PART 1Governance arrangements
C1CHAPTER 1Governing bodies
Membership of governing body
I110Composition of governing body
1
The membership of the governing body of a higher education institution is to be composed of—
a
the person appointed to the position of senior lay member by virtue of section 8,
b
2 persons appointed by being elected by the staff of the institution from among their own number,
c
1 person appointed by being nominated by a trade union from among the academic staff of the institution who are members of a branch of a trade union that has a connection with the institution,
d
1 person appointed by being nominated by a trade union from among the support staff of the institution who are members of a branch of a trade union that has a connection with the institution,
e
2 persons appointed by being nominated by a students' association of the institution from among the students of the institution,
f
such other persons as are appointed—
i
by virtue of an enactment, or
ii
in accordance with the governing document of the institution.
2
For the purposes of paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1), a trade union nominating a person from among a category of staff must be one that—
a
is recognised by the institution in relation to the category of staff, as described in section 178(3) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, or
b
otherwise appears to the institution to be representative of the category of staff, having regard to all relevant factors.
Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied by S.I. 1993/557, art. 3(2)(2A), Sch. 1 Pt. B paras. (6), (7) (as substituted (15.9.2018) by The Edinburgh Napier University Amendment Order of Council 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/170), arts. 1, 4(a), 6(a)(b) (with art. 8))