The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Charters Amendment) Act 2003

Additional powers of the College.

30.— Without prejudice to the generality of powers conferred upon the College and the Council of the College by the Charters and the Act of 1965, the Council of the College shall in addition have the following powers:

(a) to provide courses and examinations and to award certificates, diplomas and licentiates in surgery, medicine, nursing, radiology, pharmacy, anaesthesiology, physiotherapy, dentistry and such further disciplines as the Council may determine;

(b) to provide courses and examinations and to award degrees in such of the following disciplines, that is to say, surgery, medicine, nursing, radiology, pharmacy, anaesthesiology, physiotherapy and dentistry, and in such further disciplines, as may be provided for by Bye-Laws made by the Council of the College;

(c) to promote and facilitate research in the disciplines referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section;

(d) to promote and facilitate higher standards of patient care in the disciplines referred to in the said paragraphs (a) and (b);

(e) to collaborate with educational, business, professional, trade union, medical or other interests, both inside and outside the State, to further the objects of the College;

(f) to maintain, manage and administer, dispose, invest, develop and otherwise deal with the property, funds, monies, assets and rights of the College;

(g) to accept gifts of money, land and other property on the trusts and conditions, if any, not in conflict with the Charters and the Act of 1965 specified by the donor;

(h) to purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, develop and dispose of land or other property.