Ocean University of Sri Lanka Act 2014 · As enacted · Part V · The Authorities of the University
22. The Admission, Accreditation and Quality Assurance Council
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
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The Admission, Accreditation and Quality
Assurance Council of the University (hereinafter referred to as the “Quality Assurance Council”, shall consist of—
the following ex-officio members:—
the Dean of each Faculty of the University;
the Director-General of the Tertiary and
Vocational
Education
Commission established by the Tertiary and Vocational
Education Act, No. 20 of 1990;
the Director of the Quality Assurance
Council;
the Registrar of the University;
the Head of the body entrusted with the responsibility of regulating the activities of
Colleges of Technology; and
the following persons appointed by the Vice
Chancellor (in this section referred to as “appointed members”):—
one representative each from the professional bodies in Fisheries and Ocean Sciences,
Maritime Technologies and allied fields up to a maximum of three members;
one University academic each from other
Universities in Fisheries and Ocean Sciences,
Maritime Technologies and allied fields up to a maximum of three members elected from amongst the Deans of Faculties;
three representatives from Academic Council, nominated by that Council from among its members; and
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Director of Quality Assurance Council of the
University Grants Commission and two directors responsible for the National
Vocational
Qualifications and for
Accreditation, from the Tertiary and
Vocational
Education
Commission established by the Tertiary and Vocational
Education Act, No. 20 of 1990.
The Chairman of the Quality Assurance Council shall be elected from among the Deans of each faculty who shall preside at all meetings of such Council. If the Chairman is unable to preside at any meeting, the members present shall elect a member present to preside at such meeting.
The Registrar of the University shall be the Secretary to the Quality Assurance Council.
The quorum for a meeting of the Quality Assurance
Council shall be one half of its total membership and the
Quality Assurance Council shall meet whenever necessary, provided that it shall meet at least on one occasion in each year.
An appointed member of the Quality Assurance
Council shall unless he vacates office earlier, hold office for a term of four years reckoned form the date of his appointment, and shall, unless removed from office, be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided that, if any appointed member vacates his office prior to the expiry of his term, his successor shall hold office only for the unexpired period of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds.
An appointed member of the Quality Assurance
Council may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice Chancellor.
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An appointed member of the Quality Assurance
Council who is disqualified from continuing to be a member of an Authority of the University under section 59 of this
Act shall be removed from such office.
An appointed member of the Quality Assurance
Council who for whatever reason absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Quality Assurance Council, shall be deemed to have vacated his office as a member and the Vice Chancellor shall, having regard to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (1), appoint another person to fill the resulting vacancy.
An appointed member of the Quality Assurance
Council may be paid such allowance as the Minister shall in consultation with the Minister in charge of the subject of
Finance determine.
Part VI
Campuses
Part VII
Convocation of the University
Part VIII
Staff of the University
Part IX
University Appeals Board
Part X
Finance
Part XI
Students Assembly and Other Associations
Part XII
General Provisions
Part XIII