Universities (Amendment) Act 2016

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

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Universities

(Amendment) Act, No. 17 of 2016.

s 2Replacement of section 75 of Act, No. 16 of 1978

Section 75 of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby repealed and the following new section is substituted therefor:—

75. (1) The retirement age of a public officer as may be determined by the Government, from time to time, shall apply with effect from the same date as applicable to a public officer in respect of the retirement age of the holder of any post, other than that of a teacher.

(2)

(a) the Commission or the governing authority of any Higher Educational

Institution to which the holder of such post is attached or in the case where such person is attached to a Higher

Educational Institute, the governing authority of the Higher Educational

Institution to which such institute is affiliated may based on the recommendations of the Institute suspend the holder of such post pending an inquiry by the

Commission or such governing authority or the Institute, as the case may be, for misconduct, inefficiency or dereliction of duty; or

“Retirement of persons other than teachers.

(b)

where such holder of post is found guilty after such inquiry, the

Commission, the governing authority of the Higher Educational

Institution to which such person is attached or in the case where such person is attached to a Higher

Educational Institute, the governing authority of the Higher Educational

Institution to which such Institute is affiliated, as the case may be, may on resolution adopted by the

Commission or the governing authority of the relevant Higher

Educational Institution, dismiss or compulsorily retire the holder of such post.”.

s 3Amendment of section 147 of the principal enactment

Section 147 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the insertion, immediately after the definition,

“governing authority”, the following new definition:—

“Higher Educational Institute” means an institute for higher learning established or deemed to be established under section 24A or 24B of the

Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978.

s 4Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

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