{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/queen-margaret-college-edinburgh-scotland-order-of-council-1994/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/queen-margaret-college-edinburgh-scotland-order-of-council-1994/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1994/2371",
  "legislation_title": "The Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh (Scotland) Order of Council 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/queen-margaret-college-edinburgh-scotland-order-of-council-1994",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Filling of vacancies",
  "text": "(1) Where the place of a governor who has been appointed to the office of governor under article 4(1)(a) has been declared vacant under article 11, or where such a governor has died, the core membership shall appoint a governor to fill the vacancy.\n(2) Where the place of a governor who has beeen appointed to the office of governor under article 4(1)(c) has been declared vacant under article 11, or where such a governor has died—\n(a) in the case of a governor appointed under article 4(1)(c)(i), the governing body shall intimate the vacancy to the academic council who shall appoint a governor to fill the vacancy;\n(b) in the case of a governor elected under article 4(1)(c)(ii) or (iii), an election shall be held to fill the vacancy in accordance with article 6 and the relevant rules made under it.\n(3) Where the place of a governor who has been co-opted to the office of governor under article 5 has been declared vacant under article 11, or where such a governor has died, the governing body shall co-opt a governor to fill the vacancy if that is necessary to satisfy the requirements of article 5(1), and in other cases may so co-opt a governor in accordance with article 5.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2371/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:26:12.699023+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."
}