4. Amendment of section 5 of the principal enactment

Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following:–

"(2) In the event of any Maha Nayaka Thera or Chief

Maha Nayaka Thera of any Nikaya referred to in subsection (1) declining to accept the appointment as Maha

Mahopadyaya of the University the Minister in consultation with such Maha Nayaka Thera or Uththarithara Sabhawa, as the case may be, may make recommendation to the President to appoint another suitable Nayaka Thera of such Nikaya to be the Maha Mahopadyaya of the University.".