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Statute LVI.
Irish Universities Act, 1908
University College, Cork
We, the Governing Body of University College, Cork, under
and by virtue of the powers in that behalf conferred on us by
the said Act, Do by this present instrument under the Seal
of University College, Cork, make the Statute contained in
the Schedule hereof for the general government of the said
College.
Given under the Common Seal of University College, Cork, this twenty-second day of December, 1954.
Present when the Common Seal of University College, Cork,
was affixed:
- (Signed)
- H. St. J. ATKINS, President.
- D. T. MacSWEENEY, Governor.
- SÉAMUS Ó MUÍRTHILE, Secretary.
Statute LVI.
Schedule
Statutes I. to LV. of University College, Cork, shall be read and construed with the additions, modifications and amendments hereinafter set forth.
CHAPTER I.
Professorship of Irish History
- There shall be established in the College, in the event of its institution by the Senate of the National University of Ireland, a Professorship of Irish History.
- The said Professorship shall be a full-time office within the meaning of the Statutes of the College and of the University. The stipend of the Professorship shall be the same as those provided for in Statute LI., Chapter I., Section 3 (b). The provisions of Statute LI., Chapter I., Section 5, and Chapter II., Section I, as amended, shall also apply to the office.
- (a) The duties of the Professor shall be to lecture and
examine in Irish History for all Degrees, Diplomas
and Certificates of the College and of the University.
- (b) Irish History will be deemed to be included in the
Department of History under the general direction
of the Professor of History.
- The said Professorship shall be in substitution for the
existing Lectureship in History instituted by Statute XXXIII.,
Chapter I., which Lectureship shall be abolished if the present
holder is appointed to the Professorship hereby established or
ceases by resignation or otherwise to hold office. Chapter I.
of Statute XXXIII., shall, on the Occurrence of either of such
events, be revoked.
- The said Professorship shall be a pensionable office and
Table A of the Additional Pension Scheme annexed to
Statute XXXIX., Chapter II., as already amended, shall be
hereby further amended by the addition of the said office
thereto.
- Faculties : Statute XXVII., Chapter II., as already
amended, shall be hereby further amended by the addition of
the subject Irish History to the Faculty of Arts and to the
Faculty of Celtic Studies.
- The said Professorship shall be tenable for the same
term and on the same conditions and the holder thereof shall
be subject to the same duties and obligations as if the said
office had been included in Statutes I. to LV. of University
College, Cork.
CHAPTER II.
Faculty of Dairy Science
Lectureship in Dairy Chemistry
- There shall be established in the College, in the event
of its institution by the Senate of the National University of
Ireland, a Lectureship in Dairy Chemistry.
- The said Lectureship shall be a full-time office within
the meaning of the Statutes of the College and of the University. The stipend of the Lectureship shall be the same as those
provided for in Statute LI., Chapter 1., Section 3 (c). The
provisions of Statute LI., Chapter I., Section 5, and Chapter
II., Section 1, as amended, shall also apply to the office.
- The duties of the Lecturer shall be to lecture and
examine in Dairy Chemistry for all Degrees, Diplomas and
Certificates of the College and of the University under the
direction of the Professor of Dairy Chemistry, and to discharge
such other duties in the Department of Dairy Chemistry as
shall be assigned to him by the said Professor.
- The said Lectureship shall be a pensionable office, and
Table A of Statute XXXIX., Chapter III., as already
amended, is hereby further amended by the addition of the
said office thereto.
- The said Lectureship shall be tenable for the same
term and on the same conditions and the holder thereof shall
be subject to the same duties arid obligations as if the said
office had been included in Statutes I. to LV. of University
College, Cork.
CHAPTER III.
Professorship of Music: Increased Stipend
The stipend fixed by Statute LI., Chapter I., Section 3 (c)
for the full-time Professorship of Music established by Statute
XLVI., Chapter III., shall be the same as the stipends of the
full-time Professorships to which Statute LI., Chapter I.,
Section 3 (b) applies.
CHAPTER IV.
Pension Fund No. 2
Statute XXXIX., Chapter II., Section 6(b) and Clause 7(c)
of the Additional Pension Scheme attached thereto are hereby
amended by the addition of the words " and in the case of the
President after attaining 70 years of age " after the words
"65 years of age" in the last line thereof.
