Cap. 638 ст. 22The Principal. 22 [         Cap. 595.

(1) The Principal, without prejudice to the powers vested in the governing bodies of the College by the provisions of this Act, shall have all the powers necessary for the governance and administration of the College, including the power to make such necessary appointments of officers and employees having an academic or technical background or of any other kind, for such period, under such conditions and in accordance with good governance policies and procedures established by the Board of Governors, including the power to decide upon any urgent matter of an educational or other nature:

Provided that any such aforementioned decision affecting any power or function vested by this Act in a governing body of the College shall be registered by the Principal and put on the agenda of that governing body in its first meeting after such decision.

(2) The Principal shall exercise authority over the teaching staff, examiners, students, examination candidates, College employees, and whosoever is entrusted with rendering any service, whether commercial or non-commercial, to the College, and he shall enforce discipline and the strict observance of the provisions of the Act, of the Statute of the Institutes, bye-laws and other rules made by the competent bodies of the College.

(3) The Principal shall confer the Awards, Qualifications and CAP.638. TECHNOLOGY

other distinctions of the College.

(4) The Principal shall ensure that, insofar as it depends on him, the governing bodies are regularly constituted, and that he provides for the organisation of such elections required by this Act, including that they actually be held as established and without undue delay.

(5) The Principal shall ensure that the governing bodies meet regularly as established by this Act and shall be responsible for the planning and coordination of the activities of the different educational and training bodies and institutions and for the performance of the decisions of the competent authorities of the College.

(6) The Principal shall appoint and employ, through public calls, such employees as may from time to time be necessary for the due and efficient discharge of the functions of the College, under the terms and conditions as may be established from time to time by the

Board of Governors, and without the need for any other formalities as may be from time to time be established in terms of the Public

Administration Act.