Academic Staff

Statute I Chapter I
Construction Application And Interpretation

1. This Statute and any Ordinance made under this Statute shall be construed in every case to give effect to the following guiding principles, that is to say :
   1. to ensure that members of the academic staff of the College have freedom within the law to question and test received wisdom, and to put forward new ideas and controversial or unpopular opinions, without placing themselves in jeopardy of losing their jobs or privileges;

   2. to enable the College to provide education, to promote learning, and to engage in research efficiently and economically; and

   3. to apply the principles of justice and fairness.

2. No provision in Chapter II, Chapter III or Chapter IV shall enable any member of the academic staff to be dismissed unless the reason for the dismissal may in the circumstances (including the size and administrative resources of the College) reasonably be treated as a sufficient reason for dismissal.

3. (1) This Statute shall apply :

   1. to any person holding a College Office designated by the Governing Body as one to which this Statute applies;
   2. to any person employed by the College to carry out teaching or research save for those holding appointments which have been excluded by the Governing Body from the scope of this Statute on the ground that the duties in that regard are only of a limited nature; and

   3. to the Master, to the extent and in the manner set out in Chapter VII of this Statute.

   (2) In this Statute any reference to "academic staff" is a reference to persons to whom this Statute applies.

4. For the purposes of this Statute the following terms have the meanings specified: "dismiss" and "dismissal" refer to dismissal of a member of the academic staff and

   1. include remove or, as the case may be, removal from office; and

   2. in relation to employment under a contract, shall be construed in accordance with section 55 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.

   "Good cause" in relation to the dismissal or removal from office of a member of the academic staff of the College, being in any case a reason which is related to conduct or capability or qualifications for performing work of the kind which the member was appointed or employed to do, means:
   1. conviction for an offence which may be deemed by a Disciplinary Committee appointed under Chapter III to be such as to render the person convicted unfit for the execution of the duties of his office or for employment as a member of the academic staff of the College; or

   2. conduct of an immoral, scandalous, or disgraceful nature incompatible with the duties of the office or employment; or

   3. conduct constituting failure or persistent refusal or neglect or inability to perform the duties or comply with the conditions of the office or employment; or

   4. physical or mental incapacity established under Chapter IV.

   In this section :
   
   
   1. "capability" means capability assessed by reference to skill, aptitude, health, or any other physical or mental quality; and
   2. "qualifications" means any degree, diploma, or other academic, technical, or professional qualification relevant to an office or position held.

5. For the purposes of this Statute dismissal shall be taken to be a dismissal by reason of redundancy if it is attributable wholly or mainly to :

   1. the fact that the College has ceased, or intends to cease, to carry on the activity for the purposes of which the person concerned was appointed or employed or has ceased, or intends to cease, to carry on that activity in the place in which the member concerned worked; or

   2. the fact that the requirements of that activity for members of the academic staff of the College to carry out work of a particular kind in that place have ceased or diminished or are expected to cease or diminish.

6. (1) In any case of conflict, the provisions of this Statute shall prevail over those of any other Statute of the College in force on the date on which the instrument making these modifications was approved under subsection (9) of section 204 of the Education Reform Act 1988, and over those of any Ordinance, and the provisions of any Ordinance made under this Statute shall prevail over those of any Ordinance made under such other Statutes:

   Provided that Chapter III, Chapter IV and Chapter VII shall not apply in relation to anything done or omitted to be done before the date on which the instrument making these modifications was approved under subsection (9) of section 204 of the Education Reform Act 1988.

   Provided also that disciplinary proceedings in relation to anything done or omitted to be done before that date may continue or be instituted after that date under the relevant College Statutes in force before that date.

   (2) Nothing in any appointment made, or contract entered into, shall be construed as overriding or excluding any provision made by this Statute concerning the dismissal of a member of the academic staff of the College by reason of redundancy or for good cause:

   Provided that this shall not invalidate any waiver made under section 142 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.

   (3) Nothing in any other Statute shall enable the Governing Body to delegate its power to reach a decision under Chapter II section 3.

   (4) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that nothing in Chapter III of this Statute shall be construed as affecting the Statutes and Ordinances of the College concerning re-election on the expiry of a fixed term of a Fellowship.

7. No one shall sit as a member of any of the bodies established under this Statute, and no one shall be present at a meeting of such a body when the body is considering its decision or discussing a point of procedure, except as provided by this Statute or by Ordinances made under this Statute.

