| (a) | by deleting the definition of “Convocation” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definition:| “ “Commencement” means a ceremony held in accordance with section 28;”; |
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| (b) | by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Council” in section 2(1), the following definition:| “ “Deputy President” means a Deputy President of the University;”; |
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| (c) | by deleting the definition of “officer” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definitions:| “ “officer” or “officer of the University” means any officer appointed under section 6 and includes the Chancellor, a Pro-Chancellor, the President and a Deputy President; |
| “President” means the President of the University;”; |
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| (d) | by deleting the definitions of “teacher” and “Vice-Chancellor” in section 2(1); |
| (e) | by inserting, immediately after the words “The President” in section 3(1), the words “of the Republic of Singapore”; |
| (f) | by deleting the word “Convocation” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “Commencement”:| Sections 3(2) (4th and 6th lines) and 28 (1) and (2) and marginal note; |
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| (g) | by deleting the words “Deputy Vice-Chancellors” in section 5(4) and substituting the words “Deputy Presidents”; |
| (h) | by deleting the words “after consultation with the Senate” in section 5(4); |
| (i) | by deleting the words “the Deputy Vice-Chancellor” in section 5(5) and substituting the words “a Deputy President”; |
| (j) | by deleting the words “Vice-Chancellor” and “Deputy Vice-Chancellor” wherever they appear in section 5(6) and (7) and substituting in each case the words “President” and “Deputy President”, respectively; |
| (k) | by deleting the marginal note of section 5 and substituting the following section heading:| “President and Deputy Presidents”; |
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| (l) | by deleting the word “Vice-Chancellor” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case the word “President”:| Sections 5(1), (2) (1st line) and (3), 8 (1)(a) and (b) (3rd line), 13 (1)(a), 17 (3) and (4) (1st, 5th and 6th lines), 24, 25 (1) (2nd, 3rd and 4th lines) and 28 (2); |
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| (m) | by deleting sections 6 and 7 and substituting the following section:6.—(1) The University may by statute appoint any person as an officer of the University.| (2) Officers appointed under subsection (1) shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by statute.”; |
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| (n) | by deleting the word “teacher” in section 8(5) and substituting the words “academic member”; |
| (o) | by deleting subsection (6) of section 8 and substituting the following subsection:“(6) In this section —| “academic member” means a person appointed by the University as a professor, associate professor, assistant professor, senior lecturer or lecturer; |
| “Register of Graduates” means the Register of Graduates maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule.”; |
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| (p) | by deleting paragraph (b\) of section 9(1) and substituting the following paragraph:| “(b) | resigns his office in writing;”; |
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| (q) | by deleting paragraph (b\) of section 13(1); |
| (r) | by deleting subsection (4) of section 15 and substituting the following subsection:| “(4) The President may depute a Deputy President to preside at any meeting which the President is unable to attend.”; |
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| (s) | by deleting paragraph (b\) of section 18(3); |
| (t) | by deleting the words “and may be published in such newspapers circulating in such places as the Council may direct” in section 20(1); |
| (u) | by deleting subsections (2) and (3) of section 20 and substituting the following subsection:| “(2) The statutes and regulations of the University in force on the date of publication shall be published annually.”; |
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| (v) | by inserting, immediately after section 23, the following section:23A.—(1) There shall be a chief financial officer of the University who shall be appointed by the Council.| (2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the term of office and other conditions of appointment of the chief financial officer shall be determined by the Council.”; |
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| (w) | by deleting the words “shall be in such form as the Council may direct and” in the 1st and 2nd lines of section 25(1); and |
| (x) | by deleting sections 29 and 30. |