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Universities (Scotland) Act 1966
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11 University staff ineligible to become rector, or assessor on Court except in certain circumstances.U.K.
No person holding an appointment in any of the older Universities shall be eligible to be—
(a)elected as rector of that University, or
(b)nominated or elected as an assessor on the University Court by any other person or body than the Senatus Academicus:
Provided that nothing in paragraph (b) of this section shall prejudice the right of the University Court as provided for in Schedule 1 to this Act to co-opt a person holding such an appointment [F1or the right of a person to be appointed in accordance with section 10(1)(b) to (d) of the 2016 Act] .
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F1Words in s. 11 inserted (S.) (30.12.2016) by Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 15), s. 26(2), sch. para. 3(4); S.S.I. 2016/382, reg. 2(1) (with regs. 5(4), 6(4))
12 Annual reports and financial statements.U.K.
(1)The University Court of each of the older Universities shall lay before the General Council annually—
(a)a report of the work and activities of the University, and
(b)a financial statement of the University which shall be audited by auditors appointed by the University Court.
[F2(2)No person shall be appointed as an auditor under this section unless he is eligible for appointment as a [F3statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006].
(3)No person shall be appointed as an auditor under this section if he, or where the person in question is a partnership or a body corporate, any partner in the partnership or any director or officer of the body corporate, is a member of the University Court or of the staff of the University concerned.]
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F2S. 12(2)(3) substituted (1.10.1991) by S.I. 1991/1997 reg. 2, Sch., para.15 (with reg. 4).
F3Words in s. 12(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), Sch. 1 para. 1(g) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
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