8. In any case where an officer of the College or any person is designated to perform any duties or exercise any powers under this Statute, and that officer or person is himself involved in the matter in question, the Governing Body may appoint an alternate to act in his place under procedures prescribed by Ordinances made under this Statute.

Statute I Chapter II
Redundancy

1. This Chapter enables the appropriate body to dismiss any member of the academic staff by reason of redundancy.
2. (1) Nothing in this Chapter shall prejudice, alter or affect any rights, powers or duties of the College or apply in relation to a person unless :
   1. his appointment is made, or his contract of employment is entered into, on or after 20th November 1987; or
   2. he is promoted on or after that date.
   (2) For the purposes of this section in relation to a person, a reference to an appointment made or a contract entered into on or after 20th November 1987 or to promotion on or after that date shall be construed in accordance with sub-sections (3) to (6) of section 204 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
3. (1) The appropriate body for the purposes of this Chapter shall be the Governing Body.
   
   (2) This Chapter applies where the appropriate body has decided that there should be a reduction in the academic staff :
   
   
   1. of the College as a whole; or
   2. of any area of academic work within the College
   by way of redundancy.
   
   
4. (1) Where the appropriate body has reached a decision under section 3(2) it may itself decide to select the requisite members of the academic staff for dismissal by reason of redundancy, if such a course satisfies the guiding principles set out in Chapter I section 1, or it shall appoint a Redundancy Committee to be constituted in accordance with sub-section (3) to give effect to its decision by such date as it may specify and for that purpose
   1. to select and recommend the requisite members of the academic staff for dismissal by reason of redundancy; and
   2. to report their recommendations to the appropriate body.
   (2) The appropriate body shall either approve any selection recommendation made under sub-section (1)(a), or shall remit it to the Redundancy Committee for further consideration in accordance with its further directions.
   
   (3) A Redundancy Committee appointed by the appropriate body shall comprise :
   
   
   1. a Chairman; and
   2. two Fellows not being members of the academic staff to whom this Statute applies; and
   3. two members of the academic staff.
   (4) A member of the academic staff shall not be selected for dismissal under this section unless he has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Governing Body.
5. (1) Where the appropriate body has made a selection or has approved a selection recommended by a Redundancy Committee it may authorise an officer of the College as its delegate to dismiss any member of the academic staff so selected.
   
   (2) Each member of the academic staff selected shall be given separate notice of the selection approved by the appropriate body.
   
   (3) Each separate notice shall sufficiently identify the circumstances which have satisfied the appropriate body that the intended dismissal is reasonable and in particular shall include :
   1. a summary of the action taken by the appropriate body under this Chapter;
   2. an account of the selection processes used;
   3. a reference to the rights of the person notified to appeal against the notice and to the time within which any such appeal is to be lodged under Chapter V (Appeals); and
   4. a statement as to when the intended dismissal is to take effect.

Statute I Chapter III
Discipline, Dismissal and Removal from office

1. (1) If it appears to the Master that there are grounds for believing that the conduct or performance of a member of the academic staff is or has been unsatisfactory, he shall inquire into the matter. If the Master concludes after investigation that the member is or has been at fault, he may issue an oral warning to the member. The Master shall specify the reason for the warning, shall indicate that it constitutes the first stage of the College's disciplinary procedure, and shall advise the member that he may appeal against the warning under sub-section (4) of this section.
   
   (2) If the Master concludes after investigation that the fault is sufficiently serious to justify it, or if a further offence occurs, he may issue a written warning to the member. Such a warning shall specify the complaint made against the member, the improvements required in the member's conduct or performance, and the period of time within which such improvements are to be made. The Master shall advise the member that he may appeal against the warning under sub-section (4), and shall indicate that, if no satisfactory improvement takes place within the stated time, a complaint may be made seeking the institution of charges to be heard by a Disciplinary Committee.
   
   (3) The Master shall keep a written record of any warning issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2). No further account shall be taken of an oral warning when one year has elapsed after the date of issue, and no further account shall be taken of a written warning when two years have elapsed after the date of issue.
   
   (4) A member of the academic staff who wishes to appeal against a disciplinary warning shall inform the Master within two weeks. An Appeals Committee appointed by the Governing Body shall hear the appeal and the Committee's decision shall be final. If the appeal is allowed, the warning shall be disregarded.
   
