Section 14: Deputy Rector

(1) There shall be for the College such number of Deputy Rectors as the Council may deem necessary for the proper administrations of the College, and wherever Deputy Rector appears in this Act, it shall be construed to refer to such number of Deputy Rectors.
(2) Where a vacancy occurs in the post of Deputy Rector, the Rector shall forward to the Academic Board a list of two candidates for each of the post of Deputy Rector that is vacant.
(3) The Academic Board shall elect for each vacant post, one candidate from each list forwarded by the Rector and forward same to the Council for confirmation.
(4) Where the -
(a) Academic Board rejects the two candidates for any vacant post of Deputy Rector, the Rector shall submit another list of two different candidates;
(b) Council rejects the name sent by the Academic Board from the list sent by the Rector, the Board shall forward the name of the other candidate on the list for the particular vacant post of Deputy Rector; and
(c) Council rejects all the two candidates on any list nominated either by the Rector or the Academic Board, the nomination process shall start afresh.
(5) The Deputy Rector shall hold office for a single term of four years from date of his appointment and on such terms and conditions as Council may specify in his letter of appointment.
(6) A person appointed as the Deputy Rector shall -
(a) be a chief instructor or lecturer;
(b) be a past or present head of a school; and
(c) meet the qualification specified in the conditions and scheme of service of the College and the quality systems manual approved by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
(7) The Deputy Rector shall assist the Rector in the performance of his duties and perform such other functions as the Rector may assign to him.