Section 13

The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Rector without assigning any reason therefor.

Subject to subsection (2), the terms of office and other conditions of service of the Rector shall be determined by the

Minister and shall be binding on the Akademi.

The Rector shall be the chief executive, administrative and academic officer of the Akademi.

It shall be the duty of the Rector to ensure that the provisions of this Act and the subsidiary legislation made under this Act are observed, and he shall have all such powers as may be necessary for this purpose.

The Rector shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the subsidiary legislation made under this Act, exercise general supervision over the arrangements for education, instruction, training, finance, administration, welfare and discipline in the Akademi, and may exercise such other powers as may be conferred upon him by this Act and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder.

There shall be one or more Deputy Rectors who shall be appointed by the Minister, after consultation with the Rector.

Any fit and proper person either from within or outside the

Akademi may be appointed as a Deputy Rector, and the terms of office and other conditions of service of a Deputy Rector shall be determined by the Minister after consultation with the Rector.

If the Rector is unable by reason of illness, leave of absence or any other cause to exercise any of the functions of his office, the Deputy Rector or, if there is more than one Deputy Rector, any one of them as may be nominated by the Minister shall exercise such functions, and in the event of the absence or disability of the

Deputy Rector or all the Deputy Rectors (if there be more than one), the Minister shall make such temporary arrangements as he may think fit for the exercise of such functions.

The Deputy Rector nominated under subsection (9) shall act during any period that the post of Rector is vacant.

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