(1)The Vice-Chancellor shall be the academic head and the principal executive officer of the University and shall, in the absence of the Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor, preside at any convocation of the University and confer degrees, titles, diploma or other" academic distinctions upon persons entitled to receive them. He shall be a member, ex-officio and Chairman" of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Finance Committee and shall be entitled to be present at and to 'address, any meeting of any authority of the University but shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of the authority concerned.
