SCHEDULECONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

The Universities (Scotland) Act 1889

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1

The Universities (Scotland) Act 1889 is amended as follows.

2

In section 5 (which makes provision about University Courts)—

a

in subsection (1), the words before “Seven” are repealed,

b

in subsection (2), the words “Chancellor or” are repealed in each place where they occur,

c

in subsection (5), for the words “a vice-chairman elected by the Court from among all its members” there is substituted “ the senior lay member ”,

d

after subsection (5) there is inserted—

5A

In subsection (5), “senior lay member” means the person appointed to the position by virtue of section 8 of the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016.