Section 10. The Chancellor

10. The Chancellor .—(1) The Chancellor shall be appointed by the Visitor in such manner as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (2) The Chancellor shall, by virtue of his office, be the Head of the University. (3) The Chancellor shall, if present, preside at the convocations of the University held for conferring degrees. 10. (1) Each Department shall have a Head who shall be not below the rank of an Associate Professor and whose duties and functions and terms and conditions of appointment shall be prescribed by the Ordinances: Provided that if there is more than one Professor in any Department, the Head of the Department shall be appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor from among the Professors: Provided further that in the case of Departments where there is only one Professor, the Board shall have the option to appoint, on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, either the Professor or an Associate Professor as the Head of the Department: Provided also that in a Department where there is no Professor, an Associate Professor may be appointed as the Head of the Department by the Board on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor: Provided also that if there is no Professor or Reader, in a Department, the Dean of College concerned shall act as the Head of the Department. (2) It shall be open to a Professor or an Associate Professor to decline the offer of appointment as the Head of the Department. (3) A Professor or an Associate Professor appointed as the Head of the Department shall hold office as such for a period of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment. (4) A Head of a Department may resign his office at any time during his tenure of office. (5) A Head of a Department shall perform such functions as may be prescribed by the Ordinances. Librarians