{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/central-institutions-scotland-regulations-1988/regulation-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/central-institutions-scotland-regulations-1988/regulation-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1715",
  "legislation_title": "The Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/central-institutions-scotland-regulations-1988",
  "path": "regulation/12",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Vacancies among governors",
  "text": "(1) A governor shall be deemed to have vacated his office as governor and the governing body 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 governing body 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;\n(d) where he has failed to attend any meetings of the governing body or any of its committees or sub-committees for a period longer than six consecutive months otherwise than for a reason approved by the governing body;\n(e) in the case of a staff governor whose appointment falls to be made under regulation 5(1)(c) either from among the members of the Academic Council or from the full-time academic or non-academic staff of the institution, when he ceases to be a member of the Academic Council or the full-time academic or non-academic staff, as the case may be;\n(f) where in accordance with regulation 11 he becomes disqualified from remaining in office as a governor.\n(2) Where the place of a governor who has been appointed to the office of governor under regulation 5(1)(a) has been declared vacant under paragraph (1), or where such a governor has died, the core membership shall appoint a governor to fill the vacancy.\n(3) Where the place of a governor who has been appointed to the office of governor under regulation 5(1)(c) has been declared vacant under paragraph (1), or where such a governor has died—\n(a) in the case of a governor appointed under regulation 5(1)(c)(i), the governing body shall intimate the vacancy to the academic council who shall appoint a governor to fill the vacancy;\n(b) in the case of a governor elected under regulation 5(1)(c)(ii) or (iii) an election shall be held to fill the vacancy in accordance with regulation 7 and the relevant rules made under it.\n(4) Where the place of a governor who has been appointed to the office of governor under regulation 6 has been declared vacant under paragraph (1), or where such a governor has died, the governing body shall appoint a governor to fill the vacancy if that is necessary to satisfy the requirements of regulation 6(1), and in other cases may so appoint a governor in accordance with regulation 6.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1715/regulation/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:57:07.014582+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}