Cap. 25:31 MANICALAND STATE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES No. 4/2016 (d) a registered legal practitioner of at least five years' standing who does not hold any post at the University, and who is nominated annually by the Council; and (e) one member appointed by the Council from among its members who are not members of the University staff. (2) One member referred to in subsection (l)(b) or (c) shall belong to the same department or facility as that to which the person charged belongs. (3) Three members of the Staff Disciplinary Committee shall form a quorum. (4) All matters to be decided at any meeting of the Staff Disciplinary Committee shall be decided by a simple majority and, in the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson or person presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote. (5) The functions of the Staff Disciplinary Committee shall be to investigate any breach of a Statute, regulation or ordinance or other misconduct on the part of any member of staff of the University and, subject to subsection (6), to recommend to the Vice-Chancellor the punishment to be imposed on, or order to be made in respect of, the member if it finds him or her guilty of such misconduct. (6) A person charged with misconduct referred to in subsection (4) shall have a right of audience before the Staff Disciplinary Committee. (7) Where the Staff Disciplinary Committee has found a person guilty of misconduct referred to in subsection (4), the Committee shall recommend to the ViceChancellor for his or her determination, any one or more of the following— (a) that the person's employment be terminated; (b) that the person pay a fine to the University not exceeding two thousand United States Dollars; (c) that the person be demoted; (d) that the person be censured or reprimanded; (e) such other penalty or order as may be provided for by or in terms of the Statutes. (8) Upon receiving the recommendations of the Staff Disciplinary Committee, the Vice-Chancellor may— (a) endorse one or more of the recommendations ; or (b) make any other decision as he or she deems appropriate with regard to the circumstances of the case. 27 Student Disciplinary Committee (1) There shall be a Student Disciplinary Committee which shall consist of the following members appointed by the Vice-Chancellor— (a) the Senior Proctor, who shall be chairperson; and (b) four members of the academic staff appointed by Senate one of whom shall be from the department or faculty in which the student being charged is registered; and (c) one student nominated by the Students' Executive Council; and (d) a registered legal practitioner of at least five years’ standing who does not hold any post at the University, and who is nominated annually by the Council. (2) Five members of the Student Disciplinary Committee shall form a quorum. (3) All matters to be decided at any meeting of the Student Disciplinary Committee shall be decided by a simple majority and, in the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson or person presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote. 145