Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, Act, 1800

When one college is dissatisfied with the conduct of the professors of the other, complaint may be laid before visitors.

XXX. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the provost, or in his absence, the vice provost and senior fellows, shall, at any time, be dissatisfied with the conduct of any of the said King's professors, or if the said president, or in his absence, the vice-president and fellows of the said college of physicians, shall, at any time, be dissatisfied with the conduct of any of the said university professors, and after complaint made by the provost, or in his absence, the vice-provost, and senior fellows to the president, or in his absence, the vice-president and fellows of the said college of physicians, or by them to the said provost, or in his absence, to the vice-provost, and senior fellows, redress shall not be given in ten days after such complaint shall have been preferred, the same may be laid by the provost, or in his absence, the vice-provost and senior fellows, before the visitors of the said college of physicians, or any two of them, and by the said president, or in his absence, the vice-president and fellows of said college of physicians, before the visitors of Trinity College, Dublin, which said visitors, respectively, shall summarily hear the matter of the said complaint, and grant redress in case the same shall appear to be well founded, and if otherwise shall dismiss the same; and it shall and may be lawful to and for the said visitors, respectively, to examine witnesses upon oath whenever they shall find it necessary so to do, which oaths the said visitors are hereby empowered to administer.