Section 15: Registrar of the College

(1) There shall be for the College a Registrar who shall be appointed by the Council.
(2) The Registrar, as minimum qualification, shall in addition to any other qualification that the Council may stipulate -
(a) possess a first degree in arts or humanities with at least second class lower division and at least 18 years cognate experience in administration in a tertiary institution and risen up to the rank of deputy registrar; or
(b) possess a masters' degree in arts or humanities with 15 years cognate experience in administration in a tertiary institution and risen up to the rank of deputy registrar, possession of a PhD in arts and or humanities will be added advantage; and
(c) be a member of a professional body recognised by law relevant to the duties of a Registrar.
(3) The Registrar shall -
(a) be responsible to the Rector for the day-to-day administration of the College;
(b) be the Secretary to the Council, the Academic Board and any Committee of the Council and shall attend all the meetings of those bodies unless excused for good reason by the Chairman of the Council; and
(c) perform any other duty as the Council, or as the case may be, the Rector may require him to do.
(4) 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 for any particular meeting of the Council.
(5) The Secretary to the Council or a person appointed to act under subsection (4), shall not vote on any matter before the Council or count towards a quorum unless he is so entitled as a member of the Council.
(6) A Registrar shall hold office -
(a) for a single term of five years only beginning from the date of appointment and on such terms and conditions as may be determined by his letter of appointment and other extant laws;
(b) where, on the commencement of this Act, he has held office for four years or less from the date of his first appointment, his tenure shall be extended to reach the fifth year and he shall be deemed to be serving his final term; or
(c) where, on the commencement of this Act, he is serving a second term of four years or has held office for a cumulative record of more than five years he shall leave office after eight years from the date of his first appointment as Registrar.