Trinity College Act 1979

The Council may, in accordance with sub-section (2) of this section, elect as a Fellow of the College a person who has played a distinguished part in academic, ecclesiastical or public life and who has contributed to the life or work of the College or of the Unincorporated College or who is believed likely to contribute to the life or work of the College, whether or not he holds or has held an office within the College.

The Council may, at a meeting of which notice in writing is given or posted by the Secretary of the Council to each member of the Council at least two weeks before the date of the meeting, elect a person as a Fellow by a number of votes that is not less than two-thirds of the votes of the members of the Council voting in person or by proxy.

The Council shall not elect a person as a Fellow if the number of persons holding office as Fellows would, after that election, exceed 20.

The Council may, subject to the Act and this Constitution, from time to time confer rights or impose obligations on the Fellow of the College.

A Fellow holds office until he dies, unless he sooner resigns or his fellowship is terminated under sub-section (7) of this section.

A Fellow may resign his fellowship by notice in writing given to the Secretary of the Council.

The Council may, at a meeting of which notice in writing is given or posted by the Secretary of the Council to each member of the Council at least two weeks before the date of the meeting, terminate the fellowship of a Fellow by a majority of the votes of the members of the Council or where the number of votes cast at the meeting in person or by proxy is greater than half the number of the members of the Council, by a number of votes that is not less than three-quarters of those votes.