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Article 11 Period of office of governors

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Any governor ex officio specified in article 8(3) shall hold the office of such a governor for the duration of his tenure of the office by virtue of which he is such a governor subject to article 8(3)(b).

(2)

Any governor appointed under article 8(2) or elected under article 8(4) or co-opted under article 9 may be further appointed, elected or co-opted on expiry of his term of office, if he is still eligible in accordance with this Order and his appointment is not precluded by paragraph (3).

(3)

A person shall not be appointed, elected or co-opted where the intended term of office, if aggregated with any previous terms of office, would cause him to serve for more than 12 years as a governor.

(4)

For the purpose of paragraph (3), a term of office shall include any term of office as a governor, whether taken by appointment under article 8(2) or election under article 8(4) or co-option under article 9, or otherwise, but not any term of office served ex officio.

(5)

The University Court shall make rules for the duration of the terms of office of governors appointed under article 8(2) or elected under article 8(4) or co-opted under article 9, which rules may be revoked and replaced, or varied, by further rules made by the University Court.

  • Provided that:

    1. (a)

      no governor shall be appointed, elected or co-opted for a term of office of more than 4 years;

    2. (b)

      no variation or revocation of rules for the duration of the terms of office of governors shall have effect so as to vary or terminate the period of office of any person who is a governor at the time when said variation or revocation takes effect; and

    3. (c)

      such rules shall not apply to the first term of office of governors appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with article 8(2)(b).