Hong Kong Ordinances

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION ORDINANCE - SECT 13

Academic Board of the Institute

PART V

ACADEMIC BOARD

(1) There shall be an Academic Board of the Institute whose functions shall be
to-

   (a)  plan, develop, review and advise the Council on and, if so empowered
        by the Council under subsection (5), regulate the academic programmes
        of the Institute;

   (b)  advise the Council on and, if so empowered by the Council under
        subsection (5), regulate the admission of persons to courses of study
        provided by the Institute, and their continuance therein;

   (c)  advise the Council on and, if so empowered by the Council under
        subsection (5), regulate examinations leading to degrees and other
        academic awards of the Institute and nominate persons for appointment
        as examiners;

   (d)  advise the Council on and, if so empowered by the Council under
        subsection (5), regulate the requirements for the conferring of
        degrees and other academic awards of the Institute;

   (e)  advise the Council on the ratio of degree to sub-degree courses
        provided by the Institute;

   (f)  advise the Council generally on and, if so empowered by the Council
        under subsection (5), regulate academic matters relating to the
        Institute.

(2) The members of the Academic Board shall be appointed and may be removed by
the Council in accordance with rules made under section 22.

(3) Unless rules made under section 22 otherwise provide, sections  48 to 52
of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance ( Cap 1) shall apply to
the Academic Board.

(4) Subject to this section and to any rules made under section 22, the
Academic Board may regulate its own procedure.

(5) The Council may delegate to the Academic Board any of its functions
relating to academic matters which under section 9(3) it may delegate to a
committee, including the powers to make and enforce rules mentioned in
section 22(1)(d), (e), (f) and (g) and (2). (Enacted 1994)