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14. Insertion of new sections 18A, 18B, 18C and 18D of the principal enactment

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

The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after secftion 18 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as sections 18A, 18B, 18C and 18D of that enactment:–

18A. Every Faculty of the University shall have a Board of the Faculty

"The Board of each Faculty.

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(hereinafter referred to as the "Board")

consisting of the following:–

(a)

the Dean of the Faculty concerned;

(b)

all Permanent Professors, Associate

Professors, Senior Lecturers and

Permanent

Lecturers of the

Departments of Studies which constitute the Faculty;

(c)

two persons other than those referred to in paragraphs (b) of this section elected by the permanent academic staff of the Faculty from and among their numbers;

(d)

two students elected by the students of the Faculty from and among their numbers; and

(e)

three persons appointed by the Board who excel in the fields of study relevant to the Faculty and are not members of the staff of the University.

18B. (1) Subject to the provisions of this

Act, the Board shall exercise, perform and discharge the powers, duties and functions:–

(a)

to consider and report back any matter referred to the Faculty by the Senate;

(b)

to regulate subject to the control of the Senate, all matters pertaining to the teaching, examinations and research activities of the Departments of Study of the Faculty;

(c)

to appoint committees which may include non-members of the Faculty

Powers, duties and functions of the

Board.

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to consider and report any special subject or subjects;

(d)

to submit to the

Senate recommendations and reports on study courses and examinations of the

Faculty; and

(e)

to recommend to the Senate the suitable persons to be appointed as invigilators.

(2)

Each Faculty shall have a Dean and he shall be a full time officer of the

University and shall be the academic and administrative head of the Faculty. The

Board of each Faculty shall elect the Dean from among the Heads of Departments of

Studies, which constitute the Faculty and he shall cease to be the Head of the

Depatrment of Studies concerned upon his election as the Dean:

Provided that the first Dean to be appointed on the date of commencement of this Act shall be appointed by the

Council on the recommendation of the

Mahophadyaya.

(3)

(a) The Dean shall preside at every meeting of the Board of the

Faculty ;

(b)

The members elected under paragraph (d) of section 18A shall be excluded from the business of any meeting of the

Board convened for matters pertaining to the election of a

Dean and to decisions concerning examinations and

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matters incidental thereto and such meeting shall be deemed to be a duly convened valid meeting irrespective of such exclusion.

(4)

The Dean, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his election and shall be eligible for re-election unless removed earlier from office.

(5)

Where the Dean is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office on account of ill health, absent on leave or any other cause for a period of not more than three months, the Mahopadyaya shall appoint another to act in the place of the

Dean, during such period as the Head of a

Department of Study of that Faculty.

(6)

Every member elected under paragraph (d) of section 18A shall hold office for a period of one academic year from the date of his election and all other elected members shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of election. Every such member shall be elegible for re-election.

18C. (1) The Head of a Department of

Study shall be a Professor, Senior Lecturer or a Permanent Lecturer appointed by the

Council on the recommendation of the

Mahopadyaya:

Provided however, that where a Head of any Department of Study is not appointed by the Council, the Mahopadyaya may appoint a Professor, an Associate Professor,

Senior Lecturer or Permanent Lecturer to

The Head of a

Department of

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act as the Head of a Department of Study of that Faculty for a period of one month from the date of such appointment.

(2)

The Head of a Department of Study, subject to the provisions of any appropriate instrument, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment and shall be eligible for re-appointment unless removed from office.

(3)

Where the Head of a Department of

Study is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office on account of ill health, absent on leave or any other cause for a period not more than three months, the

Mahopadyaya shall appoint another

Professor, Associate Professor, Senior

Lecturer or a Permanent Lecturer to the

Department of Study concerned to act in that post during such period:

Provided however, that where a Head of any Department of Study is unable to perform the duties of his office on account of retirement, resignation or any other cause, for a period more than three months, the post of Head of the Department of

Study concerned shall be deemed vacant and a new Head Department of Study shall be appointed to such post in terms of subsection (1).

18D. The Governing Council may, with the apporval of the Minister, establish, from time to time, any Faculty or

Department of Study as the Governing

Council thinks necessary for the development of teaching, research and promotional programmes in order to fulfull the objects of the University.".

Establishment of

Faculties and

Departments of

Study.

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