Part IV Miscellaneous and General
Academic tenure
205 Procedure for exercise of Commissioners’ powers.
1
This section applies where the Commissioners propose to exercise the powers conferred on them by section 204 of this Act in relation to a qualifying institution.
2
The Commissioners shall send a copy of the proposed modifications to each of the following persons, namely—
a
the body appearing to the Commissioners to have responsibility for the management and administration of the institution’s revenue and property and the conduct of its affairs;
b
such bodies representing qualifying institutions as appear to them to be concerned;
c
such organisations representing staff of such institutions as appear to them to be concerned;
d
the Universities Funding Council; and
e
such other persons appearing to the Commissioners to be concerned as they consider it would be appropriate to consult;
and shall afford those persons a reasonable opportunity of making representations as to the issues arising.
3
After taking into account any representations made by those persons, the Commissioners shall submit the modifications, with or without revisions, to Her Majesty in Council.
4
Her Majesty in Council may remit for reconsideration by the Commissioners any modifications submitted under subsection (3) above; and any remission under this subsection shall be accompanied by a declaration of the reasons for it.
5
The Commissioners shall reconsider and revise any modifications remitted under subsection (4) above; and subsections (2) to (4) above shall apply in relation to any modifications so revised as they apply in relation to modifications originally proposed.
6
Until the coming into force of section 131 of this Act subsection (2)(d) above shall have effect as if for the reference to the Universities Funding Council there were substituted a reference to the University Grants Committee.