Paragraph 1 Interpretation of the terms used

In these Articles of Government—

(a)

any reference to “the Chief Executive “ shall include a person acting as Principal and Chief Executive;

(b)

“Articles” means these Articles of Government;

(c)

“Chair” and “Vice-Chair” mean respectively the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Corporation appointed under clause 5 of the Instrument of Government;

(d)

“the Clerk” has the same meaning as in the Instrument of Government;

(e)

“the Corporation” has the same meaning as in the Instrument of Government;

(f)

“the institution” means the institution which the Corporation is established to conduct and any institution for the time being conducted by the Corporation in exercise of its powers under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

(g)

any reference to “staff” or “staff of the institution” shall include staff employed by the Corporation and staff employed by a subsidiary of the Corporation;

(h)

“the Senior Leadership Team” has the same meaning as in the Instrument of Government;

(i)

“staff member” and “student member” have the same meanings as in the Instrument of Government;

(j)

“the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (or any successor thereto responsible for further education);

(k)

“the staff” means all the staff who have a contract of employment with the institution;

(l)

“the students’ association” has the same meaning as in the Instrument of Government.