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Part I · National Institute of Language Education and Training

8. Powers of the Academic Board

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(1)

The Academic Board shall be responsible to the

Institute and shall have the power to —

(a)

advise the Institute subject to the provisions of this

Act, on such matters as may relate to the academic activities of the Institute ;

(b)

conduct examinations in accordance with the rules of the Institute and recommend to the Board, persons who having passed such examinations and satisfied such other conditions as the Institute may prescribe, are eligible for the award of diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions of the

Institute ;

(c)

consider the report on any matter referred to it by the Board ;

(d)

make and forward recommendations and reports to the Board on all matters connected with the courses for study, training programmes and examinations conducted by the Institute ;

(e)

recommend to the Board requirements that shall be imposed for admission of students to courses of study or training programmes and examinations conducted by the Institute ;

(f)

make rules relating to courses of study, training programmes and examinations conducted by the

Institute and submit such rules to the Board ;

(g)

recommend to the Board, names of persons suitable for appointment as examiners at examinations conducted by the Institute ;

(h)

recommend to the Board rules, schemes of recruitment and procedures relating to the appointment, dismissal and disciplinary control of the academic staff of the Institute, their wages, remuneration, allowances and fees and their hours of work, holidays and leave ;

(i)

recommend to the Board, conditions that shall be applicable to the awarding of scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, medals and prizes awarded by the Institute ;

(j)

recommend to the Board, persons who have satisfied the conditions approved by the Board for the scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, medals and prizes ;

(k)

appoint, with the approval of the Board, committees comprising the representatives of the Academic

Board ; and

(l)

make rules relating to the meetings of the Academic

Board and for the regulation of the procedure to be followed at such meetings.

(2)

The Board or any officer to whom powers in respect of any academic matter referred to in subsection (1) has been delegated shall not take any decision on that matter without the prior recommendation of the Academic Board being obtained. Where the decision of the Board or such officer is contrary to the recommendation of the Academic Board, the

Board or such officer shall adduce reasons for not adhering to the recommendation of the Academic Board.

(3)

No act, recommendation or report of the Academic

Board shall be invalidated by reason only of the existence of a vacancy among its member or any defect in the appointment of any member thereof.

Part II

Staff of the Institute

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Part III

Finance

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Part IV

General

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