Core membership
7.—(1) The core membership of the Governing Body shall be composed of:
(a)Governors of a number determined in accordance with paragraph (2), being not less than 9 nor more than 13, who shall be appointed by the core membership from among persons appearing to them to have experience of, and to have shown capacity in, industrial, commercial or employment matters or the practice of any profession;
(b)the Principal and Vice-Principal, if any, of the Institution and the President of the Students' Association, as Governors ex officiis; and
(c)staff Governors appointed as follows—
(i)one who shall be appointed by the Academic Council from among the members of the full-time academic staff of the Institution who are members of the Academic Council;
(ii)one who shall be elected by the full-time academic staff of the Institution from among such staff; and
(iii)one who shall be elected by the full-time non-academic staff of the Institution from among such staff.
(2) The Governing Body shall from time to time by resolution determine, subject to the limits stated in paragraph (1)(a), the number of Governors to be appointed under that paragraph.
(3) A resolution under paragraph (2) to reduce the number of Governors shall not require the termination of the appointment of any person who is a Governor at the time when it takes effect.
(4) Where a resolution under paragraph (2) increases the number of Governors, the core membership of the Governing Body shall make additional appointments accordingly.