Institute For Advanced Studies Act, 1940

Establishment and disestablishment of Constituent Schools.

4.—(1) As soon as conveniently may be after the passing of this Act, the Government shall establish, either simultaneously or successively, under this Act—

(a) a Constituent School to be known as Scoil an Leighinn Cheiltigh or (in English) the School of Celtic Studies, and

(b) a Constituent School to be known as Scoil na Fisice Teoiriciúla or (in English) the School of Theoretical Physics.

(2) Whenever it appears to the Government that it is in the public interest that a Constituent School (other than the Constituent Schools mentioned in the foregoing sub-section of this section) should be established for the furtherance of advanced study and the conduct of research in a particular specialised branch of knowledge and each House of the Oireachtas has by resolution approved of the establishment of such Constituent School, the Government may establish under this Act a Constituent School for the purposes aforesaid.

(3) Whenever it appears to the Government that it is in the public interest that a Constituent School (other than the Constituent Schools mentioned in the first sub-section of this section) should be disestablished and each House of the Oireachtas has by resolution approved of such disestablishment, the Government shall disestablish under this Act such Constituent School.