Part IV Miscellaneous and General
Academic tenure
206 Exclusion of visitor’s jurisdiction.
1
The visitor of a qualifying institution shall not have jurisdiction in respect of any dispute relating to a member of the academic staff which concerns his appointment or employment or the termination of his appointment or employment.
2
Subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to any dispute which is referred to the visitor of a qualifying institution before—
a
the relevant date; or
b
the date on which this section comes into force;
whichever is the later.
3
Subsection (1) above shall not be taken to prevent any person who is the visitor of a qualifying institution—
a
from hearing or determining appeals; or
b
from hearing or redressing grievances;
in accordance with procedures established in pursuance of section 203(1)(d) and (e) of this Act.
4
In this section—
a
“the relevant date”, in relation to a qualifying institution, means the date on which the statutes of the institution include such provision as is mentioned in section 203(1)(d) and (e) of this Act; and
b
the reference to a member of the academic staff includes a reference to a person who is treated as such a member for the purposes of that section.