ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Establishment of the Federal College of Forestry Technology and Research
- Establishment of Federal College of Forestry, Akamkpa.
- Functions of the College.
- Establishment and constitution of each Council, etc.
- Visitation.
- Registrar of the College.
- Tenure of office of the Registrar.
- General Functions of the Council.
Staff - The Rector of the College.
- Deputy Rector.
- Other principal officers of the College.
- Resignation of appointment of principal officers.
- Selection Board for other principal officers.
- Other employees of the College.
- Application of the Pensions Act.
Establishment of the Academic Board - The Academic Board.
Tenure of Office - Removal from office of members of the Council and the Rector.
- Removal and discipline of academic, administrative and technical staff.
Discipline - Discipline of students.
- Discipline of junior staff.
Financial Provisions - Audit of accounts.
- Funds of each Council.
- Donations for particular purposes.
- Payment into bank.
- Annual report.
Miscellaneous and Supplemental
- Power to make bye-laws.
- Exclusion of discrimination on account of race, religion, etc.
- Quorum and Procedure of bodies established under this Act.
- Interpretation.
- Short title.
SCHEDULE
Supplementary Provisions relating to the Council
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE FEDERAL COLLEGE OF FORESTRY TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH,
AKAMKPA, TO PROVIDE FULL-TIME COURSES IN FORESTRY TECHNOLOGY, PRESERVATION,
DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER FIELDS OF STUDIES AND TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR THE GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLLEGE
Sponsor – Senator Gershom Bassey
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- Establishment of Federal College of Forestry, Akamkpa.
There is hereby established the Federal Institute of Forestry, Akamkpa specified
in the First Schedule to this Act (in this Act severally referred to as \”the
College\”) which shall have such powers and exercise such functions as are
specified in this Act. - Functions
(1) The functions of the college shall be
(a) to provide full-time or part-time courses in forestry technology training and
award National and Higher National Diploma;
(b) to carry out research, training, extension and dissemination of findings
in forestry technology, development, applied science, commerce and
management; and
(c) to improve genetic resources of forest trees and ecosystem for economic
development;
(d) to improve silvicultural practices relating to forest trees of economic
importance;
(e) to research on the control of pest and diseases of forest trees;
(f) to conduct research into the different suitable biological materials and
appropriate methods of control of ecological and environmental problems of
the country in respect to desertification, soil erosion and deforestation;
(g) to make suitable arrangements for the application of the result of the
research work by the Federal, state governments and the private sector for the
economic development of Nigeria;
(h) to carry out such other fields of applied learning relevant to the needs of the
development of Nigeria in the area of industrial and agricultural production and
distribution and for research in the development and adaptation of forestry
techniques as the Council may from time to time determine;
(i) to arrange conferences, seminars and study groups relative to the fields of
learning specified in section 2;
(j) to perform such other functions as in the opinion of the Council may serve to
promote the objectives of the college
- Establishment and constitution of each Council, etc.
(1) There shall be established for the college a Council (hereafter in this Act
referred to as \”the Council\”) which shall be a body corporate with perpetual
succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
(2) The Council shall consist of a Chairman and the following other members,
that is:
(a) one person to represent the Ministry of Education;
(b) one person to represent the Ministry of Agriculture;
(c) one person with requisite knowledge and training in forestry technology;
(d) one person to represent professional bodies whose disciplines are taught at
the college;
(e) one person selected from a Federal or State public utility statutory
corporation;
(f) one person of standing in the community where the college is situate;
(g) the Rector of the college;
(h) one representative of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry charged with
responsibility for matters relating to commerce and industries;
(i) one representative of the academic board of the college;
(j) one representative of the State Commissioner of Education; and
(k) five other persons, at least one of whom shall be a woman, to be selected
each on his personal merit based on his contribution to either the development
of forestry technology or commerce or special interest in technical education.
(3) The Chairman and members of the Council other than ex-officio members
shall be appointed by the President.
(4) The provisions set out in the Second Schedule to this Act shall apply in
relation to the constitution of the Council and the other matters therein
specified.
- Visitation
(1) The Minister of Education shall be the Visitor to the College.
(2) The Visitor shall, not less than once in every five years, conduct a visitation of
the college or appoint a Visitation Panel, consisting of not less than five experts
to conduct the visitation:-
(a) for the purpose of evaluating the quality of research, academic and
administrative performance of the college;
(b) for such other purpose or in respect of any other affairs of the college as the
Visitor may deem fit. - Registrar of the college
(1) There shall be a Registrar of the college who shall be responsible to the
Rector and the day- to-day administration of the college and shall perform such
other duties from time to time as may be required of him.