   
2. (1) If there has been no satisfactory improvement following a written warning given under section 1, or in any case where it is alleged that conduct or performance may constitute good cause for dismissal or removal from office, a complaint seeking the institution of charges to be heard by a Disciplinary Committee appointed under section 3 may be made to the Master.
   
   (2) To enable the Master to deal fairly with any complaint brought to his attention under sub-section (1) he shall institute such enquiries (if any) as appear to him to be necessary.
   
   (3) If it appears to the Master (whether on receipt of a complaint or otherwise) that there are grounds for believing that the conduct or performance of a member of the academic staff of the College could constitute good cause for dismissal, he shall write to the person concerned inviting comment in writing and may, if he considers that the College might otherwise suffer significant harm, suspend the person concerned from the performance of his duties without loss of emoluments.
   
   (4) As soon as may be following the comments (if any), or in any event not later than twenty-eight days after they were invited, the Master shall consider the matter in the light of all the available material and may dismiss the matter summarily, or issue a formal warning to the person concerned, or direct that the matter be considered by a Disciplinary Committee appointed under section 3.
3. If the Master has determined that the matter should be considered by a Disciplinary Committee, the Governing Body shall at his request appoint such a committee to hear the charge or charges, to determine whether the conduct or performance of the person concerned constitutes good cause for dismissal or otherwise constitutes a serious complaint relating to his appointment or employment, and to make recommendations concerning the action (if any) to be taken as a result of the Committee's findings. Pending the consideration of such recommendations, the Master, after consulting the Governing Body, may suspend the person charged from the performance of his duties without loss of emoluments.
4. A Disciplinary Committee shall consist of three persons selected by the Governing Body from a panel of ten persons appointed annually by the Governing Body. The members of the panel shall be Fellows of the College or other persons, being members of the Regent House of the University. In selecting members of the panel for appointment as members of a Disciplinary Committee, the Governing Body shall exclude the person charged, any person responsible for originating the charge (whether by making a complaint to the Governing Body or otherwise), and any person who has been involved at an earlier stage in considering the charge or charges.
   
   
5. (a) When a Disciplinary Committee has been appointed, the Governing Body shall instruct a solicitor or other suitable person to formulate a charge or charges and to present, or arrange for the presentation of, the charges before the Disciplinary Committee.
   
   (b) It shall be the duty of the person formulating the charge or charges :
   1. to forward the charge or charges to the Committee and to the member of the academic staff concerned, together with the other documents therein specified and a list of all witnesses the College proposes to call, with statements containing the evidence they are expected to give; and
   2. to make any necessary administrative arrangements for the summoning of witnesses, the production of documents and generally for the proper presentation of the case before the Committee.
6. The procedure to be followed in respect of the preparation, hearing, and determination of charges by a Disciplinary Committee shall be prescribed by Ordinances made under this Statute which shall ensure :
   1. that the person charged is entitled to be represented by another person, whether such person is legally qualified or not, in connection with and at any hearing of charges by a Disciplinary Committee;
   2. that a charge shall not be determined without an oral hearing at which the person charged and any person appointed to represent him are entitled to be present;
   3. that witnesses may be called, both on behalf of the person charged and by the person presenting the charge, and may be questioned concerning any relevant evidence;
   4. that no new witness or documentary evidence may be introduced by the person presenting the charge without the Committee's consent, which shall not be given save for good reason, and that if late introduction is allowed, the member of the academic staff shall be allowed an adjournment sufficient to allow him to consider and respond to the new evidence; and
   5. that any charge is heard and determined as expeditiously as is reasonably practicable.
7. (1) The Disciplinary Committee shall send its decision on any charge referred to it (together with its findings of fact and the reasons for its decision regarding that charge and its recommendations, if any, as to the appropriate penalty) to the Master, the person charged, the person presenting the charge and any person who shall have been added as a party by the Disciplinary Committee.
   
   (2) The Disciplinary Committee shall draw attention to the period of time within which any appeal should be made by ensuring that a copy of Chapter V (Appeals) accompanies each copy of its decision sent to a party to the proceedings under this section.
8. (1) If the charge or charges are upheld and the Disciplinary Committee finds that the member's conduct constitutes good cause and recommends dismissal or removal from office, but in no other case, the appropriate officer shall consult the Governing Body and shall decide whether or not to dismiss the member of the academic staff concerned. If he decides to accept the Disciplinary Committee's recommendation he may forthwith dismiss the member of the academic staff concerned.
   
