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BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Establishment of College

    3.    Establishment of College

    4.    Board of Governors

    5.    Powers and functions of the College

    6.    Seal of the College

    7.    Disqualification, resignation and removal

    8.    Filling of casual vacancy

    9.    Disclosure of interest

    10.    Proceedings of the Board

    11.    Statutes

    12.    Committees of the Board

    13.    Remuneration and allowances

PART III
Officers, Academic Staff and Employees

    14.    The Director

    15.    Powers of the Director

    16.    Appointment and conditions of service

    17.    Academic qualifications of academic staff

PART IV
Programmes and Students of the College

    18.    Programmes and courses of the College

    19.    Teaching methods

    20.    Medium of instruction

    21.    Qualification for admission

PART V
Financial Provisions

    22.    Revenues of the College

    23.    Financial year

    24.    Accounts and audit

    25.    Annual report

PART VI
General

    26.    Indemnity

    27.    Transitional provisions

    28.    Winding-up of College

    29.    Regulations

Act 20, 1998.

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning, to provide for its powers, duties and functions and for matters incidental thereto.

[Date of Commencement: 31st December, 1998]

PART I
Preliminary (ss 1-2)

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "Board" means the Board of the College appointed under section 4;

    "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 4;

    "College" means the Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning established under section 3;

    "Director" means the Chief Executive of the College appointed under section 14;

    "distance learning" means a mode of delivering education to persons situated at a distance from the College, without such persons necessarily attending classes;

    "member" means a member of the Board appointed under section 4;

    "regional centres" means designated places within the country for providing support services to the students of the College.

PART II
Establishment of College (ss 3-13)

3.    Establishment of College

    (1) There is hereby established a college to be known as the Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning.

    (2) The College shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, capable of suing and being sued in its own name and, subject to the provisions of this Act, of performing such acts as bodies corporate may by law perform.

4.    Board of Governors

    (1) There shall be a Board appointed by the Minister to carry out the powers and functions of the College.

    (2) The Board shall consist of 13 members appointed as follows—

    (a)    10 members nominated by their respective organisations as follows—

        (i)    two persons to represent the Ministry of Education;

        (ii)    a representative of the Directorate of Public Service Management;

        (iii)    a representative of the Botswana Training Authority;

        (iv)    a representative of the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs;

        (v)    a representative of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning;

        (vi)    a representative of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions;

        (vii)    a representative of the Centre for Continuing Education;