The University of Abertay Dundee (Scotland) Order of Council 1994

Article 36

SCHEDULE 1 SENATE

PART I Appointment

1.  The Senate shall be appointed in such manner as to ensure that the Senate includes—

(a) the holders of the following posts in the University, namely the posts of Principal, Vice– Principal, assistant principal, head of department, the president of the students' association and chief librarian ex officiis (hereafter called “members ex officiisof the Senate”);

(b) such number of members of the full–time academic staff and matriculated students of the University as may be determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Schedule (hereafter called “elected members of the Senate”);

(c) such number of persons, not exceeding 4, as may be co–opted by the Senate (hereafter called “co–opted members of the Senate”); and

(d) such other persons or categories of person as the University Court may approve.

In this paragraph, for the purposes of ex officio membership of Senate, the expression “head of department” means the head of an academic department or school or its or their equivalents or, as may be approved by the Senate, the head of an associated or affiliated institution.

2.  The elected members of the Senate shall—

(a) consist of such a number of persons (including one full–time matriculated student of the University) as may be determined by the University Court, being not less than one–third and not more than two–thirds of the aggregate of members ex officiisof the Senate;

(b) be elected by, and from among, members of the full–time academic staff and matriculated students of the University who are not membersex officiisor co–opted members of the Senate;

(c) be so elected in accordance with arrangements made by the persons holding office as members of the Senate immediately prior to the election and approved by the University Court except in the case of the full–time matriculated student who shall be elected by full– time matriculated students of the University in a manner to be specified in a scheme made by the students' association of the University and approved by the University Court;

(d) in the case of members of the full–time academic staff, hold office for such a period, not exceeding 4 years, as may be determined by the University Court, and in the case of the full–time matriculated student hold office for a period not exceeding one year; and

(e) subject to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, be eligible for re–election.

3.  The co–opted members of the Senate shall hold office for such a period, not exceeding 4 years, as may be determined by the University Court of the University and shall be eligible to be co–opted again on the expiry of a period of office.

4.  The Principal shall be the Chairman and the Vice–Principal shall be the Vice–Chairman of the Senate.

PART II Proceedings

5.  The proceedings of the Senate shall be regulated by a scheme made by the Senate and approved by the University Court and the said scheme may provide for—

(a) the appointment by the Senate of such committees as it considers appropriate;

(b) the co–option, subject to paragraph 1(c) above, by the Senate of additional members (including, where it considers it appropriate, representatives of the students in attendance at the University) of the Senate, or of any committee thereof, for specific purposes; and

(c) any other matters connected with the functions of the Senate.

6.  Any scheme made and approved under paragraph 5 shall include provision for a minimum number of meetings of the Senate in each year.

Article 41

SCHEDULE 2 REVOCATION AND VARIATION OF PROVISIONS OF DUNDEE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHEME 1975

PART I Revocations

The following paragraphs of the 1975 Scheme are revoked by this Order:

• paragraphs 4 to 25 inclusive, 28, 29, 30, 32 to 42 inclusive, 44 to 48 inclusive, 53, 55 and Schedule 2.

PART I Variations

Paragraphs	Variations
2	For the definition of “College” and “governing body” there shall be substituted the following definitions: ““College”means the University of Abertay Dundee”; ““governing body” means the University Court of the University of Abertay Dundee;”.
2A	After paragraph 2 there shall be inserted the following paragraph: “Application of the University of Abertay Dundee (Scotland) Order of Council 1994. 2A.   This scheme is amended by and shall be subject to the University of Abertay Dundee (Scotland) Order of Council 1994 in respect of all matters provided for in that Order.”.
3	For the words ““The Governors of Dundee College of Technology” there shall be substituted the words “the University Court of the University of Abertay Dundee”.”.
43	In sub–paragraph (2) the words “, having obtained the prior approval of the Secretary of State.” shall be deleted.
49	(i) For sub–paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following sub–paragraph: “(1) The University Court shall award annually from the income of the Prizes Fund the prizes named in column (2) of Schedule 3 under such special conditions as are specified in column (4) of the said Schedule. The sums to be expected each year on the respective prizes shall be those shown in column (3) of the said Schedule.”; and (ii) There shall be added the following sub–paragraph: “(5) The University Court may conjoin any two or more of the prizes, provided that the special conditions for the award of the prizes to be conjoined are fulfilled to the extent that is possible and that suitable acknowledge– ment of the original donors is made in describing the conjoined prize.”.
Schedule 3	(i) column 3 shall be deleted and columns 4 and 5 shall be renumbered as columns 3 and 4 respectively; and (ii) there shall be inserted after serial number 2 the following entry:

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
2A	Mars Prize	£150	The prize or prizes shall be awarded annually to students in engineering who have shown outstanding ability in a year of the course other than the final year.