Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992

Proceedings

11(1)Subject to paragraphs 12 to 14 below, the board may regulate their own proceedings and those of any committee appointed by them.

(2)The validity of any proceedings of the board or of any committee appointed by them shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment of any member of the board or any member of such committee or by a vacancy amongst the members of the board.

(3)Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, the board shall make available for inspection at the college at all reasonable times by anyone who wishes to inspect them copies of the documents to which this sub-paragraph applies.

(4)The documents to which sub-paragraph (3) above applies are—

(a)the agenda for any meeting of the board or of any committee of theirs;

(b)the draft minutes of any such meeting as approved by the chairman of the meeting;

(c)the minutes of such meeting as agreed by the board or, as the case may be, committee; and

(d)any report or other document considered by such meeting.

(5)Sub-paragraph (3) above shall not apply to any document or part thereof which relates to—

(a)an employee, former employee or applicant for employment in relation to the college;

(b)a person who is, has been, or is likely to be a student of the college;

(c)any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by anything in any enactment (including this Act and an enactment contained in a subordinate instrument) or rule of law;

(d)anything which it appears to the board should be treated as confidential because of its commercial nature or otherwise.