No, 5/2016 G WAND A STATE UNIVERSITY Cap. 25: 30 (2) The Vice-Chancellor and every Pro-Vice-Chancellor shall be entitled to attend any meeting of a faculty or institute board or any committee thereof. Teaching departments 16. (1) The teaching departments and their allocation to faculties shall be prescribed by ordinance. (2) A chairperson of department shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the Council, from among the full-time members of the academic staff of the department, after consultation with each member of the academic staff in the department and the dean of the faculty to which the department is allocated. (3) A chairperson of department shall hold office for a period of three years, or such other period as may be determined by ordinance, and shall be eligible for reappointment. (4) A department may be allocated to two or more faculties. Institutes and centres 17. The Council, after consultation with the Senate, may establish institutes or centres of learning within or outside the University and shall appoint the head of any such institute or centre and give directions as to its studies and research and administration. Appointments of Registrar, Bursar and Librarian 18. (1) For the purpose of considering appointments to the offices of Registrar, Bursar and Librarian there shall be a joint committee of the Council and Senate consisting of— (a) the chairperson of the Council, who shall be the chairperson of tire joint committee; and (b) the vice-chairperson of the Council and (c) the Vice-Chancellor; and (d) (e) every Pro- Vice-Chancellor; and two persons appointed by the Council from amongst its members who are not members of the Senate; and three persons appointed by the Senate from amongst its members. (f) (2) The. joint committee constituted by this Statute shall consider each applicant to a vacancy in the office of Registrar, Bursar, or Librarian and shall make recommendations, thereon to the Council. Procedure generally 19. (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided by the Act or these Statutes, m the absence of the chairperson or vice-chairperson at a meeting of a board or committee, the members present shall elect from those present, a chairperson to preside over that meeting. (2) Except as otherwise specifically provided by the Act or these Statutes, the quorum at any meeting of a board or committee shall be as fixed by the person or authority that appointed the board or committee. 181