CHAPTER V.
Full-time Assistants
Pension Funds Nos. 4 and 5
- Notwithstanding the provisions of Statute I., Chapter
XVIII., a person who has been appointed by the Governing
Body as full-time Assistant for seven consecutive years shall
thereafter be deemed to be permanent, and shall hold office
subject to good conduct and to the due fulfilment of his duties
until he shall have attained the age of 65 years.
- Notwithstanding the provisions of Statute XXXIX.,
Chapters IV. and V., such permanent full-time Assistants
shall be entitled on retirement to a pension on the same basis
and subject to the same conditions as those that apply in the
case of holders of full-time statutory offices with the proviso
that instead of receiving credit for added years the period of
qualifying service referred to in Section 1 of this Chapter shall
be taken into account when calculating years of pensionable
service.
- On appointment to a full-time University Professorship
or Lectureship in the College of a person who immediately
preceding such appointment had continuous service as a full-time Assistant in the College for a period exceeding seven
years, such person shall have added to his pensionable service
the number of years by which his continuous service as a
full-time Assistant in the College exceeds seven years.
- The provisions of Section 2 of this Chapter respecting
entitlement to a pension on retirement shall also apply in the
case of such full-time clerical officers and library assistants
with at least ten years' full-time continuous service as the
Governing Body may determine by resolution after completion
of the said ten years' continuous full-time service.
CHAPTER VI.
Payment to Widows
- Statute XLVII., Chapter II., Section 1 (d) is hereby
amended by the insertion in the fourth line of the Section
between the words "per annum" and " and shall be" of the
words " or be less than £100 per annum."
- The privilege of participation in the Scheme for
Payment of Pensions to Widows of deceased holders of full- time
statutory offices as already provided for shall be extended on
the same basis to full-time married Assistants who qualify as
permanent in accordance with Chapter V. of this Statute,
and to such full-time married clerical officers and library
assistants having at least ten years' continuous full-time service
as the Governing Body may determine by resolution after
completion of the said ten years' continuous full-time service.
CHAPTER VII.
Children's Allowances
The provisions of Statute LIII., Chapter I., shall also apply
to the widows of full-time assistants who qualify as permanent
in accordance with Chapter III. of this Statute, and to the
widows of such full-time clerical officers and library assistants
who have had at least ten years' continuous full-time service
as the Governing Body may determine by resolution after
completion of the said ten years' continuous full-time service.
CHAPTER VIII.
Non-Recurring Payments
Notwithstanding the provisions of Statute LI., Chapters
I., II., and VI I., a temporary increase of five per cent. on the
statutory salary paid to each full-time statutory office holder in respect of the year ended 30th June, 1954, is hereby authorised ; and a temporary increase at the rate of £5 per qualified child per annum in respect of the year ended 30th June, 1954, is hereby authorised to every full-time statutory office holder in receipt of Children's Allowances.
- Notwithstanding the provisions of Statute I., Chapter
XX., Section 2, and all amendments thereof, the Registrar
shall receive a stipend of £300 per annum, and shall, in
addition, be entitled to either residence, fuel and light, or, at
the discretion of the Governing Body, an allowance at the rate
of £300 per annum in lieu thereof.
- Section 5 of Chapter XX. of Statute I. is hereby revoked.
- Section 12 of Chapter XXI. of Statute I. is hereby
revoked and the following substituted therefor :
He shall be responsible to the Governing Body
for the general charge of the buildings and property
of the College.
- The following shall be added to Statute I., Chapter
XIX., Section 2.
Provided that in the case of the Registrar, the Academic
Council shall make a report on the candidates t o the
Governing Body.
- This Statute shall be construed with and as part of
Statutes I. to LV. of University College, Cork, and may be
cited as Statute LVI. of University College, Cork, or Stat.
LVI. of Univ. Coll., Cork.
- This Statute shall come into operation on the seventeenth day of December, 1954.
Present when the Common Seal of University College, Cork,
was affixed.
- (Signed)
- H. St. J. ATKINS, President.
- D. T. MacSWEENEY, Governor.
- SÉAMUS Ó MUÍRTHILE, Secretary.