Exclusion of visitor's jurisdiction7
1
The visitor of a qualifying institution shall not have jurisdiction in respect of any dispute relating to a member of the academic staff which concerns his appointment or employment or the termination of his appointment or employment.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to any dispute which is referred to the visitor of a qualifying institution before—
a
the relevant date; or
b
the date on which this Order comes into operation;
whichever is the later.
3
Paragraph (1) shall not be taken to prevent any person who is the visitor of a qualifying institution—
a
from hearing or determining appeals; or
b
from hearing or redressing grievances;
in accordance with procedures established in pursuance of Article 4(1)( d ) and ( e ).
4
In this Article—
a
“the relevant date”, in relation to a qualifying institution, means the date on which the statutes of the institution include such provision as is mentioned in Article 4(1)( d ) and ( e ); and
b
the reference to a member of the academic staff includes a reference to a person who is treated as such a member for the purposes of that Article.