Section 25: Miscellaneous and administrative provisions.

1 The seal of the University shall be determined by the Council and approved by the Chancellor, and the affixing of the seal shall be authenticated by any member of the Council and by the Vice-Chancellor, Secretary to the Council or any other person authorised by statute.

2 Any document purporting to be a document executed under the seal of the University shall be received in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be so executed.

3 Any contract or instrument which if made or executed by a person not being a body corporate would not be required to be under seal, may be made or executed on behalf of the University by any person generally or specially authorised to do so by the Council.

4 The validity of any proceeding of any body established under this Act shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership of the body, or by any defect in the appointment of a member of the body or by reason that any person not entitled to do so took part in the proceeding.

5 A member of any body who has a personal interest in any matter proposed to be considered by that body shall immediately disclose his interest to the body and shall not vote on any question relating to that matter.

6 Nothing in section 12 of the Interpretation Act, which provides for the application in relation to subordinate legislation of certain incidental provisions, shall apply to statutes or regulations made under this Act.

7 The power conferred by this Act on any body to make statutes or regulations shall include power to revoke or vary any statute, including the statute contained in the Third Schedule of this Act, or any regulation by a subsequent statute or, by a subsequent regulation, statutes or regulations, may make different provisions in relation to different circumstances.

8 No stamp or other duty shall be payable in respect of any transfer of property to the University by virtue of section 20 or 28 of this Act or the Second Schedule to this Act.

9 Any notice or other instrument authorised to be served by virtue of this Act may, without prejudice to any other mode of service, be served by post.