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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-scotland-act-2005/schedule-2B/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "asp/2005/6",
  "legislation_title": "Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "schedule/2B/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act—\n(a) the chairing member holds and vacates office on such terms and conditions as the Scottish Ministers may determine; and\n(b) other members (unless holding office in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(b)) hold and vacate office on such terms and conditions as the board may in each case determine.\n(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) to (8), paragraph 9 and section 23Q—\n(a) the chairing member is to hold office for such period (not exceeding 4 years) as the Scottish Ministers may determine;\n(b) a member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(b) is to hold office until the person ceases to be a chairing member of any of the board's colleges;\n(c) a member appointed by being elected in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(c) or (d) is to hold office for 4 years;\n(ca) a member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(da) or (db) is to hold office for 4 years;\n(d) a member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(e) is to hold office until 31 August following appointment; and\n(e) a member appointed under paragraph 3(2)(f) is to hold office for such period (not exceeding 4 years) as the board may determine.\n(3) The Scottish Ministers may extend the period of appointment of the chairing member for a single further period not exceeding 4 years.\n(4) The board may extend the period of appointment of a member it appoints for a single further period not exceeding 4 years (but such an extension has effect only if approved by the chairing member and the Scottish Ministers).\n(5) The chairing member is to vacate office if the chairing member becomes a person of the type described in paragraph 3(3).\n(6) A member appointed under paragraph 3(2)(c) or (d) is to vacate office if the member ceases to be a member of the teaching or, as the case may be, non-teaching staff of one of the board's colleges before the member's period of appointment ends.\n(6A) A member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(da) or (db) is to vacate office if—\n(a) the member ceases to be a member of the teaching or, as the case may be, non-teaching staff of the board’s colleges; or\n(b) the member ceases to be a member of a branch of a trade union that has a connection with the board’s colleges;\nbefore the member’s period of appointment ends.\n(7) A member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(e) is to vacate office if the member ceases to be a student of one of the board's colleges before the member's period of appointment ends.\n(8) On ceasing to be a member, a person is eligible for reappointment (provided that the person is not ineligible by virtue of any other provision).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2B inserted (1.5.2014 for the insertion of sch. 2B paras. 1, 2, 3 (in part), 6 (in part), 7 (in part), 8, 9 (in part), 10-12, 14-18, 1.8.2014 in so far as not already in force) by Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 12), ss. 11(2), 23(2); S.S.I. 2014/79, art. 2(1)(2)(3), Sch. 1, 2 (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2B para. 7(2)(ca) inserted (31.1.2024) by The Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/363), arts. 1, 3(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2B para. 7(6A) inserted (31.1.2024) by The Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/363), arts. 1, 3(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 2B para. 7(2)(d) excluded (1.8.2014) by The Assigned Colleges (Scotland) Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/80), arts. 1, 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/6/schedule/2B/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:27.841262+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."
}