Delegations
6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Corporation may delegate powers to—
(a)any committee established under article 5;
(b)the Chair or, in the Chair’s absence, the Vice-Chair; or
(c)the Principal.
(2) The Corporation must not delegate the following—
(a)the determination of the educational character and mission of the institution;
(b)the approval of the annual estimates of income and expenditure;
(c)the responsibility for ensuring the solvency of the institution and the Corporation and the safeguarding of their assets;
(d)the appointment of a person to a senior post;
(e)the appointment of the Clerk, including where the Clerk is, or is to be appointed as a member of staff the Clerk’s appointment in the capacity of a member of staff; or
(f)the making of new articles of government in place of these Articles or the modification of these Articles under section 22(4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1).
(3) The Principal may, with the prior written approval of the Corporation, delegate to other members of staff any of the Principal’s functions, other than the management of budget.
(4) The Academic Board may delegate powers to any committee established under article 4(8).