresponsible for finance and acting on the advice of the Tertiary Education Commission, may by statutory instrument, establish a new university in Sierra Leone, and may amend the First Schedule for that purpose; and the provisions of this Act, shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to such university. (2) A university established under subsection (l) shall have a Chancellor who shall be the head of the University appointed by the President, on the advice of the Minister, from among respectable senior citizens of proven experience and sound academic and administrative distinction.