National Authority on Teacher Education (Repeal) Act 2015

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

Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged

s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Authority on

Teacher Education (Repeal) Act, No. 8 of 2015.

s 2Repeal of Act, No. 32 of 1997

The National Authority on Teacher Education Act,

No. 32 of 1997 is hereby repealed.

s 3Savings

(1)

Notwithstanding the repeal of the National

Authority on Teacher Education Act, No. 32 of 1997

(hereinafter referred to as “the repeled Act”)—

(a)

all officers and employees, who opted for employment with the National Institute of Education immediately preceeding the date of commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be the officers and employees employed by the National Institute of

Education with effect from the date of commencement of this Act;

(b)

all moneys lying to the credit of the fund established under section 17 of the repealed Act, on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act, shall stand transferred to the fund of the

National institute of Education with effect from the date of commencement of this Act;

(c)

all property, movable and immovable and all assets and liabilities, of the Authority eatablished under the repealed Act, with effect from the date of commencement of this Act shall stand transferred to the National Institute of Education;

(d)

all debts owing to the Authority established under the repealed Act, on the day immediately preceeding the date of commencement of this Act, shall be deemed with effect from the date of commencement of this Act, to be debts owing to the National

Institute of Education;

(e)

all proceedings instituted by or against the

Authority established under the repealed Act and pending on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act, shall be deemed with effect from the date of commencement of this Act to have been instituted by or against the National

Institute of Education and shall be proceeded with accordingly;

(f)

all decrees or orders entered by any Court or tribunal in favour of or against the Authority established under the repealed Act, shall be deemed with effect from the date of commencement of this

Act, to be decrees or orders entered in favour of, or against the National Institute of Education and may be enforced accordingly; and

(g)

all contracts entered into by the Authority established under the repealed Act, and subsisting on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act, shall be deemed, with effect from the date of commencement of this Act, to be contracts entered into by the National Institute of Education.

(2)

For the purposes of this section—

“Authority” means the National Authority on

Teacher Education established under section 2 of the repealed Act;

“National Institute of Education” means the

National Institute of Education established under the National Institute of Education Act,

No. 28 of 1985.

s 4Sinhala text to prevail in case of any inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.