4. The University shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and of the Statutes and Rules, have the power-
| (a) to provide for instruction in the following subjects, namely, Sutra, Abhidharma, Vinaya, Buddhist Philosophy and Logic, Buddhist History and Culture, Comparative Religion and Languages and to establish in respect of each of such subjects, or a group of such subjects, a Department of Study : |
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| (b) to hold examinations for the purpose of ascertaining the persons who have acquired proficiency in different branches of study; |
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| (c) to provide post-graduate courses in Dharmaduta Activities and Buddhist Education and for this purpose to co-operate with other Universities or Authorities, in such manner and for such purposes as the University may determine ; |
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| (d) to grant and confer such degrees, diplomas and other distinctions as under this Act are determined by the Board of Education and Administration and approved by the Minister, to and on persons who have pursued approved courses of study in the University and who have passed the necessary examinations of the University ; |
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| (e) to institute such teaching and other posts or such offices as may be necessary for the purposes of the University, to make appointments to such posts or offices and to determine the conditions of employment ; |
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| (f) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions on approved persons ; |
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| (g) to erect, equip and maintain for the purposes of the University, libraries and other buildings whether for instructional or residential purposes ; |
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| (h) to manage Halls of Residence for the residence of students of the University ; |
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| (i) to regulate and provide for the residence, discipline and moral, mental and physical well-being of officers, teachers, students and servants of the University ; |
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| (j) to establish and regulate by Statute a provident fund for the benefit of the officers of the University who are not Bhikkhus and of the servants of the University and to make contributions to such fund out of the University Fund ; and |
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| (k) to do all such other acts incidental to the powers aforesaid as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts