# The Napier University (Scotland) Order of Council 1993, Article 5: Principal and Vice-Chancellor


(1) There shall be a Principal of the University who shall also be the Vice-Chancellor. The Principal and Vice-Chancellor shall be the chief Academic and Administrative Officer of the University. In the absence of the Chancellor or during a vacancy in that office, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor may exercise and perform all the functions of the Chancellor including the conferment of degrees.
(2) The Principal and Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Court in a manner to be determined by the Court from time to time.
(3) The Court shall secure that its functions (other than those referred to in article 9(1) and those delegated to the Academic Board by virtue of article 6) relating to the organisation and management of the University and to the appointment, promotion and discipline of staff therein shall be discharged by the Principal and Vice-Chancellor and subject thereto may delegate such other of its functions and powers as are set out in Part A of Schedule 1 as the Court may from time to time determine.
(4) In discharging the functions specified in paragraph (3), the Principal and Vice-Chancellor shall be subject to the general control and direction of the Court, but otherwise the Principal and Vice-Chancellor shall have all the powers and duties of the Court in relation to those functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/557/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/napier-university-scotland-order-of-council-1993/article-5
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