Universities (Scotland) Act 1966

1966 CHAPTER 13

Contents

Go to Preamble

1. Part I

   Provision for Future Reconstitution of Older Universities

   1. 1. Reconstitution of older Universities

2. Part II

   Amendment of Constitutions and Powers of Existing Bodies, etc

   1. University Courts

      1. 2. Constitution of University Courts

      2. 3. Powers of University Courts

      3. 4. Making of ordinances

      4. 5. Ordinances made under former enactments

      5. 6. Passing of resolutions

   2. Senates

      1. 7. Constitution of Senates

      2. 8. Powers of Senates

   3. General Councils

      1. 9. Powers of General Councils

      2. 10. General Council register

   4. Miscellaneous

      1. 11. University staff ineligible to become rector, or assessor on Court except in certain circumstances

      2. 12. Annual reports and financial statements

3. Part III

   Provisions Consequential on Foundation of University of Dundee

   1. 13. Consequential provisions

4. Part IV

   Supplementary

   1. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   2. 15. Statutory Instruments Act 1946 not to apply to Orders in Council

   3. 16. Interpretation

   4. 17. Citation and commencement

5. SCHEDULE 1

   Composition of Courts of Older Universitites

6. SCHEDULE 2

   Powers of University Courts

7. SCHEDULE 3

   Ordinances made under former enactments which may be varied or revoked only by ordinance made under this Act

8. SCHEDULE 4

   List of Enactments Ceasing to have Effect on the Approval by Her Majesty in Council of an Ordinance Mentioned in Section 10 of this Act

9. SCHEDULE 5

   Provisions applicable by virtue of section 13 of this Act to the University of St. Andrews after the foundation of the University of Dundee

10. SCHEDULE 6

    Transfer of Property, Etc. to University of Dundee and other transitional provisions

11. SCHEDULE 7

An Act to amend the law relating to the Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh; to make provisions consequential on the foundation of a University of Dundee; and for purposes connected therewith.

[10th March 1966]

Part I Provision for Future Reconstitution of Older Universities

1 Reconstitution of older Universities

(1)Subject to the next following subsection, the University Court of any of the older Universities may apply to Her Majesty in Council for the grant of a royal charter making fresh provision for the constitution of that University and, notwithstanding anything in the Universities (Scotland) Acts 1858 to 1932, section 28 of the Act of 1868, the Act of 1953 or this Act, Her Majesty in Council may grant a charter accordingly.

(2)Before making an application under this section, a University Court shall obtain the concurrence of the Senatus Academicus and shall consult the General Council, the Students’ Representative Council and such body or bodies as appear to the University Court to be representative of the academic staff of the University.

(3)The M1College Charter Act 1871 shall apply to an application under this section as it applies to an application for a charter for the foundation of a new University.

(4)If Her Majesty in Council is pleased to grant in respect of any of the older Universities a charter such as is described in subsection (1) of this section, then, on such day as may be appointed in that behalf by Her Majesty by Order in Council, the enactments mentioned in the said subsection (1) in so far as they apply to that University shall cease to have effect; and any Order in Council made under this subsection may make such amendments to the said enactments as appear to Her Majesty in Council to be consequential on the application of this subsection in relation to that University.