The Coleg Menai (Government) Regulations 1994

Composition of the Corporation: Introductory

2.—(1) References in this Instrument, in relation to any appointment, to the appointing authority are reference to the person by whom the appointment is required to be made under this Instrument.

(2) The Corporation shall consist of not less than 10 and not more than 20 members appointed by the appointing authority and shall include the person who is for the time being the Principal of the institution, unless he chooses not to be a member.

(3) Of the appointed members—

(a) not more than 13 shall be persons who are, or have been, engaged or employed in business, industry or any profession or in any other field of employment relevant to the activities of the institution (to be known as “independent members”);

(b) 1 shall be a person nominated by the Training and Enterprise Council for the area in which the institution is situated;

(c) not more than 2 shall be members of the staff of the institution elected and nominated by the staff of the institution (to be known as “staff members”);

(d) not more than 1 shall be a student at the institution elected and nominated by the students at the institution (to be known as the “student member”);

(e) not more than 2 shall be persons nominated by a body or bodies within the local community nominated by the other members of the Corporation (other than the co-opted members); and

(f) in the case of the Corporation as finally constituted, not more than 5 (to be known as “co-opted members”) shall be persons co-opted by the members of the Corporation who are not co-opted members of which not more than 2 may be employed by a local authority, other than as teachers (including head teachers or principals) or as members of a fire brigade maintained under the Fire Services Act 1947(1), or be elected members of a local authority.

(4) It shall be for the appointing authority to determine any question as to whether any person is qualified in accordance with this Instrument for appointment as a member of the Corporation of any description or category.

(5) For the purposes of this Instrument, a person who is not for the time being enrolled as a student at the institution shall be treated as such a student during any period when he has been granted leave of absence from the institution for the purposes of study or travel or for carrying out the duties of any office held by him in any students' union at the institution.

(6) Members falling within paragraph (3)(a) or (b) are to be known as “business members”.

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1947 c. 41.