Section 3, The Polytechnics Act, 2001

(1) A polytechnic institution shall have a Polytechnic Council, hereafter referred to as "the Council", which shall, subject to this Act, have the control and supervision of the general policy and property of the polytechnic institution. No. 9 Polytechnics Act 2001 15 (2) The Council shall consist of— (a) a Chairman of the Council who shall be head of the Council and shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister; and (b) the following members:— (i) a Vice-Chairman of the Council who shall be elected by the Council from among its members to assist the Chairman and to perform other duties that may be assigned to him by the Chairman or the Council; (ii) six members from within the locality of the polytechnic institution, nominated by the Minister, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the local authority or the Paramount Chief of the area in which the polytechnic institution is situated or his representative; (iii) the Director-General of Education or his representative; (iv) the Director of the National Council of Technical, Vocational and other Academic Awards; (v) the Dean of the Faculty of Education of a University in Sierra Leone; (vi) the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of a University in Sierra Leone; (vii) three members elected by the senior members of staff of the polytechnic institution from among their number; (viii) one member elected by the Council of Principals of Secondary Schools; (ix) one member appointed by the Council of Technical or Vocational Principals; and (x) one student representative elected by the student population of the polytechnic institution from among their number. 16 No. 9. Polytechnics Act 2001 (3) A member of the Council who is not a public officer shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons who are not under any legal disability from holding public office and shall serve for a period of five years but any such appointment may be renewed when necessary. (4) The Chairman or any member referred to in subsection (3) may resign his office by notice to the Minister and may be removed from office by the Minister for inability to discharge the functions of his office, whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause or for misconduct. (5) No member shall hold office under more than one provision in subsection (2) and where at any time a member holds office under more than one provision, he shall notify one of the institutions which he represents for another person to be nominated for appointment in his stead. [Margin: Remuneration of Chairman and other members of Council]