In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings respectively assigned to them:–

• “academic board” means an academic board constituted under regulation 32;

• “college” means a college of education;

• “dissolved college” means a college dissolved by regulation 4;

• “governing body” means the governing body of a college;

• “governor” means a member of a governing body;

• “higher academic staff”, in relation to a central institution, means the principal or director, any vice-principal, deputy principal or deputy director, and any person holding a post equivalent to those posts, in the institution;

• “principal” means the principal of a college;

• “relevant receiving college” means the college to the governing body of which the staff, property, rights, liabilities and obligations of the governing body of a dissolved college are transferred under Part III;

• “students' representative council” means the students' representative council in a college, constituted under regulation 33;

• “vice-principal” means a vice-principal of a college.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a regulation, Part or Schedule is a reference to a regulation or Part of these Regulations or a Schedule to these Regulations.