මෙම අතුරුමුහුණත යන්ත්‍රයෙන් පරිවර්තනය කර ඇත. නීති සහ අධිකරණ තීන්දු ඒවායේ මූලාශ්‍ර භාෂාවෙන් පෙන්වනු ලැබේ.

පනවන ලද පරිදි

පටුන

17. Interpretation

ප්‍රතිචාර සහ සහාය

නිල ඉංග්‍රීසි පරිවර්තනය. එය සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ පාඨයට වඩා වෙනස් නම් බලපවත්වන පාඨය කුමක්දැයි පනතේම සඳහන් වේ.

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires —

“criminal force”, “fear”, “force”, “grievous hurt”, “hurt”

and “mischief” shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Penal Code;

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“educational institution” means —

(g)

a Higher Educational Institution;

(a)

(b)

any other Institution recognized under Chapter

IV of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978;

(c)

the Buddhist and Pali University established by the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka

Act, No. 74 of 1981;

the Buddha Sravaka Bhikku University, established by the Buddha Sravaka Bhikku

’ University Act, No. 26 of 1996;

(e)

any Institute registered under section 14 of the

Tertiary and Vocational Education Act, No. 20

of 1990;

any Advanced Technical Institute established under the Sri Lanka Institute of Technical

Education Act, No, 29 of 1995;

a Pirivena registered under the Pirivena

Education Act, No. 64 of 1979 and receiving grants from State funds and includes a Pirivena

Training Institute established under that Act;

(A)

the Sri Lanka Law College;

(i)

the National Institute of Education established by the National Institute of Education Act, No.

28 of 1985;

{/) a College of Education established by the

Colleges of Education Act, No. 30 of 1986, ora

Government Training College;

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in Educational Institutions Act, No. 20 of 1998

{k) a Government school or an assisted school or an unaided school, within the meaning of the

Education Ordinance (Chapter 185);

and includes any other institution established for the purpose of providing education, instruction or training ;

“head of an educational institution” means the Vice-Chanceller, Mahopadyaya, Director, President,

Principal or any other person howsoever designated charged with the administration and management of the affairs of such educational institution;

“Higher Educational Institution” has the meaning assigned to itin the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978;

“ragging” means any act which causes or is likely to cause physicai or psychological injury or mental pain or fear to a student or a member of the staff of an educational institution;

;

“student” means a student of an educational institution;

“sexual harassment” means the use of criminal force, words or actions to cause sexual annoyance or harassment to a student or a member of the staff, of an educattonal institution;

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