(2) The Registrar shall be the secretary to the Council, the Academic Board and
any committee of the Council and shall attend all the meetings of those bodies
unless excused for good reason by the chairman of the Council.
(3) In the absence of the Registrar, the Chairman of the Council may, after
consultation with the Rector, appoint a suitable person to act as secretary for
any particular meeting of the Council.
(4) The secretary to the Council who is appointed to act under subsection (3) of
this section, shall not vote on any question before the Council or count towards
a quorum unless he is so entitled as a member of the Council. - Tenure of office of the Registrar
(1) A Registrar:
(a) shall hold office for a period of five years beginning from the effective date
of his appointment and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the
letter of his appointment; and
(b) may be re-appointed for one further period of five years and no more.
(2) Where on the commencement of this section, a Registrar has held office:-
(a) for five years or less, he shall be deemed to be serving his first term of office
and may be re-appointed for a further term of five years;
(b) for more than five years but less than ten years, he shall complete the
maximum period of ten years and thereafter relinquish his post and be assigned
other duties in the college;
(c) for ten years or more, the Council may allow him to serve as Registrar for a
further period of one year only and thereafter he shall relinquish his post and be
assigned other duties in the college.
- General functions of the Council
(1) Subject to provision of this Act, the Council shall be the governing body of
the college concerned and shall have the general management of the affairs of
the college, and in particular, the control of the property and finances of the
college; and shall also have power to do anything which in its opinion is
calculated to facilitate the carrying out of the activities of the college and
promote its best interests.
(2) The Council may acquire and hold such movable or immovable property as
may be necessary or expedient for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act,
and for the same purpose may sell, lease, and mortgage or otherwise alienate
or dispose of any property so acquired.
(3) The Council may enter into such contracts as may be necessary or expedient
for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
(4) The Minister may give to the Council directions of a general character or
relating generally to particular matters (but not any individual person or case)
with regard to the exercise by the Council of its functions and it shall be the
duty of the Council to comply with the directions.
Staff
- The Rector
(1) There shall be a Rector of the college who shall be appointed by the
President in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) Where a vacancy occurs in the post of Rector, the Council shall:
(a) advertise the vacancy in a reputable journal or widely read newspaper in
Nigeria, specifying:
(i) the qualities of the person who may apply for the post; and
(ii) the terms and conditions of service applicable to the post, and thereafter,
draw up a short list of suitable candidates for consideration;
(b) constitute a Search Team consisting of:
(i) a member of the Council, not being a member of the Academic Board, as
Chairman; (ii) two members of the Academic Board, not below the rank of Chief
Lecturer;
(iii) Two members of the Academic Community of the college not below the
rank of Chief Lecturer, to be selected by Council, to identify and draw up a short
list of persons who are not likely to apply on their own volition because they
feel that it is not proper to do so.
(3) A Joint Council and Academic Board Selection Board consisting of:
(a) the Chairman of the Council;
(b) two members of the Council not being members of the Academic Board;
(c) two members of the Academic Board not below the rank of Chief Lecturer,
who were not members of the Search Team, shall consider the candidates on
the short list drawn up under subsection (2) of this section through an
examination of their curriculum vitae and interaction with them and
recommend, through the Council, to the President, three candidates for his
consideration.
(4) The President shall appoint, as Rector, one of the candidates recommended
to him under the provisions of subsection (3) of this section.
(5) Subject to this Act and the general control of the Council, the Rector shall be
the Chief Executive of the college and shall be charged with responsibility for
matters relating to the day-to-day management operations of the college.
(6) The Rector:
(a) shall hold office for a period of four years beginning with the effective date
of his appointment and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his
letter of appointment;
(b) may be re-appointed for a further period of four years and no more.
- Deputy Rector
(1) There shall be for the college a Deputy Rector.
(2) The Council shall appoint the Deputy Rector from among the chief lecturers
in the college in one of the following ways:
(a) from a list of three candidates, in order of preference, submitted by the
Rector; or
(b) on the recommendation of a Selection Board constituted under this section
for that purpose; or
(c) on the nomination of the Rector.
(3) The Selection Board referred to in subsection (2) of this section shall:
(a) consist of:
(i) the Chairman of the Council;
(ii) the Rector;
(iii) two members of the Council not being members of the Academic Board;
(iv) two members of the Academic Board; and
(b) make such inquiries as it deems fit before making the commendation
required under that subsection.
