Technological Universities Act 2018
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Amendment of section 11 of Dublin Institute of Technology Act 1992 | ||
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70. Section 11 of the Dublin Institute of Technology Act 1992 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2): | ||
“(2) (a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) the Governing Body shall make regulations of the Institute which shall provide, in relation to the Academic Council, for— | ||
(i) the number of members, | ||
(ii) procedures for selection and appointment of members, | ||
(iii) eligibility for reappointment of members, and | ||
(iv) the number of consecutive periods for which members may hold office. | ||
(b) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) — | ||
(i) the majority of members of the Academic Council shall be members of the academic staff of the Institute, and | ||
(ii) the regulations of the Institute under paragraph (a) shall provide for such number of students of the Institute, as it considers appropriate, to be members of the Academic Council. | ||
(c) The President shall be— | ||
(i) an ex officio member of the Academic Council, and | ||
(ii) entitled to preside at all meetings of the Academic Council or a committee of the Council at which he or she is present, but if he or she at any time chooses not to so preside, he or she shall nominate a person to preside in his or her place. | ||
(d) Other than the President and members of the Academic Council who are also students of the Institute, members of the Academic Council shall hold office for a period of 3 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.”. |