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  "legislation": "ssi/2019/375",
  "legislation_title": "The Robert Gordon University (Scotland) Order of Council 2019",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Composition of the Board",
  "text": "The membership of the Board is to be composed of—\n(a) the Chair of the Board, being the person appointed by the Board to the position of senior lay member by virtue of section 8 of the 2016 Act,\n(b) the Principal,\n(c) one Governor appointed by being elected by the Academic Council from among its members who are academic staff of the University,\n(d) two Governors appointed by being elected by the staff of the University from among their own number,\n(e) one Governor appointed by being nominated by a trade union from among the academic staff of the University who are members of a branch of a trade union that has a connection with the University, in accordance with section 10(2) of the 2016 Act,\n(f) one Governor appointed by being nominated by a trade union from among the support staff of the University who are members of a branch of a trade union that has a connection with the University, in accordance with section 10(2) of the 2016 Act,\n(g) two Governors appointed by being nominated by the students’ association of the University from among the students of the University,\n(h) up to 13 other Governors appointed by the Board from time to time, in accordance with its rules and procedures, with the aim of the membership having a broad range of skills and experience.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/375/article/7",
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  "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."
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