Paragraph 3 Responsibilities of Corporation, Principal and Academic Board
The Corporation shall be responsible—
for the determination of the educational character and mission of the institution and for oversight of its activities;
for the effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the institution and the Corporation and for safeguarding their assets;
for approving annual estimates of income and expenditure;
for the appointment, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the holders of senior posts; and
for setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff.
Subject to the responsibilities of the Corporation, the Principal shall be the Chief Executive of the institution, and shall be responsible—
for making proposals to the Corporation about the educational character and mission of the institution, and for implementing the decisions of the Corporation;
for the organisation, direction and management of the institution and leadership of the staff;
for the appointment, assignment, grading, appraisal, suspension, dismissal, and determination, within the framework set by the Corporation, of the pay and conditions of service, of staff other than the holders of senior posts;
for the determination, after consultation with the Academic Board, of the institution’s academic activities, and for the determination of its other activities;
for preparing annual estimates of income and expenditure, for consideration and approval by the Corporation, and for the management of budget and resources, within the estimates approved by the Corporation; and
for the maintenance of student discipline and, within the rules and procedures provided for within these Articles, for the suspension or expulsion of students on disciplinary grounds and for implementing decisions to expel students for academic reasons.
Subject to the provisions of these Articles, to the overall responsibility of the Corporation and to the responsibilities of the Principal, the Academic Board shall be responsible for advising the Principal on the standards, planning, co-ordination, development and oversight of the academic work of the institution, including arrangements for the admission, assessment and examination of students and the procedures for the expulsion of students for academic reasons.