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Amendment to section 8 of Act of 1980. 
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5.—Section 8 of the Act of 1980 is hereby amended by— 
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(a) the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection: 
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“(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. 
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(b) The members appointed to the Academic Council shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.”, 
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and 
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(b) the substitution for paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of the following paragraph: 
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“(g) to make recommendations to the Governing Body in relation to— 
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(i) the appointment of external examiners, 
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(ii) the award of fellowships, scholarships, prizes or other awards, 
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(iii) the conferment, grant or award of degrees, diplomas, certificates or other educational awards, 
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(iv) the conferment of honorary degrees.”. 
 
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