# The Ada National College for Digital Skills (Government) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 4: Appointment of the Members of the Corporation


(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) The appointing authority may decline to appoint a member if—
(a) 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
(b) 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
(c) the person is ineligible to be a member of the corporation because of clause 7.
(4) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/767/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ada-national-college-for-digital-skills-government-regulations-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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