The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Charters Amendment) Act 2003

Amendment of Paragraph 14 of the Charter of 1844.

10.— The Charter of 1844 shall be read and construed as if the following words were deleted therefrom where the same appear at Paragraph 14 thereof that is to say the words:

“AND We do hereby enjoin and require that the oath of affirmation, or declaration required by the said hereinbefore, in part, recited Charter or Letters Patent, to be taken or made by the President, Vice-President, Censors, Assistants, Officers, or Members, or Licentiates of the said College respectively shall, save where the same is hereby altered or annulled, be taken or made by the President or Vice-President, Members of the Council, Fellows, Examiners, Officers, or Licentiates of the said College appointed; or to be appointed under these Presents; and the President or Vice-President, or Members of the Council, or any two of them, shall administer such oath, or affirmation, or declaration, save as aforesaid, at such time and in such manner as the President, Vice-President, and Censors, or any two of them, were empowered and required to administer the same by the said Letters Patent.”

and as if in substitution for the words so last deleted the words:

“AND We do hereby enjoin and require that the oath of affirmation, or declaration required by the Charters or Letters Patent or Statute, to be taken or made by the President, Vice-President, Members of Council, Fellows, Members, Officers or Licentiates of the said College respectively shall, save where the same is hereby altered or annulled, be taken or made by the President or Vice-President, Members of the Council, Fellows, Members, Examiners, Officers, or Licentiates of the said College appointed; or to be appointed under these Presents; and the President or Vice-President, or Members of the Council, or any two of them, shall administer such oath, or affirmation, or declaration, save as aforesaid, at such time and in such manner as the President, Vice-President or any one of them, shall be empowered and required to administer the same by the said Charters or Letters Patent or Statute.”

were inserted.