No. 5/2016 GWANDA STATE UNIVERSITY Cap. 25: 30 “chairperson of a department ” means a person appointed in terms of the Statutes to be chairperson of a teaching department or head of an institute or centre controlled by the University; “chairperson of the Council” means the person elected in terms of the Statutes to be the Chairperson of the Council; 'Chancellor” means the President in his capacity as Chancellor of the University in terms of section 7; ‘Council ” means the University Council established in terms of section 10; “dean of faculty’ ’means a person elected by the faculty board in terms of the Statutes; 'faculty’ ‘means a faculty of the University established in terms of the Statutes; 'faculty board’ ’means a faculty board established in terms of the Statutes; “institute’ ’means an institute established in terms of the Statutes; “librarian” means the person holding office as Librarian of the University in terms of section 21; “Minister” means the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development or any other Minister to whom the President may from time to time assign the administration of this Act; “non-academic staff” means all persons employed by the University who are not members of the academic staff; “ordinance” means an ordinance made by the Council under Statute 23; “Pro-Vice-Chancellor” means a person holding office as Pro-Vice-Chancellor in terms of section 9; “Registrar” means the person holding office as Registrar of the University in terms of section 19; “regulations” means regulations made by the Senate under section 33; “Senate” means the Senate established in terms of section 16; “senior administrative staff” means the Registrar, the Bursar and such other members of staff as the Council may from time to time determine; “staff” means academic staff, administrative staff, technical staff and workers; “Statutes ” means the Statutes of the University set out in the Schedule as amended from time to time or replaced in terms of section thirty-one; “Students’ Executive Council” means any association of students recognised by the Council as the Students’ Executive Council; “technical staff” means all persons employed by the University who are categorised in terms of the Statutes as members of the technical staff; ‘University” means the Gwanda State University constituted in terms of this Act; “Vice-Chancellor” means the person holding the office of Vice-Chancellor in terms of section eight; “workers ” means all persons employed by the University who are categorised in terms of the Statutes as workers. 158