5. Amendment of section 48 of the principal enactment,

Section 48 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the omission of the definitions of “ affiliated college”, “educational institution ” and “Higher Educa-tional Institution” and the substitution therefor of the following definitions:—

‘“ affiliated college” means any Higher Educational

Institution in Sri Lanka or abroad or any educa-tional institution managed by a Pirivena and recognized and registered as an affiliated college under this Act

;

“educational institution ” means any institution which has the necessary facilities acceptable to the

University for conducting courses of study for examinations of the University

; and

“Higher Eduactional Institution ” means any institution conducting courses of study for examinations of the University, ’,