Section 15: Office of the deputy provost functions appointment tenure and procedure for removal

(1) There is for each College, the number of Deputy Provosts, as the Council may deem necessary to appoint for proper administration.
(2) If a vacancy occurs in the post of Deputy Provost, the Provost shall forward to the Academic Board, a list of two candidates for the post of Deputy Provost that is vacant.
(3) The Academic Board shall elect for each vacant post, one candidate from the list forwarded to it under sub section (2) and forward the name to the Council for confirmation.
(4) If the-
(a) Academic Board rejects the two candidates forwarded to it by the Provost under sub section (2), the Provost shall submit another list; and
(b) Council rejects the name sent to it under sub section (3), the Academic Board shall send the name of the other candidate on the list forwarded to it by the Provost under sub section (2).
(5) The Deputy Provost shall-
(a) assist the Provost in the performance of his functions, under this Act;
(b) act in the place of the Provost when the post of the Provost is vacant or if the Provost is, for any reason, absent or unable to perform the functions of Provost; and
(c) perform any other function for the Provost or as the Council may assign to him.
(6) The Deputy Provost-
(a) shall hold office for a term of two years, beginning from the effective date of the appointment and on terms and conditions as may be specified in the letter of appointment;
(b) may be re-appointed for another term of two years and no more; and
(c) may be removed from office for good cause by the Council, acting on the recommendation of the Provost and Academic Board.
(7) For the purpose of this section, "good cause" means gross misconduct or inability to discharge the functions of the office, arising from infirmity of body or mind.