# The Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations 1988, Regulation 19: Transitional arrangements


(1) The governors of the governing body of a central institution who are in office immediately prior to 1st January 1989 shall, subject to paragraph (3), demit office as governors on 31st December 1988, but without prejudice to their eligibility to become governors in accordance with these regulations.
(2) The terms of office of the governors of the governing body of a central institution, who are the governors first to be appointed in accordance with these Regulations, shall be deemed to have commenced on 1st January 1989.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) and any other provision of these Regulations, the governors of the governing body of a central institution who are in office immediately prior to 1st January 1989 shall continue to exercise all the necessary acts of administration relative to the central institution and shall have all the powers necessary therefor until the first meeting of the governing body as composed in accordance with these Regulations and shall from and after the date of the said meeting wholly cease to exercise any right or power of administration over the said central institution.
(4) The Secretary of State shall use his powers under regulation 5(2), the governing body of each central institution shall use their powers under regulations 7 and 9(5), and the academic council shall use its powers of appointment under regulation 5(1)(c)(i), so as to ensure so far as is practicable that the core membership of the governing body as composed in accordance with these Regulations is complete by 1st January 1989.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1715/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/central-institutions-scotland-regulations-1988/regulation-19
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