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(1) There is established by this Act a body to be known as the University of Ghana Appeals Board.

(2) The Appeals Board shall hear and determine on appeal matters on

(a) acts or omissions in contravention of this Act or the Statutes enacted by the Council;

(b) breach of employment contracts by the University;

(c) the promotion of persons duly employed by the University;

(d) grievances by students against the University on matters related to welfare and discipline; or

(e) any other matter or dispute referred to the Appeals Board by the Council.

(3) The University of Ghana Appeals Board consists of

(a) a President who is a retired justice of the Superior Courts of Judicature or a lawyer qualified to be so appointed,

(b) two lawyers of at least ten years standing at the Bar who are persons of high moral integrity one of whom is a woman,

(c) two persons who are not legal practitioners or employees of the University who are persons of high moral integrity one of whom is a woman.

(4) The President of the Appeals Board or the President’s alternate and two other members constitute a panel for the hearing and determination of a case or matter before the Appeals Board.

(5) The President’s alternate shall be appointed by Council from outside the membership of the Appeals Board after the appointment of the President of the Appeals Board and the President’s alternate shall have the same qualification as the President.

(6) The Council shall establish the rules and procedure which govern

(a) the operations of the Appeals Board,

(b) the appointment and remuneration of its members,

(c) the functions of the President’s alternate,

(d) the establishment of the Secretariat of the Appeals Board, and

(e) any other relevant matter.