Section 10, The Universities Act, 2021

(1) Each campus shall have a Deputy Vice-Chancellor whoshall 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 and academic position in the University and other Tertiary Education Institution for at least five years. (2) The Deputy Vice-Chancellor shall - (a) hold office for 3 years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further term of 3years only; (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; (c) be Chairman of all campus committees except the Standing Committee of which he shall be Deputy Chairman; and (d) exercise such disciplinary powers in respect of students of his Campus as may be prescribed by the Court. (3) 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; Deputy Vice- (c) to consider and report to the Senate on any subject or combination of subjects of study; (d) to receive annual reports of the Dean, including departmental management information on budgetary inputs into the faculty, approved cost centers, showing achieved outcomes for investments; (e) subject to the approval of the Senate, either alone or in combination with one or more faculty boards, to constitute such courses of studies as it may deem necessary. 35. A faculty shall- (a) appoint a Board of Examiners of the faculty, which shall consist of all internal and external examiners, appointed by the academic board, with the Dean as Chairman, and which shall receive examination results and recommend thereon to the Senate; (b) submit nominations of external examiners to the Senate. 36. A faculty shall have power to determine the number of students to be admitted to each of the departments of the faculty and to specify the academic attainment which such students must possess in order to be accepted by the faculty. 37. (1) A faculty shall have power to- (a) make recommendations to the academic board for the founding of new, and the abolition of existing lectureships and the abolition of any academic or other posts in the faculty other than those created by the Act and these Statutes; Appointment of Board of Examiners, external examiners, etc. Admission of students. Founding and abolition of positions. (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. PART V - COURT, SENATE AND COMMITTEES OF A UNIVERSITY