Section 11, The Universities Act, 2021

(1) A University shall have a Court which shall consist ofthe Chancellor who shall be Chairman and the following other members- (a) CLASS I Ex-Officio Members- (i) Vice-Chancellor and Principal; (ii) Pro Vice-Chancellor (iii) Deputy Vice-Chancellors; (b) CLASS II - (i) 8 representatives of the Senate, 4 of whom shall be women; (ii) The Chairman, Tertiary Education Commission; (iii) The Chief Technical and Higher Education Officer, Ministry of Technical and Higher Education; (iv) The Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance; University Court. (a) the Dean of the faculty; (b) all professors, associate professors, senior lectures, lecturers, assistant lecturers and other academic staff of equivalent grades in the constituent departments or nominees of the faculty; (c) heads of departments or nominees of such heads in the associate departments of the faculty; (d) all professors, associate professors, lecturers and other full-time staff of equivalent grades in associated departments engaged in teaching students within the faculty; (e) up to 2 students from amongst the full-time students of the University, studying within the faculty and elected annually by secret ballot of the students in the constituent departments. (2) A Vice-Chancellor and Principal and Deputy Vice- Chancellor shall be ex-officio members of the Boards of faculties. 34. A Faculty Board shall have the following powers and functions- (a) to advise the Senate on all matters relating to the organisation of teaching and research in the subjects of the faculty, including curricula and examinations; (b) to approve estimates of departments for submission to the Deputy Finance Director and the Senate; Powers and functions of Faculty Board. (v) The Director-General, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security; (vi) The Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Sanitation; (vii) The Director, Ministry of Youths Affair; (viii) The Chairman, Conference of Principals; (ix) The Chairman, National Council for Technical, Vocational and other academic Awards; (x) one representative from each of the regions and the Western Area with academic and administrative distinction and at least two of whom shall be women nominated by the Minister; (xi) 2 other persons nominated by the Minister; (xii) The President, Academic Staff Association of the University; (xiii) The President, Administrative Staff Association of the University (xiv) The President, Intermediate and Junior Staff Association of the University; (xv) The President, Students' Association of the University; provided that for Universities with more than one campuses the representation shall be done rotationally; (xvi) The Principal of a polytechnic institution affiliated to the University (xvii) And in the case of Technical Universities, four persons shall be nominated by the Minister each representing, Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers, Sierra Leone Tourist Board, Sierra Leone Institute of Architect and Institute of Allied Health Sciences. (i) Law; (j) Nursing; (k) Agriculture; (l) Forestry and Silviculture; (m) Education; (n) Environmental Sciences; (o) Community Health; (p) Medical Sciences; (q) Technology; (r) Social Sciences. 31. (1) A Senate shall be responsible for the determination of departments and their membership and shall ascribe departments to faculties. (2) A department shall be regarded for administrative purposes as being a constituent department of one faculty only, but may in relation to other faculties in which such a department has teaching or other responsibilities, be regarded as being associated with such a faculty or faculties. 32. Members of the academic staff of the departments comprising a faculty and all the ex-officio members of the Faculty Board of that faculty shall be members of the faculty. 33. (1) A faculty shall be governed by a Faculty Board, which shall have the following members- Departments of faculties. Members of faculty. Members, of Faculty Board. (2) The Court shall be the highest administrative authority of the University to which the Chancellor shall report annually concerning the working of the University. (3) Subject to this Act, the Court shall exercise all the powers and authority of the University, except on purely academic matters for which it shall receive recommendations from the Senate and any other body established by law for the purpose. (4) Members of the University Court under subparagraph (i), (x) and (xi) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall hold office for a term of 3 years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of 3 years only. (5) The Court shall meet at least twice a year at such place and time as it may determine, except that the first meeting shall be held at such place and time as the Chancellor shall direct. (6) Minutes shall be kept of all resolutions passed and of all business done at each meeting of the Court. (7) One-third of the membership of the Court shall form a quorum. (8) The Court may prescribe the delegation of its powers to the Executive Committee of the Court, which shall consist of the Chancellor who shall be Chairman and the following members- (a) Vice-Chancellor and Principal; (b) Pro Vice-Chancellor; (c) Deputy Vice-Chancellor; (d) 4 representatives of the Senate who are Court members, two of whom shall be women; (e) 4 other members of the Court not being staff of the University, appointed by the Court, two of whom shall be women. (3) A copy of the audited accounts of the University forming part of an annual report shall be submitted to the Commission by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal for its information. PART VII- CAMPUSES, DEPARTMENTS AND FACULTIES. 29. (1) A Campus of a University specified in the Schedule shall have - (a) a Registry which shall be headed by a Deputy Registrar; (b) a Finance Office which shall be headed by a Deputy Finance Director or a Senior Assistant Finance Officer. (2) A Campus may, besides the Deputy Registrar, Deputy Finance Director and Senior Assistant, Finance Officer, appoint, subject to the approval of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, such other staff as it may require for the efficient performance of its functions. 30. A Court may establish such faculties or schools as a University may require including the following - (a) Accounting and Finance; (b) Arts; (c) Business Studies and Management; (d) Basic Medical Sciences; (e) Clinical Sciences; (f) Engineering and Architecture; (g) Pharmaceutical Sciences; (h) Pure and Applied Sciences; Faculties. Campus. (2) Where the negotiating bodies mentioned under subsection (1) fail to agree on the terms and conditions of service for any category of staff, an arbitration committee shall be constituted consisting of 3 persons, each nominated by the negotiating body and the University and the third nominated by the Minister responsible for labour and agreed to by both parties. (3) The decision of the arbitration committee shall be final. 27. (1) The funds of a University shall consist of - (a) monies appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the University; (b) monies earned by the University (c) monies given to the University by way of gifts, endowments, bequest, grant or other contributions by persons and organisations for the purposes of the University; (d) other monies which may, from time to time, accrue to the University including tuition and other fees. (2) A University may seek and procure contributions to its funds and may lawfully raise moneys from any source as it may deem expedient. 28. (1) A University shall keep proper books of accounts and proper records in relation thereto and the books of accounts and records shall be in such form as the Auditor-General may approve. (2) The books of accounts and the related records of the University shall be audited each year by the Auditor-General or an auditor appointed by him and the report of the audit shall, pursuant to section 119 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, be submitted to Parliament. Funds of Accounts and audit.