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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bell-college-of-technology-scotland-order-of-council-2001/article-12",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2001/234",
  "legislation_title": "The Bell College of Technology (Scotland) Order of Council 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bell-college-of-technology-scotland-order-of-council-2001",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Vacation of office of Governor",
  "text": "A governor shall be deemed to have vacated his office as governor and the Board of which he was a member shall declare his place vacant, in any of the following circumstances:–\n(a) where he intimates in writing to the Board his resignation as a governor;\n(b) where his estate is sequestrated or a bankruptcy order is made against him or he has granted a trust deed for, or entered into an arrangement with, his creditors;\n(c) where he becomes unable to carry out his duties as a governor by reason of physical or mental illness for a period longer than six consecutive months;\n(d) where he has failed to attend any meetings of the Board or any of its committees or sub committees for a period longer than six consecutive months other than for a reason approved by the Board;\n(e) in the case of a staff governor whose appointment falls to be made under article 5(1)(c) either from among the members of the Academic Council or from the part-time or full-time academic or non-academic staff of the College, when he ceases to be a member of the Academic Council or of the part-time or full-time academic or non-academic staff, as the case may be;\n(f) where the Board deems that his continuation as a Governor would bring discredit upon the name of the College or in such other circumstances as the Board may determine and record in a standing order;\n(g) where, by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its total membership, the Board for good reason, in which it shall have sole discretion, decides to remove a member, other than a member ex officio;\n(h) where in accordance with article 11 he becomes ineligible to remain in office as a governor.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/234/article/12",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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