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| (1) Notwithstanding anything in any other provision of this Act, the following provisions shall apply during the transitional period pending the establishment of a University under this Act for the purposes of enabling all such arrangements and measures to be made and taken as are necessary to enable the University to commence to function as such, and to carry out its objects, as early as possible after the date of its establishment: -
| | (a) The Governor-General and Minister may commence to hold office as Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor as from the date of the commencement of such period, and accordingly may exercise, discharge and perform all such powers, functions and duties in respect of the University as are conferred or imposed on them under this Act or any appropriate Instrument. | | |
| | (b) The first Vice-Chancellor may be appointed at any time during that period, and if so appointed,-
| | | (i) he may exercise, discharge and perform in respect of the University all such powers, functions and duties as are conferred or imposed on him under this Act or any appropriate Instrument; and |
| (ii) he shall, unless he earlier vacates office, hold office for the term of five years prescribed by section 42 (6) increased by the number of days he held such office during the transitional period, or until he has completed his sixty-fifth year, whichever event occurs earlier, and shall thereafter be deemed to have voluntarily retired: |
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| | (c) The Minister or any body of persons may exercise his or its power of appointment on the assumption of office of first members of the Board of Regents at any time during the transitional period, and the Board of Regents may commence to exercise, discharge and perform in respect of the University all such powers, functions and duties as are conferred or imposed on it under this Act or any appropriate Instrument on such date during the transitional period as may be determined by the Minister. A member of such Board appointed during that period shall, unless he earlier vacates office, hold office for the term of three years prescribed by section 45 (3), increased by the number of days he held such office during that period. | | |
| | (d) The Secretary and Librarian may be appointed at any time during the transitional period, and if so appointed, may exercise, discharge and perform in respect of the University all such powers, functions and duties as are conferred or imposed on them under this Act or any appropriate Instrument. | | |
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