▁of ▁the ▁two ▁bodies ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁mer ger . ▁ ▁A ▁formal ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁combined ▁mer ger , ▁name ▁change ▁and ▁new ▁char ter ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁vote ▁passed ▁the ▁required ▁threshold ▁but ▁the ▁Institute ▁vote ▁failed . ▁ ▁Following ▁extensive ▁consult ation ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁and ▁Institute ▁of ▁Act u aries , ▁a ▁re vised ▁mer ger ▁proposal ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁members ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁V oting ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁and ▁Institute ▁of ▁Act u aries ▁voted ▁to ▁merge ▁the ▁bodies ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Institute ▁and ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Act u aries . ▁ ▁After ▁appro val ▁by ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council , ▁the ▁Institute ▁and ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Act u aries ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Ex amin ations ▁ ▁This ▁section ▁is ▁out ▁of ▁date ▁and ▁requires ▁significant ▁revis ions . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁through ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁exam in ations ▁and ▁courses . ▁The ▁exam in ations ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁taken ▁upon ▁having ▁officially ▁joined ▁the ▁body , ▁unlike ▁many ▁other ▁countries ▁where ▁ex ams ▁may ▁be ▁taken ▁earlier ; ▁although ▁a ▁candidate ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁offer ▁proof ▁of ▁having ▁previously ▁covered ▁topics ▁( us ually ▁while ▁at ▁University ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁ex empt ▁from ▁taking ▁certain ▁subjects . ▁ ▁The ▁exam