Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Establishment of University.

3.

Amendment to section 4 of Act of 1980.

4.

Amendment to section 7 of and Schedule to Act of 1980.

5.

Amendment to section 8 of Act of 1980.

6.

Amendment to section 56 of Copyright Act, 1963.

7.

Short title, construction and commencement.

Acts Referred to

Copyright Act, 1963

1963, No. 10

National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin, Act, 1980

1980, No. 30

(i) to provide courses of study or instruction in such fields as the Governing Body may deem appropriate,

(ii) to confer, grant or give degrees, diplomas, certificates or other educational awards, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, to or on persons who satisfy the Academic Council that they have attended or otherwise pursued or followed appropriate courses of study, instruction or research provided by the University, or by such other colleges or institutions as the Governing Body may approve, and have attained an appropriate standard in examinations or other tests of knowledge or ability or have performed other exercises in a manner regarded by the Academic Council as satisfactory,

(iii) to confer honorary degrees on persons in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Governing Body, after consultation with the Academic Council, may deem appropriate, and

(iv) to enter into arrangements with other relevant institutions inside and outside the State for the purposes of offering joint courses and of conducting research and development work and to enter into arrangements, including participation in limited liability companies, for the purpose of exploiting the results of research and development work undertaken by the University either separately or jointly.”,

and

(b) the substitution for paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of the following paragraph:

“(a) The Minister may on the recommendation of the Governing Body after consultation with an tÚdarás by order assign to the Institute such additional functions as the Minister thinks fit.”.

Amendment to section 7 of and Schedule to Act of 1980.

4.—(1) Section 7 of and the Schedule to the Act of 1980 are hereby amended by the substitution of “the President” for “the Director” in each place where it occurs.

(2) References to the Director of the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin, in any statute or statutory instrument (within the meaning of the Statutory Instruments Act, 1947) or in the articles or memorandum of association of any company or in any legal document to the Director shall be construed as references to the President of Dublin City University.

Amendment to section 8 of Act of 1980.

5.—Section 8 of the Act of 1980 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:

“(2) (a) The Governing Body may by regulations made under this section provide for the membership, of which a majority shall be holders of academic appointments and not less than 3 students of the University, representative of the student body, and terms of office of the Academic Council established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.