16 three quarters of the members present at the session and participating in the vote, provided a quorum as prescribed in the General Regulations is present. In this paragraph "academic affairs" means the determination of academic standards and academic programs in teaching, academic development and research, the composition of the Senate and arrangements, all subject to Paragraph 3.1.2.15 of the General Regulations. 16. Continuity of Office An Office Holder in any of the authorities of the University, who was elected or appointed, as the case may be, for a fixed period as stated in the Statutes or the General Regulations, and whose term of office has ended, shall continue to serve in such office, with all applicable rights and duties, until such time as another person is elected or appointed in lieu of him. 17. Transfer of Office The power to make an appointment also applies to the power to revoke such appointment, dismiss the person therefrom or suspend him/her from his/her position, as stated in the General Regulations. 18. Indemnification The members of the Council, the Executive Committee, the Senate, the Chancellor, the Deputy Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, the President, the Rector, the Vice President and the Director General, members of committees established or that may be established by the Council or by the Executive Committee, and any employee or other Office Holder of the Open University, and any trustee thereof, and anyone lawfully acting on its behalf, who shall act in connection with its affairs, and the heirs and estate administrators thereof, shall be indemnified by the University from its assets for court trials, costs, losses, compensation and other liabilities borne or incurred by them or their heirs or their estate administrators as a result of any act, participation in any act or omission connected to the execution of their duties or what appeared to them to be the bona fide execution of their duties or trust, unless caused by gross negligence or with prior intent;
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