The Universities (Scotland) Act 1889
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2(1)The Universities (Scotland) Act 1889 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 5 (which makes provision about University Courts)—
(a)in subsection (1), the words before “Seven” are repealed,
(b)in subsection (2), the words “Chancellor or” are repealed in each place where they occur,
(c)in subsection (5), for the words “a vice-chairman elected by the Court from among all its members” there is substituted “the senior lay member”,
(d)after subsection (5) there is inserted—
“(5A)In subsection (5), “senior lay member” means the person appointed to the position by virtue of section 8 of the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016.”.