   (2) In any case where the charge or charges are upheld, other than where the appropriate officer has decided under sub-section (1) to dismiss the member of the academic staff concerned, the action available to the appropriate officer after consulting the Governing Body (not comprising a greater penalty than that recommended by the Disciplinary Committee) shall be :
   1. to discuss the issues raised with the member concerned; or
   2. to advise the member concerned about his future conduct; or
   3. to warn the member concerned; or
   4. to suspend the member concerned for such period as the appropriate officer shall think fair and reasonable, provided that the suspension shall not extend beyond three months after the date on which the Governing Body shall have considered the Disciplinary Committee's decision, provided that no suspension without pay may be ordered unless the terms of the contract of employment of the member concerned contains provisions expressly entitling the Master to impose such a penalty; or
   5. to take such further or other action under the member's contract of employment or terms of appointment as appears fair and reasonable in all the circumstances of the case; or
   6. to combine any of the courses of action specified above.
9. (1) The Master shall be the appropriate officer to exercise the powers conferred by section 8 and any reference in section 8 to the appropriate officer shall include a reference to another officer acting as his delegate.
   
   (2) Any action taken by the officer or his delegate shall be confirmed in writing.

Statute I Chapter IV
Removal for Incapacity on medical grounds

1. (1) This Chapter makes separate provision for the assessment of incapacity on medical grounds as a good cause for dismissal or removal from office.
   
   (2) In this Chapter references to medical grounds are references to capability assessed by reference to health or any other physical or mental quality.
   
   (3) In this Chapter references to the appropriate officer are references to the Master or an officer acting as his delegate to perform the relevant act.
   
   (4) References to the member of the academic staff include, in cases where the nature of the alleged disability so requires, a responsible relative or friend or other person with authority to act on behalf of that member in addition to (or instead of) that member.
2. (1) Where it appears to the appropriate officer that the removal of a member of the academic staff on medical grounds should be considered, the appropriate officer :
   1. shall inform the member accordingly;
   2. shall notify the member in writing that it is proposed to make an application to the member's doctor for a medical report and shall seek the member's consent in writing in accordance with the requirements of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988; and
   3. may suspend the member from the performance of his duties without loss of emolument.
   (2) If the member agrees that his removal on those grounds should be considered the College shall meet the reasonable costs of any medical opinion required.
   
   (3) If the member does not agree the appropriate officer shall refer the case in confidence, with any supporting medical and other evidence (including any medical evidence submitted by the member), to a Board comprising one person nominated by the Governing Body; one person nominated by the member concerned or, in default of the latter nomination, by the Master; and a medically qualified chairman jointly agreed by the Governing Body and the member or, in default of agreement, to be nominated by the President of the Royal College of Physicians.
   
   (4) The procedure to be followed in respect of the preparation, hearing, and determination of a case by a Medical Board shall be prescribed by Ordinances made under this section. Such Ordinances shall ensure :
   
   
   1. that the member concerned is entitled to be represented by another person, whether such person is legally qualified or not, in connection with and at any hearing by the Board;
   2. that a case shall not be determined without an oral hearing at which the member's representative, but not the member himself, is entitled to be present;
      
   3. that witnesses may be called and questioned concerning any relevant evidence; and
   4. that the case is heard and determined as expeditiously as is reasonably practicable.
   (5) The Board may require the member concerned to undergo medical examination at the College's expense.
3. If the Board determines that the member should be required to retire on medical grounds, the appropriate officer, after consulting the Governing Body, may terminate the employment of the member concerned on those medical grounds.

Statute I Chapter V
Appeals

1. This Chapter establishes procedures for hearing and determining appeals by members of the academic staff who are dismissed or under notice of dismissal or who are otherwise disciplined.
2. (1) This Chapter applies :
   1. to appeals against the decisions of the Governing Body as the appropriate body (or of a delegate of that body) to dismiss in the exercise of its powers under Chapter II;
      
      
   2. to appeals arising in any proceedings, or out of any decision reached, under Chapter III other than appeals under section 1 (Appeals against disciplinary warnings);
      
      
   3. to appeals against dismissal otherwise than in pursuance of Chapter II or Chapter III;
      
      
   4. to appeals against disciplinary decisions otherwise than in pursuance of Chapter III;
      
      
   5. to appeals against decisions reached under Chapter IV; and
      
      
   6. to appeals arising in any proceedings, or out of any decision reached, under Chapter VII, including appeals against decisions reached in pursuance of section 9;
   and "appeal" and "appellant" shall be construed accordingly. (2) No appeal shall however lie against :
   1. a decision of the appropriate body under Chapter II section 3(2);
      
      
   2. the findings of fact of a Disciplinary Committee under Chapter III, or of a Tribunal under Chapter VII save where, with the consent of the person or persons hearing the appeal, fresh evidence is called on behalf of the appellant at that hearing;
      
      
   3. any medical finding by a Board set up under Chapter IV section 2(3) save where, with the consent of the person or persons appointed, fresh evidence is called on behalf of the appellant at that hearing.
      
