Ordinance 4: The Students' Union
4.1
There shall be constituted in the University of York a Students' Union, hereinafter referred to as the Union.
4.2
All registered students of the University shall become members of the Union but shall have the right to withdraw from membership in accordance with the procedure approved by the University Council and set out in the Code of Practice provided for in 4.4 below.
4.3
The aims of the Union shall be:
- to promote and defend the general interests of its members and to represent them in matters affecting their interest;
- to further such policies of the Union as are decided according to the Students' Union Constitution as approved by the University Council in accordance with the Code of Practice provided for in 4.4 below.
4.4
There shall be a Code of Practice, to be approved by the University Council, governing the conduct and management of the Union in accordance with the requirements of Part 2 of the Education Act 1994.
YUSU Code of Practice (PDF 
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Ordinances
- Ordinance 1
Constitution of Boards of Studies- Ordinance 2
Meetings of Boards of Studies- Ordinance 3
The Graduate Students Association- Ordinance 4
The Students' Union- Ordinance 5
Membership of the Senate- Ordinance 6
University Examiners and examinations- Ordinance 7
Deprivation or Revocation of Academic Qualifications- Ordinance 8
Exemption from part of a programme of study of the University- Ordinance 9
Admission of visiting students- Ordinance 10
This ordinance has been repealed (University Council M10-11/10 refers)- Ordinance 11
This ordinance has been repealed (University Council M10-11/10 refers)- Ordinance 12
Members of the University- Ordinance 13
This ordinance has been repealed (University Council M10-11/10 refers)- Ordinance 14
This ordinance has been repealed (University Council M10-11/10 refers)- Ordinance 15
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