Universities Act, 2012 🇰🇪

Kenya

Preface

Part I – – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Objectives of university education

Part II – THE COMMISSION FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

4. Establishment of the Commission

5. Functions of the Commission

5A. Conflicts with other Acts in approval of programmes

6. Constitution of the Commission

7. Qualification for appointment as member of Commission

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Part III – ESTABLISHMENT AND ACCREDITATION OF UNIVERSITIES

13. Establishment of a university

14. Letter of Interim Authority

15. Effects of letter of Interim Authority

16. Duration of letter of Interim Authority

17. Revocation of a Letter of Interim Authority

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Part IV – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COMMISSION

30. Funds of the Commission

31. Financial year

32. Annual estimates

33. Accounts and audit

Part V – GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES

34. Instruments of governance

35. Governing organs of a university

36. Council of a public university

37. Committees

38. The Chancellor

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Part VI – GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO UNIVERSITIES

44. Annual estimates for public universities

45. Funds of a public university

46. Unexpended monies

47. Accounts and audit

48. Vesting of property

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Part VII – THE UNIVERSITIES FUND

53. Establishment of Fund

54. Board of Trustees

54A. Director of the Fund

54B. Staff of the Fund

54C. Financial provisions

Part VIII – THE KENYA UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES CENTRAL PLACEMENT SERVICE

55. Establishment of Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service

56. Functions of Placement Board

57. Independent admissions

58. Secretary, staff of Placement Service

59. Finances of the Placement Service

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Part IX – MISCELLANEOUS

60. General functions of a university council

61. Display of instruments of accreditation

61A. Form of instrument of accreditation

62. Delegation of functions

63. Fair administrative action

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Part X – REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

71. Repeal of various Acts

72. Grant of Charter to existing public universities

73. Existing Charters and Letters of Interim Authority

74. Existing constituent colleges

75. Existing campuses and campus colleges

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FIRST SCHEDULE

8. Save as provided in this Schedule the Commission may regulate its own procedure.

SECOND SCHEDULE

THIRD SCHEDULE

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Universities Act, 2012

Act 42 of 2012

Assented to on 13 December 2012
Commenced on 13 December 2012
[This is the version of this document from 13 December 2012.]

An Act of Parliament to provide for the development of university education; the establishment, accreditation and governance of universities; the establishment of the Commission for University Education, the Universities Funding Board and the Kenya University and Colleges Central Placement Service Board; the repeal of certain laws, and for connected purposes

Part I – – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Universities Act, 2012.

2. Interpretation

(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"academic programme" means the design of learning content which includes the intention, the structure of the content, the delivery mode, academic resources and assessment modes;"academic staff" means any person appointed to teach, train or to do research at a university and any other employee designated a…

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Universities Act, 2012

Act 42 of 2012

Part I – – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

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