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Part V · The Authorities of the University

26. The Faculty Board

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

(1)

The Faculty Board of each Faculty of the

University shall consist of the following persons:—

(a)

the Dean of the Faculty;

(b)

the Head of each Academic Department of Study;

(c)

all Senior Professors, Professors, Associate

Professors, Senior Lecturers and Lecturers of the

Faculty;

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(d)

the Director, Quality Assurance Council or his nominee;

(e)

the Director, Media and Information Services or his nominee;

(f)

two members of the permanent staff imparting instructions in the Faculty, excluding those referred to in paragraph (c), elected by themselves from among those in the permanent staff;

(g)

two students elected by the students of the Faculty from among their numbers:

Provided that, the members elected under this paragraph shall be excluded from the proceedings of any meeting of the Faculty Board relating to the election of the Dean under section 13 of this Act and relating to examinations and connected matters and any such meeting shall, notwithstanding such exclusion, be deemed to have been duly held ; and

(h)

five persons not being members of the staff of the

University, nominated by the Faculty from among persons of eminence in areas of study relevant to the respective Faculty.

(2)

The members elected under paragraph (g) of subsection (1) shall hold office as a member for a period of one year and all other elected members shall hold office for a period of three years, reckoned from the date of his election.

(3)

The Chairman of the Faculty Board shall be the Dean of the Faculty who shall preside at all meetings of the Faculty

Board. Where the Dean of the Faculty is unable to preside at any such meeting, the members present shall elect a member present other than a member elected under paragraph (g) of subsection (1), to preside at such meeting.

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(4)

The quorum for a meeting of the Faculty Board shall be one third of its total membership and it shall meet whenever necessary, provided that it shall meet not less than ten occasions in each year.

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Campuses

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Part VII

Convocation of the University

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Part VIII

Staff of the University

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Part IX

University Appeals Board

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Part X

Finance

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Part XI

Students Assembly and Other Associations

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Part XII

General Provisions

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Part XIII

Interpretation

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