Cap. 25:31 MANICALAND STATE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES No. 4/2016 31 Statutes (1) Subject to tills Act, the University shall be administered in accordance with the Statutes. (2) Subject to subsection (4) the Council may make Statutes amending, repealing or replacing the Statutes set out in the Schedule in order to prescribe all matters which, in terms of this Act, are required or permitted to be prescribed in Statutes or which, in the opinion of the Council, are necessary or convenient to be so prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act or for the proper administration of the University. (3) Subject to tills Act, Statutes made in terms of subsection (2) may provide for— (a) the appointment, conditions of service and functions of the ViceChancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, the Registrar, the Bursar, the Librarian, and all members of staff and the categorization of such members of staff ; (b) the functions of the Pro-Vice-Chancellors; (c) the election or appointment of persons to the Council and the Senate and to committees of the Council and the Senate; (d) the terms of office of members of the Council and its committees, other than ex officio members thereof; (e) the terms of office and conditions of service of the chairperson and vicechairperson of the Council; (f) the convening of meetings of the Council, the Senate and the Convocation and of committees of the Council and the Senate, the quorum at such meetings and the procedure to be adopted thereat; (g) the terms of office of members of the Academic Appointments Board, the Academic Staff Promotions Committee, Boards of Selection, the Grading Committee and the Non-Academic Staff Promotions Committee, the quorum at such meetings and the procedure to be adopted thereat; (h) the functions of the Academic Appointments Board, Boards of Selection, the Grading Committee, the Academic Staff Promotions Committee, the Non-Academic Staff Promotions Committee and the Finance Committee. (i) the persons who may enter into contracts and sign documents on behalf of the University, and the procedure to be followed in relation to transactions entered into by or on behalf of the University; (j) the establishment and organisation of faculties, departments, centres and institutes; (k) the functions of deans of faculties, chairpersons of departments and heads of centres and institutes; (l) the holding of congregations of the University for the purpose of conferring degrees, diplomas, certificates and other honours and awards; (m) the seal of the University and its use and custody; (n) the academic year of the University; (o) the discipline of members of staff and students and the procedures to be adopted in respect thereof; (p) fees and charges to be paid for anything done by any person in terms of this Act; (r) empowering any person specified in the Statutes to make ordinances or rules in respect of any matter referred to in paragraph (a) to (p). (4) Statutes made in terms of subsection (2), shall not have effect until they have been approved by the Minister and published in a statutory instrument. 32 Conflicts of Interest (1) No member of the Council shall participate in a meeting of the Council or 147