Paragraph 4 Appointment of the Members of the Corporation
The Secretary of State shall be the appointing body for the first members of the Corporation. Subject thereto and subject to sub-clause 4(2) the Corporation is the appointing authority in relation to subsequent appointments of its members.
If the number of members falls below the number needed for a quorum, the Secretary of State is the appointing authority in relation to the appointment of those members needed for a quorum.
The appointing authority may decline to appoint a member if—
it is satisfied that the person has been removed from office as a member of a further education corporation in the previous ten years; or
the appointment of the person would contravene any rule or bye-law made under article 16 of the Articles of Government concerning the number of terms of office which a person may serve, provided that such rules or bye-laws make the same provision for each category of members appointed by the appointing authority; or
the person is ineligible to be a member of the corporation because of clause 7.
Where the office of any member becomes vacant the appointing authority shall as soon as practicable take all necessary steps to appoint a new member to fill the vacancy.