Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
Statute H
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APPROVED FOUNDATIONS AND APPROVED SOCIETIES

Chapter I

APPROVED FOUNDATIONS

1. The University shall have power to recognize by Grace as an Approved Foundation any institution which is maintained within the precincts of the University for the advancement of education, learning, and research and which

  1. (a)is incorporated or subsists under a trust instrument
  2. (b)has provision in its charter, articles of association, memorandum of association, or trust instrument, as the case may be, for its government through a Committee of Management, Board of Trustees, Council, or similar body
  3. (c)if it proposes to admit students or does admit students, has suitable provision for their education and discipline.

2. Further conditions under which an institution may receive and continue to enjoy recognition as an Approved Foundation shall be determined by Ordinance from time to time; provided that (a) no Approved Foundation shall without its consent become subject to any conditions other than those under which recognition was first granted to it and (b) no Approved Foundation shall alter any provision in its charter, articles of association, memorandum of association, or trust instrument, as the case may be, unless it has given to the University notice of the proposed alteration and either the University has granted its consent or the Council has announced that the proposed alteration does not affect the University or prejudice the interests of the University.

3. Any provision in any Statute or Ordinance affecting all Colleges shall (unless this interpretation is excluded expressly or by necessary implication, and subject to the exceptions hereinafter mentioned) be applicable as if the term College included any Approved Foundation. This rule shall not apply in interpreting any of the provisions of Statute D, VI; and, if the University with the consent of the institution so determines, neither shall it apply in interpreting any of the provisions of Statute G, I.

4. If it is represented to the Council in writing that the provisions of an Approved Foundation for the maintenance of good order and discipline are unsatisfactory, or that its buildings have become unsuitable for the residence of students, or generally that any of the conditions under which it enjoys recognition as an Approved Foundation are being neglected, the Council may at its discretion hold an inquiry into the matter. If the Council finds that there is cause for complaint against the Approved Foundation as aforesaid, and the governing body of the Foundation refuses to take or fails to take within reasonable time such measures as the Council requires, or if the governing body refuses to give assistance in the inquiry, the Council shall refer the matter to the Chancellor. A court composed of the Chancellor, or a deputy appointed by the Chancellor, and two assessors appointed by the Chancellor, shall then inquire into the matter and, if the governing body still refuses to give assistance in the inquiry or refuses to take or fails to take within reasonable time such measures as the court requires, may by the unanimous votes of all its members declare that recognition as an Approved Foundation is withdrawn from the institution concerned. If the office of Chancellor is vacant, the functions assigned to the Chancellor by this section shall be exercised by the High Steward.