National Council For Educational Awards Act, 1979

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Consultants, assessors, examiners etc.

12.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Council may engage such consultants, examiners, assessors or advisers as it may consider necessary for the performance of its functions and any fees due to a consultant, examiner, assessor or adviser engaged pursuant to this section shall be paid by the Council out of moneys at its disposal.

(2) An examiner shall not be engaged pursuant to this section by the Council to participate in an examination or other test of knowledge or ability unless the course of study or instruction to which the examination relates for the time being stands approved of by the Council.

(3) The power vested in the Council by subsection (1) of this section shall, in so far as it is practical so to do, be exercised so as to ensure that the standard of any course of study or instruction, or any examination or other test of knowledge or ability, in relation to which the power is exercised or its syllabus corresponds or is analogous to any relevant standards for the time being in force in universities.