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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/central-institutions-scotland-regulations-1988/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/central-institutions-scotland-regulations-1988/schedule-1/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1715",
  "legislation_title": "The Central Institutions (Scotland) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/central-institutions-scotland-regulations-1988",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Manner of appointment",
  "text": "The academic council of each central institution (hereafter called “the council”) shall be appointed in such manner as to ensure that the council consists of—\n(a) the holders of the following posts in the institution, namely the posts of principal, vice-principal (if any), head of department, the president of the Student Association and chief librarian (however designed) ex officiis (hereafter called “members ex officiis of council”);\n(b) such number of members of the full-time academic staff and matriculated students of the institution as may be determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Schedule (hereafter called “elected members of council”); and\n(c) such number of persons, not exceeding 4, as have been co-opted by the council (hereafter called “co-opted members of council”).\nIn this paragraph the expression “head of department” includes any associate head of department or any Dean of a School and, in relation to a central institution having the post of head of school, means the holder of that post.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1715/schedule/1/paragraph/1",
    "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."
}