The University of Paisley (Scotland) Order of Council 1993

PART IV CHANCELLOR, PRINCIPAL AND SENATE

Chancellor

10.  There shall be a Chancellor, appointed by the Court for such a period or periods of office as it shall determine, who shall be the titular head of the University and who shall confer degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions.

Principal and Vice-chancellor

11.—(1) There shall be a principal and vice-chancellor who shall be the chief academic and administrative officer and who shall have powers, in the absence of or during any vacancy in the office of Chancellor, to confer degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions, and to appoint a deputy who shall have all powers of conferment in the absence of both the Chancellor and vice-chancellor.

(2) The principal shall be appointed by the Court in a manner to be determined by the Court from time to time.

(3) The Court shall make arrangements to secure that save as provided in paragraph (4) the functions of the Court, so far as relating to the organisation and management of the University and the discipline therein, shall be discharged on its behalf by the principal.

(4) The principal shall discharge the functions of the Court other than those which are delegated to the Senate by virtue of article 12 (4).

(5) In discharging the functions specified in paragraph (3), the principal shall be subject to the general control and direction of the Court but otherwise the principal shall have all the powers and duties of the Court in relation to those functions.

Senate

12.—(1) Subject to paragraph 2, the Court shall appoint, and maintain by further appointment, a Senate in the manner specified in Schedule 2, Part I.

(2) The proceedings of the Senate shall be regulated in accordance with Part II of Schedule 2.

(3) The Court shall make arrangements to secure that the Senate shall discharge the functions imposed on it by or under paragraph (4).

(4) The Court shall delegate to the Senate the functions of the Court relating to the overall planning, co-ordination, development and supervision of the academic work of the University, particularly those functions relating to the powers set out in Schedule 1 B(2), (3) and (8), and such other functions of the Court as the Court may determine, provided that all functions so delegated shall be discharged by the Senate subject to the general control and direction of the Court.

(5) In discharging the functions specified in paragraph (4), the Senate shall have all the powers and duties of the Court in relation to those functions and shall have the power to make any recommendation to the Court on such matters relating to those functions as the Senate may think fit.