{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/robert-gordon-university-scotland-order-of-council-1993/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/robert-gordon-university-scotland-order-of-council-1993/article-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1157",
  "legislation_title": "The Robert Gordon University (Scotland) Order of Council 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/robert-gordon-university-scotland-order-of-council-1993",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Filling of vacancies",
  "text": "(1) Where the place of a Governor who has been appointed under article 7(1)(a) has been declared vacant under article 14 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 been appointed to the office of Governor under article 7(1)(c) has been declared vacant under article 14, or where such a Governor has died:\n(a) in the case of a Governor appointed under article 7(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 7(1)(c)(ii) or (iii) an election shall be held to fill the vacancy in accordance with article 9 and the relevant rules made under it.\n(3) Where the place of a Governor who had been co-opted under article 8 has been declared vacant under article 14, or where such a Governor has died, the Governing Body may co-opt a Governor to fill the vacancy and shall do so if that is necessary to satisfy the minimum co-opted membership requirement of article 8.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1157/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:57:34.210515+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."
}