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

PART IV ADMINISTRATION OF THE INSTITUTION

Discharge of functions by the Director

15.—(1) The Governors shall make arrangements to secure that such of their functions as are specified in paragraph (2) shall be discharged on their behalf by the Director of the institution.

(2) In pursuance of arrangements made under paragraph (1) the Director shall discharge the functions of the Governors relating to (i) the organisation and management of the institution and the discipline therein, and (ii) with the advice of the academic council in terms of article 16(3), the overall planning, co-ordination, development and supervision of the academic work of the institution.

(3) In discharging the functions specified in paragraph (2), the Director shall be subject to the general control and direction of the Governors but otherwise the Director shall have all the powers and duties of the Governors in relation to those functions.

Academic council

16.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Governors shall appoint, and maintain by further appointment, an academic council in the manner specified in Part I of Schedule 1.

(2) The proceedings of the academic council shall be regulated in accordance with Part II of Schedule 1.

(3) The Governors shall confer on the academic council the following functions—

(a) the function of advising the Director in relation to the overall planning, co-ordination, development and supervision of the academic work of the institution; and

(b) such other functions of the Governors as may be assigned to the academic council by the Governors:

• Provided that the functions specified in this paragraph shall be discharged by the academic council subject to the general control and direction of the Governors.

(4) In discharging the functions specified in paragraph (3), the academic council shall have all the powers and duties of the Governors in relation to those functions and shall have the power to make any recommendation to the Governors on such matters relating to those functions as the academic council may think fit.

(5) The Governors shall make arrangements to secure that the academic council shall discharge the functions imposed on them by or under paragraph (3).

The Students' Association

17.—(1) There shall be an Association of the students of the institution, known as “the Students' Association”.

(2) The Students' Association shall have a Council, and such office-bearers as it may from time to time determine.

(3) The principal functions of the Students' Association shall be to advise, assist and represent the students, to provide a channel of communication between the students and the authorities of the institution, to provide social and recreational services and facilities for the students and to enable its members to co-operate with members of other institutions for their mutual benefit.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Association shall have power, with the approval of the Governors, to determine its own constitution and functions in accordance with its constitution and to amend or revoke the same, and to make regulations as to the manner of election of the Council and the office-bearers and any other matter relating to the powers, functions, membership and administration of the Association.