The Glasgow School of Art (Scotland) Order of Council 1996

Vacation of office of governor

9.  A governor shall be deemed to have vacated his office as governor and the Governors shall declare his place vacant, in any of the following circumstances:—

(a) where he intimates in writing to the Governors his resignation as a governor;

(b) where his estate is sequestrated or a bankruptcy order is made against him or he has granted a trust deed for, or entered into an arrangement with, his creditors;

(c) where he becomes unable to carry out his duties as a governor by reason of physical or mental illness;

(d) where he has failed to attend any meetings of the Governors or any of their committees or sub-committees for a period longer than six consecutive months otherwise than for a reason approved by the Governors;

(e) in the case of a staff governor whose appointment falls to be made under article 3(1)(c) either from among the members of the academic council or from the full-time academic or non-academic staff of the institution, when he ceases to be a member of the academic council or the full-time academic or non-academic staff, as the case may be;

(f) where in accordance with article 8 he becomes ineligible to remain in office as a governor.