Article 2 InterpretationI1

In this Order—

• “the 2006 Act” means the Companies Act 2006^f1;

• F1“the 2016 Act” means the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016,

• “the 1995 Order” means the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (Scotland) Order of Council 1995^f2;

• “Academic Board” means the body of persons appointed in accordance with article 19;

• “the Articles” means the articles of association of the Company;

• “the Board” means the Board of Governors for the time being of the Company or the Governors present at a duly convened meeting of the Governors at which a quorum is present, and includes any validly constituted committee of the Governors;

• F2“the Chair” means the person referred to in article 3(a),

• “the Company” means Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, a company limited by guarantee (registered in Scotland with company number SC 004703);

• “Conflict” means a situation where a Governor has, or could have, a direct or indirect interest that conflicts, or possibly may conflict, with the interests of the Company;

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• F4“Governor” means a member of the Board referred to in article 3,

• “the Institution” means the Company, being an institution designated under section 44 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992;

• “the nominated Vice-Chair” means the Vice-Chair nominated under article 5(4);

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• “Principal” means the principal, or any person authorised, whether for the purposes of this Order or otherwise, for the time being to act as principal, of the Institution;

• “the Secretary” means the secretary of the Company or any other person appointed to perform the duties of the secretary of the Company, including a joint, assistant or deputy secretary; and

• F6“student” means a matriculated student of the Institution and includes all persons holding sabbatical office in a students’ association of the Institution (whether or not they remain as students of the Institution during their period of office),

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