{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harrow-college-government-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harrow-college-government-regulations-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1328",
  "legislation_title": "The Harrow College (Government) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harrow-college-government-regulations-1999",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Delegation of Functions and Committees",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, the Corporation may establish a committee of the Corporation for any purpose or function, other than those assigned elsewhere in these Articles to the Principal or to the Academic Board, and may delegate powers to–\n(a) such a committee,\n(b) the Chairman of the Corporation, or\n(c) the Principal.\n(2) The number of members of a committee established under this article, and the terms on which they are to hold and vacate office, shall be determined by the Corporation.\n(3) The Corporation shall establish a committee, to be known as the Search Committee, to advise on the appointment of members of the Corporation and such matters relating to membership and appointments as the Corporation may remit to them. The Corporation shall not appoint any member of the Corporation (other than the Principal) unless it has first considered the advice of the Search Committee in relation thereto. The Corporation may make rules specifying the procedures for the conduct of the Search Committee and a copy of any such rules, together with the remit of the Search Committee and its advice to the Corporation, shall be available for inspection by any member of the public during normal office hours.\n(4) The Corporation shall establish a committee, to be known as the Audit Committee, to advise on matters relating to the Corporation’s audit arrangement and systems of internal control. The committee shall consist of at least three persons and may include employees of the Corporation other than those in senior posts, and shall operate in accordance with any requirements of the Further Education Funding Council for England.\n(5) Any committee established by the Corporation (other than a Special Committee referred to in article 12) may include persons who are not members of the Corporation.\n(6) The Corporation shall not, however, delegate the following–\n(a) the determination of the educational character and mission of the institution;\n(b) the approval of the annual estimates of income and expenditure;\n(c) ensuring the solvency of the institution and the Corporation and the safeguarding of their assets;\n(d) the appointment or dismissal of the Principal;\n(e) the appointment or dismissal of the Clerk to the Corporation; and\n(f) the modification or revocation of these Articles.\n(7) The Corporation may not delegate to the Principal the power to determine an appeal in respect of the dismissal of a member of staff under Article 13(3) unless the Principal has previously delegated his power to dismiss a member of staff to a holder of a senior post under Article 13(1).\n(8) The Corporation shall ensure that a written statement of their policy regarding–\n(a) attendance at committee meetings by persons who are not committee members, and\n(b) the publication of the minutes of committee meetings,\nis made available during normal office hours at the institution to any person wishing to inspect it.\n(9) The Principal may delegate any of his functions to the holder of any other senior post.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1328/schedule/2/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:32.160827+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."
}