      
   (3) In this Chapter references to "the person appointed" are references to the person appointed by the Governing Body under section 5 to hear and determine the relevant appeal. (4) The parties to an appeal shall be the appellant and the Master and any other person added as a party at the direction of the person appointed.
3. A member of the academic staff may institute an appeal by serving on the Master, within the time allowed under section 4, notice in writing setting out the grounds of the appeal.
4. (1) A notice of appeal shall be served within twenty-eight days of the date on which the document recording the decision appealed from was sent to the appellant or such longer period, if any, as the person appointed may determine under sub-section (3). (2) The Master shall bring any notice of appeal received (and the date when it was served) to the attention of the Governing Body and shall inform the appellant that he has done so.(3) Where the notice of appeal was served on the Master outside the twenty-eight day period the person appointed shall not permit the appeal to proceed unless he considers that justice and fairness so require in the circumstances of the case.
5. (1) Where an appeal is commenced under this Chapter the appeal shall, subject to the provisions of section 4(3) and sub-section (3) of this section, be heard and determined by a person appointed by the Governing Body in accordance with Ordinances made under this section. (2) A person appointed under sub-section (1) above shall be a person who holds or has held judicial office or who is a barrister or solicitor of at least ten years' standing. (3) The person appointed shall sit alone unless he considers that justice and fairness will best be served by sitting as an Appeal Tribunal with two other persons appointed in accordance with Ordinances made under this section. (4) The other persons who may sit with the person appointed shall be :
   1. one member of the Regent House of the University not being a Fellow of the College; and
      
      
   2. one other member.
6. (1) The procedure to be followed in respect of the preparation, consolidation, hearing and determination of appeals shall be that set out in Ordinances made under this section. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing such Ordinances shall ensure :
   1. that an appellant is entitled to be represented by another person, whether such person be legally qualified or not, in connection with and at any hearing of his appeal;
      
      
   2. that an appeal shall not be determined without an oral hearing at which the appellant, and any person appointed by him to represent him are entitled to be present and, with the consent of the person or persons hearing the appeal, to call witnesses;
      
      
   3. that full and sufficient provision is made for postponements, adjournments, dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution and for the correction of accidental errors; and
      
      
   4. that the person appointed may set appropriate time limits for each stage (including the hearing itself) to the intent that any appeal shall be heard and determined as expeditiously as reasonably practicable.
      
      
   (3) The person or persons hearing the appeal may allow or dismiss an appeal in whole or in part and, without prejudice to the foregoing, may :
   1. remit an appeal from a decision under Chapter II to the Governing Body as the appropriate body (or any issue arising in the course of such an appeal) for further consideration as the person or persons hearing the appeal may direct; or
      
      
   2. remit an appeal arising under Chapter III for re-hearing by a differently constituted Disciplinary Committee to be appointed under that Chapter; or
      
      
   3. remit an appeal from a decision of the appropriate officer under Chapter IV for further consideration as the person or persons hearing the appeal may direct; or
      
      
   4. remit an appeal by the Master arising under Chapter VII for re-hearing or reconsideration by the same or by a differently constituted Tribunal to be appointed under that Chapter; or
      
      
   5. substitute any lesser alternative penalty that would have been open to the appropriate officer following the finding by the Disciplinary Committee which heard and pronounced upon the original charge or charges.
      
      
7. The person appointed shall send the reasoned decision on any appeal together with any findings of fact different from those come to by the Governing Body as the appropriate body under Chapter II or by the Disciplinary Committee under Chapter III, as the case may be, to the Master and to the parties to the appeal.

Statute I Chapter VI
Grievance Procedures

1. The aim of this Chapter is to settle or redress individual grievances promptly, fairly and so far as may be, within the relevant area by methods acceptable to all parties.
2. The grievances to which this Chapter applies are ones by members of the academic staff concerning their appointments or employment where those grievances relate :
   1. to matters affecting themselves as individuals; or
   2. to matters affecting their personal dealings or relationships with other staff of the College,
   not being matters for which express provision is made elsewhere in this Statute.
   
