70. Section 11 of the Dublin Institute of Technology Act 1992 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) (a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) the Governing Body shall make regulations of the Institute which shall provide, in relation to the Academic Council, for—

(i) the number of members,

(ii) procedures for selection and appointment of members,

(iii) eligibility for reappointment of members, and

(iv) the number of consecutive periods for which members may hold office.

(b) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) —

(i) the majority of members of the Academic Council shall be members of the academic staff of the Institute, and

(ii) the regulations of the Institute under paragraph (a) shall provide for such number of students of the Institute, as it considers appropriate, to be members of the Academic Council.

(c) The President shall be—

(i) an ex officio member of the Academic Council, and

(ii) entitled to preside at all meetings of the Academic Council or a committee of the Council at which he or she is present, but if he or she at any time chooses not to so preside, he or she shall nominate a person to preside in his or her place.

(d) Other than the President and members of the Academic Council who are also students of the Institute, members of the Academic Council shall hold office for a period of 3 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.”.