(4) The Deputy Rector:
(a) shall assist the Rector in the performance of his functions;
(b) act in the place of the Rector when the post of Rector is vacant or if the
Rector is for any reason absent or unable to perform his functions as Rector;
and
(c) perform such other functions as the Rector may, from time to time, assign to
him.
(5) The Deputy Rector:
(a) shall hold office for a period of two years beginning from the effective date
of his appointment and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in his
letter of appointment; and
(b) may be re-appointed for one further period of two years and no more.
- Other principal officers of the college
(1) There shall be for the college the following other principal officers in addition
to the Registrar, that is:
(a) the Bursar; and
(b) the college Librarian, who shall be appointed by the Council on the
recommendation of the Selection Board constituted under section 9 (b) of this
Act.
(2) The Bursar shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the college and be
responsible to the Rector for the day to day administration and control of the
financial affairs of the college.
(3) The college Librarian shall be responsible to the Rector for the
administration of the college library and the co-ordination of the library services
in the teaching units of the college.
(4) The Bursar or Librarian:
(a) shall hold office for a period of five years in the first instance and on such
terms and conditions as may be specified in his letter of appointment;
(b) may be re-appointed for a further period of five years and no more.
(5) Where on the commencement of this section, a Bursar or Librarian has held
office:
(a) for five years or less, he shall be deemed to be serving his first term of office
and may be reappointed for a further term of five years;
(b) for more than five years but less than ten years, he shall complete the
maximum period of ten years and thereafter relinquish his post and be assigned
other duties in the college;
(c) for ten years or more, the Council may allow him to serve as Registrar for a
further period of one year only and thereafter he shall relinquish his post and be
assigned other duties in the college. - Resignation of appointment of principal officers
A principal officer may resign his appointment:
(a) in the case of the Rector, by notice to the Visitor;
(b) in any other case, by notice to the Council. - Selection Board for other principal officers
(1) There shall be, for each college, a Selection Board which shall consist of:
(a) the chairman of the Council;
(b) the Rector;
(c) four members of the Council not being members of the Academic Board;
(d) two members of the Academic Board.
(2) The functions and procedure and other matters relating to the Selection
Board constituted under subsection (1) of this section shall be as the Council
may, from time to time, determine.
- Other employees of the college
(1) The Council may appoint such other persons to be employees of the college
as the Council may determine to assist the Rector and the principal officers of
the college in the performance of their functions under this Act.
(2) The power to appoint all other employees of the college shall be exercised:
(a) in the case of senior employees, by the Council on the recommendation of
the Appointment and Promotions Committee set up under the provisions of
paragraph 3 (2) (a) of the Second Schedule to this Act\”
(b) in the case of junior employees, by the Rector on the recommendation of
the Junior Staff Appointments and Promotions Committee constituted under
paragraph 3 (2) (b) of the Second schedule to this Act.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the remuneration, tenure of office and
conditions of service of the employees of the Council shall be determined by the
Council in consultation with the Federal Civil Service Commission. - Application of the Pensions Act
(1) The Federal Civil Service Commission may by order published in the Federal
Gazette declare the office of the Rector or any other person employed by the
Council to be a pensionable office for the purposes of the Pensions Act.
(2) Nothing in the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall prevent the
appointment of any person to any office on terms which preclude the grant of a
pension or gratuity in respect of service in that office.
Establishment of the Academic Board - The Academic Board
(1) There shall be established for each college a board to be known as the
Academic Board which shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Rector of the college, as the Chairman;
(b) the Deputy-Rector of the college;
(c) all Heads of Departments;
(d) the college Librarian; and
(e) not more than two members of the academic staff, other than heads of
departments, who may be appointed by the Academic Board.
(2) The Academic Board shall be responsible for:
(a) the direction and management of academic matters of the college including
the regulation of admission of students, the award of certificates and diplomas,
scholarships, prizes and other academic distinctions;
(b) the making to the Council of such periodic reports on such academic matter
as the Academic Board may think fit or as the Council may from time to time
direct; and
(c) the discharge of any other functions which the Council may delegate to it.
Tenure of Office
- Removal from office of members of the Council and the Rector
(1) If it appears to the Council that a member of the Council (other than an exofficio member) or the Rector should be removed from office on the ground of
misconduct or inability to perform the functions of his office, the Council shall
make a recommendation to that effect to the President, and if the President,
after making such inquiries as he considers necessary, approves the
recommendation, the President, shall, in writing, declare the office of such
member vacant.
