# The Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations 1988, Regulation 6: Co-opted membership


(1) The governing body of each central institution shall co-opt, subject to paragraph (3), no less than 2 and no more than 6 persons to serve as governors, which co-opted membership shall include—
(a) at least one person having experience of local government; and
(b) at least one person from the full-time academic staff of another establishment of further or higher education.
(2) In respect of the first co-option of governors to a governing body under these Regulations, the core membership shall act as the governing body for the purposes of paragraph (1).
(3) A governing body may co-opt more than 2 governors only if upon such co-option the governors appointed under regulation 5(1)(a) remain in overall majority in the governing body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1715/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/central-institutions-scotland-regulations-1988/regulation-6
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