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

Amendment of Paragraph 7 of the Charter of 1885.

20.— The Charter of 1885 shall be read and construed as if the following words were deleted therefrom where the same appear at Paragraph 7 thereof that is to say the words:

“And they, the said President or Vice-President or Vice-President and Council, shall, in like manner from time to time, fill up any vacancy or vacancies that may occur in the body of Examiners, so that the said Examiners shall always consist of such number of persons as shall be from time to time, determined by said Council; and they shall in like manner elect Professors of the said College when and so often as a vacancy or vacancies shall occur, from the persons who shall offer themselves to the Council of the said College as candidates for the said office, provided the Members of Council shall find among the said candidates for the said office a person or persons in their judgment or in the judgment of the majority of them, fit and competent to the discharge of the duties thereof, so that the Professors of the said College shall always consist of thirteen persons, unless such number shall be altered by any Bye-Law of the said College; and the said persons, so respectively elected and appointed to fill the said respective offices of Examiner or Professor, shall respectively hold and enjoy their said office during such period as shall be fixed by Bye-Laws of the said College to be duly enacted for that purpose, and such Examiner shall be entitled to such salary, emolument, and reward as the said Council shall, by any rule or Bye-Law in that behalf, make or provide for any person so chosen and appointed an Examiner as aforesaid. PROVIDED ALSO that it shall and may be lawful for the President or Vice-President and Council of the said College, from time to time, to elect and appoint a Secretary, and also to elect and appoint a Registrar and such other officer or officers, servant or servants, for such periods and at such salaries as to them shall seem meet for the better regulation of the said College.”

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

“And they, the said President or Vice-President or Vice-President and Council, shall, in like manner from time to time, fill up any vacancy or vacancies that may occur in the body of Examiners, so that the said Examiners shall always consist of such number of persons as shall be from time to time, determined by said Council; and they shall in like manner elect Professors of the said College when and so often as a vacancy or vacancies shall occur, from the persons who shall offer themselves to the Council of the said College as candidates for the said office, provided the Members of Council shall find among the said candidates for the said office a person or persons in their judgment or in the judgment of the majority of them, fit and competent to the discharge of the duties thereof provided that where such candidates for Examiners are Members of the Council, they will not be paid for examining, and the said persons, so respectively elected and appointed to fill the said respective offices of Examiner or Professor, shall respectively hold and enjoy their said office during such period as shall be fixed by Bye-Laws of the said College enacted or to be enacted for that purpose, and such Examiner shall be entitled to such salary, emolument, and reward as the said Council shall, by any rule or Bye-Law in that behalf, make or provide for any person so chosen and appointed an Examiner as aforesaid except where the examiner is a Member of Council in which case no salary, emolument and reward shall be enjoyed for Examining. PROVIDED ALSO that it shall and may be lawful for the President or Vice-President and Council of the said College lawfully convened, from time to time, and on a majority of votes to elect and appoint a Secretary, and also to elect and appoint a Registrar who shall be Chief Executive and such other executive officer or officers, servant or servants, for such periods and at such salaries as to them shall seem meet for the better regulation of the said College.”

were inserted.