Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Governance arrangements

   1. CHAPTER 1 Governing bodies

      1. Senior lay member of governing body

         1. 1. Position of senior lay member

         2. 2. Interaction with role of rector

         3. 3. Relevant criteria and process

         4. 4. Advertisement and application

         5. 5. Interview of certain applicants

         6. 6. When election to be arranged

         7. 7. Election franchise and result

         8. 8. Appointment and tenure

         9. 9. Remuneration and conditions

      2. Membership of governing body

         1. 10. Composition of governing body

         2. 11. Elections to governing body

         3. 12. Nominations to governing body

         4. 13. Resignation or removal from body

         5. 14. Validity of body's proceedings

   2. CHAPTER 2 Academic boards

      1. 15. Composition of academic board

      2. 16. Elections to academic board

      3. 17. Validity of board's proceedings

   3. CHAPTER 3 key definitions

      1. 18. Meaning of higher education institution

      2. 19. Meaning of governing document

      3. 20. Meaning of governing body

      4. 21. Meaning of academic board

      5. 22. References to students

3. PART 2 Academic freedom

   1. 23. Upholding academic freedom

4. PART 3 General provisions

   1. Ancillary and consequential

      1. 24. Ancillary regulations

      2. 25. Consequential modifications

   2. Commencement and short title

      1. 26. Commencement

      2. 27. Short title

5. 1. SCHEDULE

      CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

      1. The Universities (Scotland) Act 1858

         1. 1. (1) The Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 is amended as follows....

      2. The Universities (Scotland) Act 1889

         1. 2. (1) The Universities (Scotland) Act 1889 is amended as follows....

      3. The Universities (Scotland) Act 1966

         1. 3. (1) The Universities (Scotland) Act 1966 is amended as follows....