Universities Amendment Act 1977

Public Act		1977 No 35
Date of assent		12 October 1977

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Appointment of Chairman
3	Appointment of other members
4	Constitution of Curriculum Committee
5	Passing of resolutions of Curriculum Committee without a meeting
6	Constitution of Research Committee
	Administrative information

An Act to amend the Universities Act 1961

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Universities Amendment Act 1977, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Universities Act 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2 Appointment of Chairman

Section 5 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing subsection (1), and substituting the following subsection:

“(1)

The Chairman of the University Grants Committee shall be appointed by the Governor-General after consultation between the Minister, the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of each of the Universities other than Lincoln College, and the Chairman of Council and Principal of Lincoln College.”

3 Appointment of other members

Section 6(1) of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing paragraphs (a) and (b), and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(a)

The Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of each of the Universities other than Lincoln College; and

“(b)

The Chairman of Council and Principal of Lincoln College.”

4 Constitution of Curriculum Committee

Section 27(3) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the expression “(other than the members appointed under paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of this section)”.

5 Passing of resolutions of Curriculum Committee without a meeting

Section 29(2) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting from the second proviso the expression “(other than a member appointed under paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 27 of this Act)”.

6 Constitution of Research Committee

Section 33(2)(c) of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting the word “Five”, and substituting the word “Seven”.

This Act is administered in the University Grants Committee.

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