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[接上页] (a) the powers and duties of any committee; (b) the number, appointment and removal of members of the Academic Board and of any committee; (c) the quorum and procedures governing meetings of the Academic Board and of any committee; (d) the admission of persons to courses of study provided by the Institute and their continuance therein; (e) the conduct of examinations and of students attending such examinations; (f) the requirements for the award of degrees and other academic awards of the Institute; (g) the formalities for the conferring of degrees and other academic awards, including honorary degrees and honorary awards; (h) the conduct and discipline of students and employees of the Institute in relation to their activities as such students or employees; (i) financial procedures, including the method of payment of fees; (j) the procedures for- (i) nomination by the Academic Board of some of its members for appointment to the Council under section 8(1)(d); and (ii) election of a member of the Council by staff under section 8(1)(e), including rules defining "full-time teaching staff" and "administrative staff whose rank or grade is equivalent to that of full-time teaching staff" for the purposes of section 8(1)(e).(2) Rules made under this section may- (a) provide in respect of a breach of any rule made under subsection (1)(d), (e) or (h) for the holding of a disciplinary inquiry by a committee established under section 9 and for the procedure to be followed in respect of any such inquiry; (b) empower any such committee, after the holding of a disciplinary inquiry, to impose penalties for the breach of any rule made under subsection (1)(d), (e) or (h) by way of a fine not exceeding $5000, a requirement to make good any loss of or damage to property or premises of the Institute, suspension or dismissal from any course of study provided by the Institute and the withholding or revocation of a degree or other academic award; and (c) provide for a right of appeal to the Council against any finding of or penalty imposed at such disciplinary inquiry.(3) Rules made under this section shall be published for information, in such manner as the Council thinks fit and shall not be treated as subsidiary legislation for the purpose of section 34 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1). (Amended 65 of 1996 s. 10) (Enacted 1994) Cap 444 s 23 Admissibility of documents Remarks: For transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance 2002 (23 of 2002), see section 53 of that Ordinance. (1) Any document purporting to be duly executed under the seal of the Institute or to be signed by the Chairman or President or some other person authorized by the Council to act in that behalf, shall be admitted in evidence in any court of law and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been duly executed or signed. (2) A certificate signed by the Chairman or the President that an instrument of the Council purporting to be made or issued by or on behalf of the Institute was so made or issued shall be conclusive evidence in any court of law of that fact. (3) In this section, "President" (校长), in relation to a document or certificate signed before the date of commencement* of section 44 of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance 2002 (23 of 2002), includes Director within the meaning of section 2 as in force immediately before that date. (Added 23 of 2002 s. 52) (Enacted 1994. Amended 23 of 2002 s. 52)_________________________________________________________________________________ Note: * Commencement date: 19 July 2002. Cap 444 s 24 Power of the Chief Executive in Council to make regulations Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 53 of 2000 s. 3 The Chief Executive in Council may make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may provide for- (Amended 53 of 2000 s. 3) (a) the admission of persons other than students, staff or members of the Council to the premises of the Institute; and (b) regulating the conduct of persons admitted to the premises of the Institute and for the removal of any person who infringes any regulation made under this section. (Enacted 1994) Cap 444 s 25 (Omitted as spent) (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1994) Cap 444 s 26 (Omitted as spent) (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1994) Cap 444 s 27 (Omitted as spent) (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1994) Cap 444 SCHEDULE [section 10] PROVISION WITH RESPECT TO MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES OF THE COUNCIL 1. Meetings of the Council shall be held at such times and places as may be appointed by the person for the time being acting as Chairman, who shall preside at all such meetings. 2. The Deputy Chairman shall act as Chairman if the Chairman is absent from Hong Kong or is, for any other reason, unable to act as Chairman, or if the office of Chairman is vacant. |