King’s College London Act 1997

16 Transitional amendments to College Statutes

On the passing of this Act, the College Statutes shall have effect as if, for Statute 20, there were substituted the following Statute:—

“20 (1) The foregoing Statutes shall have effect subject to the following transitional provisions:—

(A) Prior to the Appointed Day there shall be nominated by the Council of Governors six persons to be appointed to be members of the Council (“the Additional Appointed Members”) in category (iii) of paragraph (1) (B) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes.

(B) On the Appointed Day the persons appointed as Appointed Members in categories (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph (1) (C) of Statute 1 of the existing statutes shall be deemed to be Appointed Members in category (iii) of paragraph (1) (B) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes.

(C) On the Appointed Day paragraph (1) (B) (iii) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes shall have effect for a period of three years as if for the word “eighteen” there were substituted “twenty-four” and the Council shall appoint the Additional Appointed Members as members of the Council for that period.

(D) Prior to the Appointed Day there shall be elected by the academic staff of the Schools four of their number to be members of the Council (“the Additional Academic Staff Members”) in category (i) of paragraph (1) (C) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes.

(E) On the Appointed Day the persons elected as Elected Members in categories (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1) (D) of Statute 1 of the existing statutes shall be deemed to be Elected Members in category (i) of paragraph (1) (C) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes.

(F) On the Appointed Day paragraph (1) (C) (i) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes shall have effect for a period of four years as if for the word “eight” there were substituted “twelve” and the Additional Academic Staff Members shall be members of the Council for that period.

(G) Prior to the Appointed Day there shall be elected by the students of the Schools one of their number to be a member of the Council (“the Additional Student Member”) in category (ii) of paragraph (1) (C) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes.

(H) On the Appointed Day paragraph (1) (C) (ii) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes shall have effect for a period of one year as if for the word “three” there were substituted “four” and the Additional Student Member shall be a member of the Council for that period.

(I) Prior to the Appointed Day there shall be elected by the staff of the Schools who are not members of the academic staff one of their number to be a member of the Council (“the Additional Non-Academic Staff Member”) in category (iii) of paragraph (1) (C) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes.

(J) On the Appointed Day paragraph (1) (C) (iii) of Statute 1 of the revised statutes shall have effect for a period of four years as if for the word “two” there were substituted “three” and the Additional Non-Academic Staff Member shall be a member of the Council for that period.

(K) On and after the Appointed Day the persons who were Fellows of King’s College Hospital Medical School (University of London) or of Chelsea College (University of London) or Fellows or Associates of the Principal and Governors of Queen Elizabeth College immediately prior to the respective dates on which those bodies were dissolved and the Fellows of the Schools shall be Fellows of the College.

(2) In this Statute—

• “the Appointed Day” means the day which is the appointed day for the purposes of the King’s College London Act 1997;

• “the Council of Governors” means the Council of Governors of the Schools;

• “the existing statutes” means these Statutes as they have effect immediately prior to the Appointed Day;

• “the revised statutes” means these Statutes as they have effect on the Appointed Day;

• “the Schools” means the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospitals.”.