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

Amendment of Paragraph 15 of the Charter of 1885.

26.— The Charter of 1885 shall be read and construed as if the following words were deleted therefrom where the same appear at Paragraph 15 thereof that is to say the words:

“AND We do hereby, for us, our heirs and successors, grant and declare, ordain and direct that it shall be lawful for the Council of the said College, by diploma under the seal of the College, to admit without examination to the Letters Testimonial or Fellowship of the said College, on such conditions and on the payment of such respective fee as the Council of the College shall by Bye-Law determine the Members Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, and the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, provided such Licentiate Members and Fellows shall be at the time of said application for admission in the bona fide practice of the profession of a surgeon in Ireland, and such persons so admitted to such Letters Testimonial or Fellowship shall take rank amongst the Licentiates and Fellows of the said College, according to the date of such last mentioned diplomas or licences.”

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

“AND We do hereby, for us, our heirs and successors, grant and declare, ordain and direct that it shall be lawful for the Council of the said College, by diploma under the seal of the College, to admit without examination to the Letters Testimonial, Membership or Fellowship of the said College, such persons engaged in the practice of the profession of surgery on such conditions as may be from time to time be determined by Council and on the payment of such respective fee as the Council of the College shall determine, and such persons so admitted to such Letters Testimonial, Membership or Fellowship shall be known as Licentiates, Members or Fellows ad Eundem and shall take rank amongst the Licentiates, Members and Fellows of the said College, according to the date of such last mentioned diplomas or licences.”

were inserted.