(2) The President may remove any member of the Council if he is satisfied that it
is not in the public interest or in the interest of the college that such member
should continue as a member of the Council. - Removal and discipline of academic, administrative and technical staff
(1) If it appears to the Council that there are reasons for believing that any
person employed as a member of the academic, administrative or technical staff
of the college, other than the Rector, should be removed from office on the
ground of misconduct or inability to perform the functions of his office, the
Council shall:
(a) give notice of those reasons to the person in question;
(b) afford him an opportunity of making representations in person on the
matter to the Council; and
(c) if he or any three members of the Council so request within the period of
one month beginning with the date of the notice, make arrangements:
(i) if he is an academic staff, for a joint committee of the Council and the
Academic Board to investigate the matter and to report on it to the Council; or
(ii) for a committee of the Council to investigate the matter, where it relates to
any other member of the staff of the college and to report on it to the Council;
and
(iii) for the person in question to be afforded an opportunity of appearing
before and being heard by the investigating committee with respect to the
matter, and if the Council, after considering the report of the investigating
committee, is satisfied that the person in question should be removed as
aforesaid, the Council may so remove him by an instrument in writing signed on
the directions of the Council.
(2) The Rector may, in a case of misconduct by a member of the staff which in
the opinion of the Rector is prejudicial to the interests of the college, suspend
such member and any such suspension shall forthwith be reported to the
Council.
(3) For good cause, any member of staff may be suspended from office or his
appointment may be terminated by the Council, and for the purpose of this
subsection, \”good cause\” means:
(a) any physical or mental incapacity which the Council, after obtaining medical
advice, considers to be such as to render the person concerned unfit for the
discharge of the functions of his office; or
(b) any physical or mental incapacity which the Council, after obtaining medical
advice, considers to be such as to render the person concerned unfit to
continue to hold his office; or
(c) conduct of a scandalous or other disgraceful nature which the Council
considers to be such as to render the person concerned unfit to continue to
hold his office; or
(d) conduct which the Council considers to be such as to constitute failure or
inability of the person concerned to discharge the functions of his office or to
comply with the terms and conditions of his service.
(4) Any person suspended pursuant to subsection (2) or (3) of this section, shall
be placed on half pay and the Council shall before the expiration of the period
of three months after the date of such suspension consider the case against
that person and come to a decision as to:
(a) whether to continue such person\’s, suspension and if so on what terms
(including the proportion of this emoluments to be paid to him);
(b) whether to reinstate such person, in which case the Council shall restore his
full emoluments to him with effect from the date of suspension;
(c) whether to terminate the appointment of the person in question, in which
case such a person, will not be entitled to the proportion of his emoluments
withheld during the period of suspension; or
(d) whether to take such lesser disciplinary action against such person
(including the restoration of such proportion of his emoluments that might
have been withheld) as the Council may determine, and in any case where the
Council, pursuant to this section, decides to continue a person\’s suspension or
decides to take further disciplinary action against a person, the Council shall
before the expiration of a period of three months from such decision come to a
final determination in respect of the case concerning any such person.
(5) It shall be the duty of the person by whom an instrument of removal is
signed in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section, to use his best endeavours
to cause a copy of the instrument to be served as soon as reasonably
practicable on the person to whom it relates.
(6) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall prevent the Council
from making such regulations for the discipline of other categories of staff and
workers of the college as it may think fit.
Discipline
- Discipline of students
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, where it appears to the Rector that
any student of the college has been guilty of misconduct, the Rector may,
without prejudice to any other disciplinary powers conferred on him by this Act
or regulations made hereunder direct:
(a) that the student shall not during such period as may be specified in the
direction, participate in such activities of the college, or make use of such
facilities of the college, as he may specify; or
(b) that the activities of the student shall, during such period as may be
specified in the directions, be restricted in such manner as may be so specified;
or
(c) that the student be suspended for such period as may be specified in the
directions; or
(d) that the student be expelled from the college.
(2) Where there is temporarily no Rector or where the Rector refuses to apply
any disciplinary measures, the Council, either directly or through some other
staff, may apply such disciplinary actions as are specified in subsection (1) of this
section to any student of the college who is guilty of misconduct.
(3) Where a direction is given under subsection (1) (c) or (d) of this section in
respect of any student, the student may, within a period of 21 days from the
date of the letter communicating the decision to him, appeal from the direction
to the Council; and where such an appeal is brought, the Council shall, after
causing such inquiry to be made in the matter as the Council considers just,
either confirm or set aside the direction or modify it in such manner as the
Council may think fit.
