The Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023

Amendment of the Lanarkshire Colleges Order 2014

4.—(1) The Lanarkshire Colleges Order 2014(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 5(2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a)(i), for “19” substitute “23”,

(b) for sub-paragraph (a)(ii) substitute—

“(ii) for “20” substitute “26”;”,

(c) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) omit paragraph 3(2)(da) and (db);”,

(d) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) insert the following paragraphs at the end of paragraph 3(2)(e) immediately before “and”—

“(ea) the chairing member of the board of South Lanarkshire College appointed under paragraph 3A(2)(a);

(eb) subject to sub-paragraph (4A), the principal of South Lanarkshire College;

(ec) the person appointed under paragraph 3A(2)(c) to the board of South Lanarkshire College;

(ed) the person appointed under paragraph 3A(2)(d) to the board of South Lanarkshire College;

(ee) a person appointed by being nominated by the students’ association of South Lanarkshire College from among the students of South Lanarkshire College;

(ef) a person appointed by being nominated by a trade union from among the teaching staff of New College Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire College who are members of a branch of a trade union that has a connection with the colleges;

(eg) a person appointed by being nominated by a trade union from among the non-teaching staff of New College Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire College who are members of a branch of a trade union that has a connection with the colleges;”;”,

(e) after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) in paragraph 3(2A), for “(2)(da) and (db)” substitute “(2)(ef) and (eg)”;”.

(3) In article 5(4)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) in paragraph 5(2)(aa), for “3(2)(da) or (db)” substitute “3(2)(ef) or (eg)”;”,

(b) after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) omit paragraph 5(2FA);”,

(c) for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d) after paragraph 5(2G), insert—

“(2H) A member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(ee) is to vacate office if the member ceases to be a student of South Lanarkshire College before the member’s period of appointment ends.

(2I) A member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(ef) or (eg) is to vacate office if—

(a) the member ceases to be a member of the teaching or, as the case may be, non-teaching staff of New College Lanarkshire or South Lanarkshire College; or

(b) the member ceases to be a member of a branch of a trade union that has a connection with the colleges;

before the member’s period of appointment ends.””.

(1)

S.S.I. 2014/250.