# The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Order of Council 2014, Article 2: Interpretation

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In this Order—
“the 2006 Act” means the Companies Act 2006;
“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;
“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;
“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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“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
“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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/268/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/royal-conservatoire-of-scotland-order-of-council-2014/article-2
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