(4) The fact that an appeal from a direction is brought in pursuance of
subsection (3) of this section shall not affect the operation of the direction
while the appeal is pending.
(5) The Rector may delegate his power under this section to a disciplinary
committee consisting of such members of the college as he may nominate.
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the restriction or
termination of a student\’s activities at the college otherwise than on the ground
of misconduct.
(7) It is hereby declared that a direction under subsection (1) (a) of this section
may be combined with a direction under subsection (1) (b) of this section.
(8) In all cases under this section, the decision of the Council shall be final. - Discipline of junior staff
(1) If any junior staff is accused of misconduct or inefficiency, the Rector may
suspend him for not more than three months and forthwith shall direct the
Junior Staff Appointments and Promotions Committee:
(a) to consider the case; and
(b) to make recommendations as to the appropriate action to be taken by the
Rector.
(2) In all cases under this section, the officer shall be informed of the charge
against him and shall be given reasonable opportunity to defend himself.
(3) The Rector may, after considering the recommendation made pursuant to
subsection (1) (b) of this section, dismiss, terminate, retire or down-grade the
officer concerned.
(4) Any person aggrieved by the Rector\’s decision under subsection (3) of this
section, may within a period of 21 days from the date of the letter
communicating the decision to him, address a petition to the Council to
reconsider his case and the Council\’s decision thereon shall be final.
(5) In any case of gross misconduct on the part of a junior staff, the Rector shall
forthwith suspend him and thereafter refer the matter to the Junior Staff
Appointments and Promotions Committee to be dealt with according to the
foregoing provision of this section.
Financial Provisions
- Audits of accounts
(1) Each Council shall keep proper accounts and proper records in relation
thereto and shall cause to be prepared, not later than 1 October in each financial
year, an estimate of its revenue and expenditure for the ensuing financial year
and when prepared, the estimate shall be submitted to the National Board for
Technical Education for approval.
(2) At the end of each financial year but not later than 30 June the Council shall
cause to be prepared a statement of its income and expenditure during the
previous financial year.
(3) The statement of accounts referred to in subsection (2) of this section shall,
when certified by the Rector, be audited by a firm of auditors appointed from
the list and in accordance with the guidelines supplied by the Auditor-General of
the Federation and shall be published in the annual report of the college. - Funds of the Council
The funds of the Council shall include:
(a) fees charged by and payable to the Council in respect of students;
(b) any other amounts due to or recoverable by the Council;
(c) revenue from time to time accruing to the Council from the Federal
Government by way of subvention, grant-in-aid, endowment or otherwise
howsoever
(d) donations and legacies accruing to the Council from any source for the
special purpose of the Council.
- Donations for particular purposes
(1) Donations of money to be applied to any particular purpose shall be placed
to the credit of a special reserve account approved by the Council until such
time as they may be expended in fulfilment of such purpose.
(2) No Council shall be obliged to accept a donation for a particular purpose
unless it approves of the terms and conditions attached to such donation. - Payment into bank
All sums of money received on account of the Council shall be paid into such
bank for the credit of the Council as may be approved by the Council. - Annual report
The Council shall on or before 31 December in each year prepare and submit to
the President through the Minister, a report of the activities during the
preceding financial year and shall include in the report, the audited accounts of
the college in respect of that financial year and the auditors\’ comments on the
account.
Miscellaneous and Supplemental - Power to make bye-laws
(1) The Council may make bye-laws relating to any matter within its competence
under this Act other than matters for which provision is to be made by standing
orders pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Schedule to this Act.
(2) All such bye-laws shall be in writing and shall come into force when sealed
with the seal of the Council unless some other date for their commencement is
prescribed therein.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section, shall make it obligatory for the
Council to publish any of the said bye-laws in the Federal Gazette but the
Council shall bring such bye-laws to the notice of all affected thereby. - Exclusion of discrimination on account of race, religion, etc.
No person shall be required to satisfy requirements as to any of the following
matters, that is to say race (including ethnic grouping), sex, place of birth or of
the family origin or religious or political persuasion or as a condition of
becoming or continuing to be a student at the college or as a holder of any
certificate of the college, or of any appointment or employment at the college,
or a member of anybody established by virtue of this Act; and no person shall be
subjected to any disadvantage or accorded any advantage in relation to the
college by reference to any of those matters:
PUBLIC OFFICERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COUNCIL
Terms of office of members
- (1) A member of the Council other than an ex-officio member shall hold office
for a period of three years beginning with the date on which he was appointed
and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of three years and
thereafter he shall no longer be eligible for re-appointment.
