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| (1) At the request of the Minister, any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Treasury, be appointed to the staff of the University as the Secretary thereof for such period as may be determined by the Minister with like consent. |
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| (2) The provisions of subsection (2) of section 18 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in relation to any officer in the public service who is temporarily appointed to the staff of a University as the Secretary. |
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| (3) The Secretary shall be responsible for the custody of the records, property and funds of a University, and shall be the ex officio Secretary of the Board of Regents and of the Senate. |
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| (4) The Secretary of a University shall, subject to the direction and control of the Vice-Chancellor, be responsible for the general administration of the University, and the disciplinary control of its non-academic staff. |
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| (5) The Secretary shall be the Chief Accounting Officer of a University. |
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| (6) There shall be a Librarian of a University who shall be appointed by the Board of Regents. The Librarian shall be a whole-time officer of the University, and shall exercise, discharge and perform all such powers, functions and duties as may be conferred or imposed on him by this Act or any appropriate Instrument. |
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