Powers of the Council

(1) In the exercise of its functions, the Council shall have the power to, (a) undertake assessment and evaluations, independently or in co-operation with other bodies, as maybe considered necessary for the discharge of its functions; (b) establish the requirements which institutions must satisfy in order to be registered with, have their programmes accredited, re- accredited and validated in the case of new programmes or have their awards recognised by the Council; (c) advise the Minister on the issuance of licences, charters or other authorisations to institutions and providers to operate or to continue their operations or to alter their National Accreditation 18 Council of Belize existing operations on the basis of an appropriate evaluation; (d) do or cause to be done such other incidental act or nothing as the Council considers expedient or necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act; (e) appoint such bodies as the Council may think fit, consisting either wholly or partly of members of the Council and to delegate to such bodies, with or without restrictions or conditions as it thinks fit, the exercise of any of the Council’s functions, except functions relating to finance and the appointment and dismissal of the Chairperson of the Council; (f) supervise and co-ordinate the work of bodies appointed by it and to determine all matters and disputes which may be submitted or referred to it by any such body; (g) act as trustee of any property, legacy, endowment, bequest or gift for the purposes of the Council and, unless expressly forbidden by the terms of the trust, to invest funds arising there from in investments authorised under any legislation relating to the administration of trusts in Belize; (h) determine and receive fees in connection with the exercise of its functions and to receive grants and other payments; (i) appoint any person to hold an honorary office in connection with the Council; National Accreditation (j) deprive institutions or providers of any approval recognition or title granted or conferred on them on the basis of what the Council may deem to be good and sufficient cause; (k) do all such other acts and things as, in the opinion of the Council, are necessary or incidental to the proper performance of its (2) The Council shall appoint such personnel as it considers necessary on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.