Graces

Graces submitted to the Regent House on 29 April 2015

The Council submits the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, unless they are withdrawn or a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 111), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 8 May 2015.

1. That the Table of Fees attached to the regulations for University Composition Fees (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 160) be amended as set out in the Schedule to the Council’s Notice dated 27 April 2015 (p. 503).

2. That Regulations 3 and 4 for the Norman Douglas Simpson Memorial Fund (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 948) be amended so as to read:1

3. After provision has been made by the Managers in accordance with Regulation 2, any unexpended income

(a)may be used for the repair and binding of books of the Collection; and

(b)if, after the payment of any expenses under (a), any income remains, may be applied at the discretion of the Managers to provide training for students in taxonomy and for other purposes connected with the study of plants by members of the University.

4. The Managers of the Fund shall be the Regius Professor of Botany, the Director of the Botanic Garden, and the Curator of the Herbarium in the Department of Plant Sciences.

3. That a Captain Scott Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:2

Captain Scott Fund

1. Benefactions and such other sums as may be received or applied for the same purpose shall form a fund called the Captain Scott Fund to support the Scott Polar Research Institute.

2. The Fund shall be administered by a Board of Managers who shall comprise the Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute, and two persons appointed by the General Board on the nomination of the Committee of Management for the Scott Polar Research Institute, who shall serve for such period as the General Board shall determine.

3. Subject to Regulation 4, the income and (if the Managers think fit) the capital of the Fund may be used to support the Scott Polar Research Institute in such manner as the Managers shall decide, including but not limited to the payment of the stipend, national insurance, pension contributions, and associated indirect costs of an office or post payable by the University.

4. Any unexpended income in any financial year may, at the discretion of the Managers, be carried forward and applied as income in any one or more subsequent financial years.