Section 5: Registrar of the Polytechnic.

1 There shall be a Registrar for the Polytechnic who shall-
a be responsible to the Rector for the administration of the Polytechnic; and
b discharge such other duties as the Council or the Rector may require him to do.

2 The Registrar shall-
a be the Secretary to the Council, the Academic Board and any committee of the Council; and
b attend all the meetings of those bodies unless excused for good reason by the Chairman of the Council.

3 In the absence of the Registrar, the Chairman of the Council may, after consultation with the Rector, appoint a suitable person to act as Secretary at any particular meeting of the Council.

4 The Secretary to the Council or a person appointed to act under subsection (3), shall not vote on any question before the Council or count towards a quorum unless he is so entitled as a member of the Council.