13. Amendment of section 17 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 17 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:–

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section–

(a)

by the addition in paragraph (vi) thereof immediately after the word "Council;" of the words "after considering the reports from the

Faculty concerned;".

(b)

in item (c) of paragraph (vii) thereof, by the substitution for the words "Committee," of the word "Committee;".

(c)

by the addition immediately after sub paragraph (c) in paragraph (vii) thereof of the following:–

"(d) to set up a Research and Publication

Committee,".

(2)

by the addition immediately after subsection (1)

thereof of the following new subsection:–

"(1A) The Senate may with the approval of the

Minister, establish, from time to time, the Faculty or

Department of Studies, as the Senate deems necessary, for the development of teaching, research and extension programmes of the University to realize the objects of the University.".

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