Ordinances

Changes to the University's Ordinances were approved by Senate and Council in 2010 replacing those listed here with effect from July 2010. Details of the changes to the Charter, Statutes and Ordinances can be found at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/registrar/calendar/changes.htm.

The new Ordinances are available at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/registrar/calendar/ordinances-2010/

Ordinance XI:

Union of Students

  1. As part of the University there shall be a union of students to be known as the University of Nottingham Students’ Union (hereinafter called the Students’ Union) for the promotion of corporate feeling and the general interest of students, and to afford a recognised channel of communication between students and the University authorities.

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  2. Regulations shall be prepared by the Union for the furtherance of the aims of the Students’ Union, which regulations and any alteration or abrogation thereof shall be of effect and binding on all members of the Union immediately upon receiving the approval of the Senate and Council of the University. The Regulations shall provide inter alia for General Meetings of the Students’ Union, for the election of officers, for the election of a Union Council and Standing Committees, and for affiliation of Students’ Societies and Athletic Clubs to the Students’ Union. The Regulations shall prescribe the rights and privileges of the categories of membership set out in paragraph 3.

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  3. The membership of the Students’ Union shall be as follows:

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      1. Every full-time undergraduate and postgraduate and every other full-time registered student may become a full member of the Students’ Union.

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      2. Sabbatical officers of the Union shall be full members of the Students’ Union so long as they hold office.

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      3. Part-time students and intercalating students may become full members of the Students’ Union.

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      1. Associate membership of the Students’ Union may be granted at the discretion of the Executive Committee or by an Officer of the Students' Union acting on behalf of the Executive Committee on an annual basis to: any past full member of the Students’ Union; any full member of The University Association; any member of the staff and any employee of the University or of the Students’ Union.

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      2. Associate membership of the Students’ Union may be granted at the discretion of the Union Council on an annual basis to selected individuals who, in the view of the Union Council, under recommendation from an Executive Officer, or an affiliated or constituent body of the Students’ Union will considerably benefit the membership of the Students’ Union by their participation in activities.

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      3. The rights accorded to Associate Members shall be governed by the Constitution of the Students’ Union. Participation in the Union electoral processes shall be restricted to those holding Full Membership in accordance with the Constitution of the Students’ Union.
         
    3. Honorary membership of the Students’ Union shall be granted to members of the Ordo Caligulae and to such persons as the Union Council may from time to time elect.

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    4. Reciprocal membership of the Students’ Union may be granted at the discretion of the Union Council to the members of other Students’ Unions in the United Kingdom.

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  4. The functions of the Union Council, subject to the Regulations of the Students’ Union, shall be to represent the Students’ Union in all matters affecting its interests, to afford a channel of communication between the Students’ Union and the University Authorities, and to administer the finances of the Students’ Union.

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  5. There may be an annual subscription of an amount to be determined by the Regulations of the Students’ Union, which shall be paid by full-time students at the same time as the fees of the University, and by other members at such times as the Regulations of the Students’ Union shall determine.

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  6. The accounts of the Students’ Union shall at the end of each financial year be audited by a public accountant in the active practice of his or her profession, and a copy of the accounts, signed by the auditor, shall be given to the Vice-Chancellor.