The Council submits the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, other than any which is withdrawn or for which a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 109), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 29 May 2009.
1. That, in respect of any examination held in the Easter Term 2009,1
| (a) | the Registrary may, notwithstanding the regulations for the publication of lists of successful candidates in examinations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 223), |
| (i) accept and publish a list later than the latest day or time prescribed by Ordinance; | |
| (ii) accept and publish a list that has been signed by a majority but not by all of the Examiners; | |
| (iii) accept and publish any amended list; | |
| (b) | the Examiners may, notwithstanding those regulations and the regulations for the examination concerned, include the names of some or all of the candidates under any of the following headings: |
| (i) Declared to have deserved honours: to be classified later. | |
| (ii) Candidates successful in the examination: to be classified later. | |
| (iii) Candidates on whom no decision has yet been reached because of insufficient evidence. | |
| (iv) Candidates to whose names a distinctive mark may be attached in an amended list. |
2. That, in respect of the Congregations for General Admission to Degrees to be held in June 2009, the Vice-Chancellor may, notwithstanding Regulation 7 of the regulations for admission to degrees (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 181), allow a person's name to remain in the list for the conferment of a degree unless she is satisfied by information given in the notice of intention to non placet that there are prima facie reasons requiring further consideration before the degree is conferred.1
3. That, in respect of any M.Phil. examination held in the Easter Term 2009, notwithstanding Regulation 10(b) of the general regulations for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 482) and Regulation 5 of the regulations for Degree Committees (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 565), (i) a Degree Committee may appoint additional Examiners or Assessors for the examinations for the degree; and (ii) a resolution that a person be recommended for the award of the M.Phil. Degree shall be valid if passed with the concurrence of the votes of the majority of members of the Degree Committee present at the meeting.1
4. That, with effect from the date of approval by Her Majesty in Council of the amendments to Statutes F, III, and J approved by Grace 7 of 3 December 2008, the regulations for Financial Matters (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 941) be amended as set out in the Council's Notice dated 18 May 2009 (p. 742).
1 See the Council's Notice, p. 744.