Cap. 25:33 PAN-AFRICAN M!NERAL5 (h) l INJYERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNoLoc;y No. 9/2016 of the lirstnine members appointed by the Senate, three shall be appointed for a period ending one year after the date of commencement of the Act and a further three shall be appointed for a period ending two years after the date or COilllllencement of the Act. (2) Any member of Council. other than an ex officio member, may resign his or her membership at any time by notice in writing addressed to the Registrar. Casual vacancies in Council 3. Any casual vacancy occurring among the appointed or elected members of the Council shall be tilled as soon as possible by the person or body which appointed or elected the member whose place has become vacant, and the person so appointed or elected shall hold office for the remainder of the period for which the person whose place he or she fills was appointed or elected. Meetings and quo nan of Council 4. ( 1) The Council shall meet at least three times a year. (2) The quorum of the Council shall he one-half of the members holding orflce at the time of the meeting. Resolutions by circulation among members of Cowzcil 5. A resolution proposed by the Executive Committee of the Council, other than for the purpose of making a Statute, \Vhich is on its authority circulated by the Registrar to allmem bers of the Counci 1 and which recci ves the wri lten agreement of not less than two thirds of such members shall, upon receipt or such agreement by the Registrar, have the same force and cCfecl as a resolution passed at a meeting of the Council. Meetings and quorwn of Senate 6. ( 1) The Senate shall meet at least three limes a year. (2) The quorum or the Senate shall be one-half of the members holding orrlce at the time of the meeting. (3) The Vice-Chancellor or, in his or her absence, a Pro- Vice-Chancellor, shall be chairperson of the Senate. Convocation 7. There shall be no quorum for meetings of the Convocation, the proceedings of which shall he regulated by the chairperson, subject to any general or special direction of the Council. Faculties or institutes ~.The University shall include such faculties or institutes as may from lime to time be established by the Council. Deans or directors 9. (I) There shall be a clean of each faculty or eli rector of each institute, who shall be appointee! by a selection hoard appointed by the Council and chaired by the ViceChancellor or a Pro-Vice-Chancellor. (2) A dean or director shall hold office for t'our years and, on the expiry of his or her term of ol'lice. shall he eligible for re-appointment. Funcrions of deans or directors I 0. (I) A dean or dirccltlr shall be responsible Lo the Vice-Chancellor fo1·2.:1[