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(1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the prin- <v'le’rj? lle c *Pa l executive and academic officer of the University, (.'jltor, a n " and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor, preside at meetings of the Court and any Convocation of the University. He shall be an ex-officio member and Chairman of the Executive Council, the Standing Finance Committee, the Construction Committee, and of the Academic Council and shall be entitled to be present and to speak at any meeting of any authority or other body of the University. When present, he •hall preside over all such meetings. (2) It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the provisions ol this Act, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations are faithfully observed. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall have power to con vene meetings of the Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Finance Committee and the Construction Committee. (41 In any emergency which, in the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor, requires that immediate action should be taken, the Vice-Chancellor shall take such action as he deems necessary, and shall at the earliest oppor tunity thereafter report his action to the officer, authority or other body who or which in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter. / (5) When any such action taken by the Vice- .xfencellor affects any person in the service of the University, such persons shall be entitled to prefer an appeal to the Executive Council through the officer, authority or other body of the University within thirty days from the date on which such action is communicated to him. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall give effect to any order of the Executive Council regarding the appoint ment, dismissal or suspension of an officer or Teacher of the University or regarding the recognition or with drawal of the recognition of any such Teacher and shall exercise general control in the University. He shall be responsible for the discipline of the University. (7) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes and Ordi nances. 1 he Regis-