Section 42: Mode of exercising the power to make statutes.

1 The power of the Academy to make Statutes shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this section.

2 A proposed Statute shall not have the force of law until it has been approved at a meeting of the Council by the votes of not less than two thirds of the members present and voting.

3 A proposed Statute may originate in the Council and may be approved as required by subsection (2).

4 A Statute which -
a makes provision for or alters the composition or constitution of the Council or any other authority of the Academy, or
b provides for the establishment of a new campus or college, or for the amendment or revocation of any Statute whereby a campus or college is established, shall not come into operation unless it has been approved by the Visitor.

5 For the purpose of section 2 (2) of the Interpretation Act, a Statute shall be treated as being made on the date on which it is approved by the Council in accordance with subsection (3) or in the case of a Statute falling within subsection (4) of this section, on the date on which it is approved by the Visitor.