Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting subclause (1) from clause 1 and substituting the following subclause:

(1) Subject to clauses 2 and 3 , a person who is elected or appointed as a member of the Council holds office for a term of –

(a) 4 years in the case of a member referred to in section 8(1)(d) , (j) or (k) ; or

(b) 2 years in the case of a member referred to in section 8(1)(e) or (h) ; or

(c) one year in the case of a member referred to in section 8(1)(i)  –

and the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Alumni hold office as members of the Council so long as they remain qualified under section 8(1)(f) or (g) , as the case may be.

(b) by omitting from clause 1(2) "successive terms" and substituting "any subsequent term" ;

(c) by omitting subclause (3) from clause 1 and substituting the following subclause:

(3) If –

(a) an elected or appointed member of the Council ceases to hold the qualification by virtue of which he or she was elected or appointed; or

(b) the office of an elected or appointed member of the Council becomes vacant other than by effluxion of time –

a person may be elected or appointed to that office for the remainder of the term of office of that member and in the same manner as the member was elected or appointed.

(d) by omitting from clause 2(1)(d) "Visitor" and substituting "Minister" ;

(e) by omitting subclause (2) from clause 2 and substituting the following subclause:

(2) If the Minister is of opinion, on the recommendation of two-thirds of the Council, that an elected or appointed member of the Council –

(a) has failed to discharge his or her obligations under section 11A or 11B ; or

(b) is incapable of discharging the obligations of a member of the Council –

the Minister may dismiss the member from office.

(f) by omitting clause 3 and substituting the following clauses:

3.    Certain members ineligible on loss of status

A member of the Council who is elected under section 8(1)(e) , (h) or (i) is taken to have vacated office if –

(a) in the case of a member elected under section 8(1)(e) , he or she ceases to be a member of the academic staff; or

(b) in the case of a member elected under section 8(1)(h) , he or she ceases to be a member of the general staff; or

(c) in the case of a member elected under section 8(1)(i) , he or she ceases to be a student.

3A.    Certain members of Alumni ineligible

A member of the Council who is appointed to the Council under section 8(2) in place of the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the Alumni is taken to have vacated office if the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson, as the case may require –

(a) ceases to hold office as such; or

(b) is no longer a member of the academic staff or general staff or a student.