Section 17: Removal of Pro-Chancellor, Chairman of court of governors and certain members of council of court of governors

(1) If it appears to the Council that a member of the Council (other than an ex officio member) should be removed from office on the grounds of misconduct or of inability to perform the function of his office, the Council shall make a recommendation to that effect through the Chancellor to the visitor, and if the Visitor, after making such enquiries (if any) as he considers appropriate, approves the recommendation, he may, by an instrument in writing signed by him, remove the person in question from office.
[1972 No. 12. 1976 No. 30.]
(2) If it appears to the court of governors of a college that the chairman or a member of that court (other than an ex-officio member) should be removed from office on the grounds of misconduct or of inability to perform the function of his office, the court shall make a recommendation to that effect through the council and the Chancellor to the Visitor; and if the Visitor, after making such enquiries (if any) as he considers appropriate, approves the recommendation, he may, by an instrument in writing signed by him, remove the person in question from office.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Visitor, on signing an instrument of removal in pursuance of this section, to use his best endeavours to cause a copy of the instrument to be served as soon as reasonably practicable on the person to whom it relates.