Section 30: The Senate of the Academy.

1 There shall be for the Academy a Senate (in this Act referred to as "the Senate") which shall consist of-
a the Provost, who shall be the Chairman;
b the Deputy Commandant or his representative;
c the Deans of Faculties and Directors of Academic Units;
d the Head of Departments;
e all Professors in the Academy, the Librarian;
g two representatives elected from the academic staff;
h the Dean of the Postgraduate School; and
i the Registrar, who shall be the Secretary.

2 Election shall be held for the selection of members in a manner on such day in the month of May or June in each year as the provost of the Academy may determine.

3 An elected member shall hold office for a term of two years beginning on 1st August in the year of his election, and may be a candidate at any election held under subsection (2) in the year in which his term of office expires.

4 Notwithstanding the subsection (3), a candidate shall not be eligible to contest if at the end of his current term of office he would have held office as an elected member for a continuous period of four years or would have so held office if he had not resigned.

5 An elected member may, by notice to the Senate, resign his office.

6 Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Senate shall organise, control teaching, research activities in the Academy, the admission and discipline of cadets and other academic matters.

7 Without prejudice to the generality of the provision of subsection (6), the Senate shall regulate
a the establishment organisation, control of faculties and departments and the allocation of responsibilities to such faculties and departments;
b standards for the appointment and promotion of academic staff;
c the organsation and control of courses of study and conduct examinations on such courses;
d the award of degrees and other qualifications as may be prescribed in connection with examinations under this Act;
e the making of recommendations to the Council with respect to the award to any person of the title of Professor Emeritus;
f participation in the selection of persons for admission as students or cadets at the Academy; and
g the grant of fellowship, scholarship, prize and similar awards within the control of the Academy.

8 The quorum of the Senate shall be one-third rounded up to the nearest higher whole number.

9 In the absence of the Chairman of the Senate, the Dean of Postgraduate School, the Chairman Committee of Deans or such other members of the Senate present at the meeting, may appoint for the meeting a Chairman to preside.

10 The Senate shall meet once in a month or at any time at the request of the Provost or at the written request of one-third of its membership addressed to the Chairman of the Senate, who shall within two weeks convey a meeting in response to the request, and the members making such request shall clearly state the business of the meeting on which the request is being made.

11 The Chairman of the Senate shall have one vote as any other member but in the event of equality of vote, the Chairman shall exercise in addition, a casting vote.

12 Subject to the provision of this Act, the Senate shall regulate its proceedings at the meeting.

13 The Senate may, subject to the approval of the Council, make regulations for the purpose of exercising any function conferred on it by the provisions of this Act.

14 The regulations made by the Senate shall provide that at least one of the persons appointed as the external examiners at each examination held in conjunction with any course of study is not a Lecturer at the Academy but a Lecturer of a branch of learning to which the course relates at another University or other degree awarding institution of high repute.

15 The Senate may withdraw from any person any degree, certificate or other awards of the academy who has been found guilty of dishonourable or scandalous conduct in gaining admission into the Academy or obtaining that award.

16 The Senate shall -
a consider and take decision on cadets withdrawn on disciplinary matters; and
b act on other matters that may be referred to it by the Council or the Commandant.