Institute For Advanced Studies Act, 1940

The Council of the Institute.

9.—(1) The body corporate of the Institute shall consist of the Council of the Institute.

(2) The general government of the Institute and the administration of the affairs thereof shall be vested in the Council.

(3) The first Council shall consist of a chairman and four other members all of whom shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Government, and of the ex-officio members of the Council.

(4) The first Council shall be appointed as soon as conveniently may be after the passing of this Act and shall subsist until whichever of the following later happens and shall then cease, that is to say:—

(a) the expiration of one year from the passing of this Act, or

(b) the issue by the Taoiseach of a certificate in writing under his hand that the second Council has been duly appointed.

(5) Subject to the provisions of this section in relation to the first Council, the Council shall consist of one member (who shall be the chairman) appointed by the President on the advice of the Government, the ex-officio members of the Council, and two members from each Constituent School for the time being established.

(6) The members of the Council from a Constituent School shall be appointed by the Governing Board of such School from amongst their own members.

(7) At all times, at least one of the members of the Council from any particular Constituent School shall be a person who is a member of the Governing Board of such Constituent School by virtue of appointment and not by virtue of being a Senior Professor.

(8) Every quinquennial appointment of members of the Council shall be made and completed before the 30th day of June on which the terms of office of their predecessors expire.