The Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations 1988

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The Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations 1988

Statutory Instruments

EDUCATION, SCOTLAND

Made

5 th October 1988

Laid before Parliament

11 th October 1988

Coming into force

for the purposes of regulation 9(4)

1 st November 1988

For all other purposes

1 st January 1989

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 74(1) and 77(1) and (4) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART ICITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force for the purposes of regulation 19(4) on 1 st November 1988 and for all other purposes on 1 st January 1989.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings respectively assigned to them:2

“academic council”, in relation to a central institution, means the body of persons appointed for that institution in accordance with regulation 18 of these Regulations, or, prior to the first such appointment, in accordance with any corresponding provision of Regulations revoked by these Regulations;

“central institution” means any central institution within the meaning of section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(2) the governing body of which is for the time being receiving grant in respect of that institution under section 73(c) of said Act;

“co-opted membership”, means the membership of the governing body of a central institution co-opted in accordance with regulation 6;

“core membership”, means the membership of the governing body of a central institution appointed in accordance with regulation 5;

“governing body”, means the governing body or other body of persons responsible for the management of a central institution:

Provided that where a company (as defined in section 735 of the Companies Act 1985(3) is responsible for the management of a central institution “governing body” means the Governors or Council who manage the affairs of the company;

“governor”, means a member of a governing body

“institution” means a central institution;

“principal”, in relation to a central institution, means the principal or the director or any person authorised, whether for the purposes of these Regulations or otherwise, for the time being to act as principal or director, as the case may be, of the institution and “vice-principal” shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a regulation or Schedule is a reference to a regulation of these Regulations or a Schedule to these Regulations.

PART IIGOVERNING BODIES

Recomposition of governing bodies

3.  As from 1 st January 1989 , and subject to regulation 19 , the composition and appointment of the membership of the governing bodies of the central institutions shall be in accordance with these Regulations.

The composition of the governing bodies

4.  The governing body of each central institution shall be composed of a core membership appointed in accordance with regulation 5 and a co-opted membership appointed in accordance with regulation 6.

Core membership

5.—(1) The core membership of each governing body shall be composed of...

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