# The Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh (Scotland) Order of Council 1994, Article 11: Vacation of office of governor


A governor shall be deemed to have vacated his office as governor and the governing body of which he was a member and shall declare the place vacant in any of the following circumstances—
(a) where he intimates in writing to the governing body his resignation as a governor;
(b) where his estate is sequestrated or a bankruptcy order is made against him or he has granted a trust deed for, or entered into an arrangement with, his creditors;
(c) where he becomes unable to carry out his duties as a governor by reason of physical or mental illness;
(d) where he has failed to attend any meetings of the governing body or any of its committees or sub-committees for a period longer than 6 consecutive months otherwise than for a reason approved by the governing body;
(e) in the case of a staff governor whose appointment falls to be made under article 4(1)(c) either from among the members of the academic council or from the full-time academic or non-academic staff of the institution, when he ceases to be a member of the academic council or the full-time academic or non-academic staff, as the case may be; or
(f) where in accordance with article 10 he becomes ineligible to remain in office as a governor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2371/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/queen-margaret-college-edinburgh-scotland-order-of-council-1994/article-11
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