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Officers of lunatic asylum.
53 & 54 Vict. c. 31.
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84.—(1) Subject to the provisions herein-after contained, the county council acting through their committee—
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(a) shall appoint for each lunatic asylum a resident medical superintendent and at least one assistant medical officer; and
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(b) may appoint such other officers as they consider necessary for the performance of their duties in relation to lunatic asylums,
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and every officer so appointed shall perform such duties and be paid such remuneration as the council may assign to him.
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(2) Every resident medical superintendent shall be a registered medical practitioner of not less than seven years standing, and shall have served for not less than five years as a medical officer or assistant medical officer in an asylum for the treatment of the insane, and every assistant medical officer shall be a registered medical practitioner.
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(3) The Pauper Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) (Superannuation) Act, 1890, shall apply to every officer of a lunatic asylum, save that all reference in that Act to the approval of the inspectors of lunatics or of the Lord Lieutenant shall be repealed.
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(4) The grant paid out of the Local Taxation (Ireland) Account for lunatics shall be deemed to be paid in respect of a part of the salary of any resident medical superintendent and assistant medical officer, and any such superintendent or medical officer shall not be appointed or removed, nor shall his salary be fixed or altered, without the concurrence of the Lord Lieutenant, and he shall have such qualifications (if any) as may be prescribed.
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(5) This section shall be without prejudice to the provisions of this Act respecting existing officers.
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