# Universities (Scotland) Act 1858, Section 2: Appointment of Chancellors.


The Chancellor of each of the Universities of St. Andrew’s, Glasgow, and Aberdeen shall be elected by the other members of the general council herein-after mentioned; and in time coming there shall be a Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, to be elected in like manner: . . . the Chancellor of each of the said Universities shall hold his office for life; the Chancellor in each University shall have power to appoint a Vice-Chancellor, who may in the absence of the Chancellor discharge his office in so far as regards conferring degrees, but in no other respect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/21-22/83/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universities-scotland-act-1858/section-2
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