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Equality policy.
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36.—(1) A governing authority shall, as soon as practicable but not later than 12 months after it is established under this Act and at such other times as it thinks fit, require the chief officer to prepare a statement of the policies of the university in respect of—
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(a) access to the university and to university education by economically or socially disadvantaged people, by people who have a disability and by people from sections of society significantly under-represented in the student body, and
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(b) equality, including gender equality, in all activities of the university,
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and the chief officer, in preparing the statement, shall have regard to such policies on those matters as may from time to time be determined by the Minister.
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(2) A governing authority may, having regard to the resources available to the university, either approve the statement prepared under subsection (1) without modification or, after consultation with the chief officer, approve the statement with such modifications as it thinks fit.
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(3) A university shall implement the policies set out in the statement as approved under subsection (2).
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