Duration of college council appointments
5. (1) Subject to regulation 5(4) below, appointments of college council members other than the principal of the college and members who are students shall be for a period of 4 years.
(2) Appointments of college council members who are students shall be for a period of 1 year.
(3) The principal of the college shall remain a member of the college council ex officio throughout the duration of his principalship.
(4) One half of the members to whom regulation 5(1) applies (chosen by agreement among them or, failing agreement, by lot) of the first college council established for each college after these Regulations come into force shall retire after 2 years' membership.
(5) Where there is an odd number of members to whom regulation 5(1) applies the requirements of regulation 5(4) above shall be satisfied by the retirement of the largest number less than half.
(6) A member of a college council may resign at any time by giving notice in writing to the education authority or to the secretary of the college council.