http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/19-20/88/section/13Cambridge University Act 1856An Act to make further Provision for the good Government and Extension of the University of Cambridge, of the Colleges therein, and of the College of King Henry the Sixth at Eton.1978-08-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2016-01-06Expert Participation2004-07-22 13If any member of the Council, other than the Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor, shall have been absent from all the meetings of the Council during the whole of one term, his seat shall at the close of such term become and shall be declared by the Vice-Chancellor to be vacant.