Part IV Miscellaneous and General

Academic tenure

205 Procedure for exercise of Commissioners’ powers.

1

This section applies where the Commissioners propose to exercise the powers conferred on them by section 204 of this Act in relation to a qualifying institution.

2

The Commissioners shall send a copy of the proposed modifications to each of the following persons, namely—

a

the body appearing to the Commissioners to have responsibility for the management and administration of the institution’s revenue and property and the conduct of its affairs;

b

such bodies representing qualifying institutions as appear to them to be concerned;

c

such organisations representing staff of such institutions as appear to them to be concerned;

F1(d) the higher education funding council

e

such other persons appearing to the Commissioners to be concerned as they consider it would be appropriate to consult;

and shall afford those persons a reasonable opportunity of making representations as to the issues arising.

3

After taking into account any representations made by those persons, the Commissioners shall submit the modifications, with or without revisions, to Her Majesty in Council.

4

Her Majesty in Council may remit for reconsideration by the Commissioners any modifications submitted under subsection (3) above; and any remission under this subsection shall be accompanied by a declaration of the reasons for it.

5

The Commissioners shall reconsider and revise any modifications remitted under subsection (4) above; and subsections (2) to (4) above shall apply in relation to any modifications so revised as they apply in relation to modifications originally proposed.

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