70. Officers and servants of the National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering to be offered employment in the University

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

(1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of the National

Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering Act, No. 36

of 1999 the officers and servants of the National Institute of

Fisheries and Nautical Engineering established under the

National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering Act,

No. 36 of 1999 (in this section referred to as the Institute)

and who are the staff of that Institute as on the appointed date, shall, prior to the expiry of a period of two months from the appointed date, by a written communication addressed to the First Vice Chancellor of the University inform such

Vice Chancellor, whether such officer or servant would or would not accept employment in the University or in the

National Institute of Fisheries and Maritime Training established under paragraph (h) of section 5, as the case may be, in the event of being offered employment therein.

(2)

All officers and servants of the Institute who are offered employment in the University by the First Vice Chancellor and who express a desire to accept such employment, shall become members of the staff of the University or the National

Institute of Fisheries and Maritime Training established under paragraph (h) of section 5, as the case may be, from the date specified in the Order made under subsection (1) of section 71. Such officers and servants shall be employed on terms not less favourable than their terms of employment in the Institute and the period of service rendered by them, to the Institute shall be regarded as a service rendered by them to the University.

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(3)

Where any officer or servant of the Institute expresses a desire not to accept employment in the University or the

National Institute of Fisheries and Maritime Training established under paragraph (h) of section 5, as the case may be, such officer or servant shall be deemed to have retired from service form the date specified in the Order made under subsection (1) of section 71, and shall be eligible for the retirement benefits that such officer or servant would have been entitled to, if he retired from service in the Institute after reaching his age of retirement.

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