Irish Universities Act, 1908

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First appointment to offices in the new universities and in the constituent colleges.

15.—(1) The first appointment to all offices in the new university having its seat at Dublin and its constituent colleges, and in the new university having its seat at Belfast shall, except as provided by the charter of the university or college, be made by the Dublin Commissioners and the Belfast Commissioners respectively, and the offices of all officers of Queen’s College, Cork, and Queen’s College, Galway, shall be deemed to be vacant on the appointed day (notwithstanding that those colleges are not dissolved), and to be subject to the provisions of this section.

(2) Any appointment made under this section shall (except where the appointment is an appointment to an equivalent office of an existing officer whose tenure of his existing office is not limited so as to continue for a definite number of years) be temporary only and shall not have effect after the expiration of seven years from the day appointed for the dissolution of the Royal University of Ireland.

(3) If before the expiration of the time so limited a casual vacancy occurs in any such office, the vacancy may be filled by the commissioners by whom the original appointment was made under this section, or, if it occurs after the powers of the commissioners have ceased, in the manner provided by the charter or statutes of the university or college in which the office is vacant, but in the case of an appointment which by virtue of this section is temporary only the appointment shall not have effect after the expiration of the time limited.

(4) On the day on which any temporary appointment under this section ceases to have effect, the person appointed under this section shall retire from office, and the vacancy shall be filled in manner provided and on conditions specified by the statutes of the university or college, but any person so retiring from office may be re-appointed, and in the case of an existing officer who holds his office during the pleasure of His Majesty shall be so re-appointed if his Majesty directs, notwithstanding anything in the statutes of the university or college.