# Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, Paragraph 6


(1) Any casual vacancy among the members of a council may be filled by the council appointing a person to fill the vacancy in like manner to that by which the person to be replaced was appointed.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph 2 above, a person appointed in pursuance of this paragraph shall hold office until the expiry of the period of office of the person he was appointed to replace.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/37/schedule/6/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-scotland-act-1992/schedule-6/paragraph-6
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