The University of the West of Scotland Order of Council 2019

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 2016 Act” means the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016(1),

“the 1954 Scheme” means the Paisley College of Technology Scheme 1954(2),

“Chair of Court” means the person referred to in article 7(a),

“Court” means the governing body of the University constituted and incorporated by the 1954 Scheme, and renamed as narrated in article 3,

“objects of the University” means the objects of the University as set out in article 4,

“Principal” means the Principal and Vice-Chancellor referred to in article 15 or any person authorised, whether for the purposes of this Order or otherwise, for the time being to act as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University,

“Senate” means the body referred to in article 16,

“University” means the University of the West of Scotland, a designated institution under section 44 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992(3) and renamed in accordance with section 49 of that Act as narrated in article 3.

(1)

2016 asp 15.

(2)

The 1954 Scheme was framed and confirmed by the Secretary of State and approved by Order in Council of 19 October 1954 under section 123 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1946 (c.72). The 1954 Scheme was amended by S.I. 1973/1811, 1988/1715, 1992/1093 and 1993/558 and S.S.I. 2007/426. S.I. 1988/1715 insofar as it applied to the University and S.I. 1992/1093 were revoked by article 14 of S.I. 1993/558, and the amendments made to the 1954 Scheme by those instruments ceased to have effect.

(3)

Section 44 was amended by paragraph 6(1)(c) of schedule 3 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6).