Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 15)

PART 1 S Governance arrangements

CHAPTER 1 S Governing bodies

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied by S.I. 1993/557, art. 3(2)(2A), Sch. 1 Pt. B paras. (6), (7) (as substituted (15.9.2018) by The Edinburgh Napier University Amendment Order of Council 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/170), arts. 1, 4(a), 6(a)(b) (with art. 8))

Senior lay member of governing body S

2 Interaction with role of rector S

(1) Subsection (2) applies in the case of a higher education institution at which there is a rector who has functions under section 4 of the 1858 Act and section 5(5) of the 1889 Act (each of which contains provision relating to the role of the rector at an older university).

(2) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of section 1 and subsection (3) of that section so far as relating to those paragraphs are of no effect in relation to the institution (but see section 5(5) of the 1889 Act (which also contains provision about who is to preside at certain meetings in the absence of the rector)).

(3) In this section—

• “the 1858 Act” means the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858,

• “the 1889 Act” means the Universities (Scotland) Act 1889.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 2 in force at 30.12.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/382, reg. 2(1)