No. 3/2015 MARO:-<DERA UNIVERSITY OF AnRICtJJTURAL SciENCES AND TECH'<OLOGY Cap. 25:29 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: (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. (4) The functions of the Student Disciplinary Committee shall be to investigate any breach of a Statute. regulation or ordinance or other misconduct on the part of any student and. subject to subsection (6). to recommend to the Vice-Chancellor the punishment to be imposed on the student if it finds him or her guilty of such misconduct. (5) A student charged with misconduct referred to in subsection (4) shall have a right of audience before the Student Disciplinary Committee. (6) Where the Student Disciplinary Committee has found a student guilty of misconduct referred to in subsection (4). the Committee shall recommend to the ViceChancellor for his or her determination. the imposition upon the student of any one or more of the following punishments( a) expulsion or suspension from the University: (b) the withdrawal of an:y academic or Cni,·ersity privilege, benefit. right or facility other than to follow courses of instruction and present himself or herself for examination: (c) the imposition of a fine not exceeding fifty t:nited States Dollars. which fine may be deducted from any allowances payable to the student and shall be paid to the University: (d) a censure or reprimand: (e) such other penalty as may be provided for by or in terms of the Statutes. (7) Upon receiving the recommendations of the Student Disciplinary Committee. the Vice-Chancellor may-(a) endorse one or more of the recommendations: or make any other decision as he or she deems appropriate \vith regard to the circumstances of the case. Finance Committee (b) 28 (l) Subject to this AcL there shall be a Finance Committee of the Council consisting of- (a) the chairperson of Council. who shall be chairperson, and (b) the Vice-Chancellor: and (c) every Pro-Vice-Chancellor; and (d) three persons appointed by the Council from among its members who are not members of the University staff; and 90