(2) Members of the Council holding office as specified in paragraph 1 (1) of this
Schedule, shall be paid remuneration or allowance in accordance with rates
specified from time to time by the National Council of Ministers.
(3) A member of the Council holding office as specified in paragraph 1 (1) of this
Schedule may by notice in writing to the Minister resign his office. - (1) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Council, that vacancy
shall be filled by the appointment of a successor to hold office for the
remainder of the term of office of his predecessor; so however that the
successor shall represent the same interest as his predecessor.
(2) The Council may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership or the
absence of any member or that a person not entitled to do so took part in its
proceedings.
Committees - (1) The Council may appoint one or more committees to which it may
delegate any of its functions.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality to sub-paragraph (1) of this Schedule, the
Council shall appoint the following committees, that is:
(a) the Appointments and Promotions Committee which shall without prejudice
to section 7 (4) of this Act:
(i) consist of a chairman to be appointed by the Rector from members of he
senior staff of the college and four other members who shall be appointed by
the Council;
(ii) be charged with the responsibility for making recommendations to the
Council on the appointment and promotion of the academic and senior staff of
the college and have a quorum of three members;
(b) the Junior Staff Appointments and Promotions Committee which shall
consist of a chairman and four other members to be appointed by the Council
and shall have the powers set out in sections 7 (5) and 14 of this Act\”
(c) the Committee on Students\’ Affairs which shall consist of the following
members:
(i) a chairman who shall be appointed by the Rector from among the senior
employees of the college;
(ii) one member of the Council;
(iii) two members of the academic staff of the college; and
(iv) four students of the college, and the Committee on Students\’ Affairs shall
be charged with the duty of:
(i) considering any matter which relates to the welfare of students;
(ii) any other matter referred to it by either the Councilor students of the
college;
(iii) any matter which the students wish to refer to the Council shall be referred
to the Committee on Student\’s Affairs in the first instance.
(3) No decision of a committee shall have effect unless it is confirmed by the
Council.
Proceedings of the Council
- (1) The Council shall meet for the conduct of business at such times as the
chairman of the Council may appoint but shall meet not less than twice in a year.
(2) The chairman of the Council may at any time and shall at the request in
writing of not less than five members of the Council summon a meeting of the Council.
(3) Particulars of the business to be transacted shall be circulated to members
with the notice of the meeting at least two weeks before the date of the
meeting.
- Where the Council desires to obtain the advice of any person on any
particular matter, it may co-opt such person as a member for a meeting
whether or not expressly convened for the purpose of considering the
particular matter but no co-opted member shall be entitled to vote or shall
count towards quorum. - (1) Every question put before the Council at a meeting shall be decided by a
simple majority of the members present and voting.
(2) Seven members shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Council
(3) The Chairman shall at any meeting of the Council, have a vote and, in the
case of an equality of votes, may exercise a casting vote. - Subject as aforesaid, the Council may make standing orders with respect to
the holding of meetings, the nature of notices to be given, the proceedings
thereat, the keeping of minutes of such proceedings and the custody and
production for inspection of such minutes. - If the Chairman of the Council is absent from a meeting of the Council, the
members present shall elect one of their number to act as chairman for the
purposes of that meeting.
Miscellaneous - Any contract or instrument which if entered into by a person not being a
body corporate would not be require to be under seal, may n like manner be
entered into or executed on behalf of the Council by any person generally or
specifically authorized by it for that purpose. - (1) The common seal of the Council shall not be used or affixed to any
document except in pursuance of a resolution duly passed at a properly
constituted meeting of the Council and recorded in the minutes of such
meeting.
(2) The fixing of the seal of the Council shall be authenticated by the signature
of the chairman of the Council and some other members authorized generally
or specifically by the Council to act for that purpose.
(3) Any document purported to be a document duly executed under the seal of
the Council shall be received in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved,
be deemed to be so executed. - Any member of the Council or a committee thereof who has a personal
interest in any contract or arrangement entered into or proposed to be
considered by the Council or a committee thereof, shall forthwith disclose his
interest to the Council and shall not vote on any question relating to such
contract or arrangement.
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Bill seeks to establish the Federal College of Forestry Technology and
Research, Akamkpa to provide full-time courses in Forestry Technology and
development to improve genetic resources of forest trees and ecosystem for
economic development and Applied Science Management and other fields of
studies and to make provisions for the general administration of the College.