   
3. (1) If other remedies within the relevant area have been exhausted the member of the academic staff may raise the matter with the Master.
   
   (2) If it appears to the Master that the matter has been finally determined under Chapter III, IV or V or that the grievance is trivial or invalid, he may dismiss it summarily, or take no action upon it. If it so appears to the Master he shall inform the member and may inform the Governing Body accordingly.
   
   (3) If the Master is satisfied that the subject matter of the grievance could properly be considered with (or form the whole or any part of) :
   1. a complaint under Chapter III;
   2. a determination under Chapter IV; or
   3. an appeal under Chapter V
   he shall defer action upon it under this Chapter until the relevant complaint, determination or appeal has been heard or the time for instituting it has passed, and he shall notify the member accordingly.
   
   (4) If the Master does not reject the complaint under sub-section (2) or if he does not defer action upon it under sub-section (3) he shall decide whether it would be appropriate, having regard to the interests of justice and fairness, for him to seek to dispose of it informally. If he so decides he shall notify the member and proceed accordingly.
   
   
4. If the grievance has not been disposed of informally under section 3(4), the Master shall refer the matter to a Grievance Committee for consideration.
5. A Grievance Committee to be appointed by the Governing Body shall comprise three Fellows of the College appointed by the Governing Body.
6. The procedure in connection with the consideration and determination of grievances shall be determined in Ordinances in such a way as to ensure that the aggrieved person and any person against whom the grievance lies shall have the right to be heard at a hearing and to be accompanied by a friend or representative.
   
   The Committee shall inform the Governing Body whether the grievance is or is not well-found and if it is well-found the Committee shall make such proposals for the redress of the grievance as it sees fit.

Statute I Chapter VII
Removal of the Master from office

1. Any ten members of the Governing Body may make a complaint to the President seeking the removal of the Master from office for good cause.
   
   
2. The President shall refer such a complaint to the Governing Body, exclusive of the Master and the members making the complaint. If it appears to the Governing Body that the complaint does not raise a prima facie case, or that it is trivial or invalid or unjustified, they may determine that no further action shall be taken upon it.
3. If it appears to the Governing Body, on material presented, that the complaint raises a prima facie case which could, if proved, constitute good cause for the dismissal or removal of the Master from office, they shall by special resolution appoint a Tribunal to hear and determine the matter. A Tribunal appointed by the Governing Body shall consist of three persons who are not Fellows of the College and are not employed by the College, as follows :
   1. one person who holds, or has held, judicial office, or who is a barrister or solicitor of at least ten years' standing, who shall be Chairman;
      
      
   2. two other persons.
4. A complaint referred to the Tribunal shall be dealt with in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Chapter III sections 5 and 6, provided that the President shall perform any duty and exercise any power there assigned to the Master, and that for the purposes of this Chapter references in those sections to a Disciplinary Committee shall be construed as referring to the Tribunal.
5. The Tribunal shall send its decision on the complaint, together with its findings of fact and the reasons for its decision, to the Master and the President. The Tribunal shall draw attention to the period of time within which any appeal should be instituted by ensuring that a copy of Chapter V of this Statute accompanies the notification of its decision sent to the Master.

6. If the Tribunal finds that the complaint constitutes good cause for dismissal, the President, after consulting the Governing Body, may dismiss the Master.

7. The Master may institute an appeal against the findings of a Tribunal by serving on the President a notice in writing setting out the grounds of the appeal. A notice of appeal shall be served within twenty-eight days of the date on which the document recording the decision appealed from was sent to the Master; provided that the person appointed to hear an appeal shall have power to hear an appeal commenced after that date if he considers that justice and fairness so require in the circumstances of the case.
8. An appeal commenced under section 7 shall be heard in accordance with the provisions of Chapter V of this Statute, provided that the President shall perform any duty and exercise any power there assigned to the Master, and references in Chapter V, sections 6 and 7 to Chapter III shall be construed as referring to this Chapter. 9 For the purpose of the removal of the Master for incapacity on medical grounds, the provisions of Chapter IV and Chapter V shall have effect, provided that the President shall perform any duty or exercise any power there assigned to the Master.
9. For the purposes of this Chapter, references to the President shall, if the President is not in residence, or is incapacitated by illness or otherwise, be construed as referring to the officer on whom the functions of the President devolve under statute E.I.6.