The University of Paisley (Scotland) Order of Council 1993

PART I CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the University of Paisley (Scotland) Order of Council 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings respectively assigned to them:

“the Act” means the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992;

“the University” means the University of Paisley, being renamed as narrated in article 3 and being an institution designated under section 44 of the Act;

“the Court” means the governing body of the University constituted and incorporated by the Paisley College of Technology Scheme 1954(1), and renamed as narrated in articles 3 and 4;

“the governor” means a member of the Court of the University;

“the principal” means the principal and vice-chancellor or any person authorised, whether for the purposes of this Order or otherwise, for the time being to act as principal and vice-chancellor of the University and “vice-principal” shall be construed accordingly;

“the 1988 Regulations” means the Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations 1988(2);

“the 1992 Regulations” means the Paisley College of Technology Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 1992(3); and

“the Senate” means the body of persons appointed in accordance with article 12.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered article, Part or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the article, Part or Schedule, as the case may be, which bears that number in this Order, and any reference to a numbered paragraph in an article of, or Schedule to, the Order is to be construed as a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in that article or, as the case may be, that Schedule.

(1)

The 1954 Scheme was framed and confirmed by the Secretary of State and approved by Order in Council on19th October 1954 under section 123 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1946 (c. 72) and relevant amendments areS.I. 1973/1811, S.I. 1988/1715 and S.I. 1992/1093.

(2)

S.I. 1988/1715.

(3)

S.I. 1992/1093.