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| (1) The National Council shall have power to do all such acts or things as may be necessary for, or conducive to, the attainment of its objects. |
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| (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred on the National Council by sub-section (1), that Council shall have all or any of the following powers: -
| | (a) to inquire into or investigate, from time to time, the financial needs of Higher Educational Institutes; | | |
| | (b) to prepare, from time to time, in consultation with the Board of Regents of each University, quadrennial budgets for their maintenance and development, or for any other general or special purpose; | | |
| | (c) to make recommendations, from time to time, to the Minister as to the nature and amount of grants, out of public funds, which it is desirable or necessary to make to each University; | | |
| | (d) to determine, from time to time, the total number of students who shall be admitted annually to each Higher Educational Institute and the apportionment of that number to the different courses of study in that Institute; | | |
| | (e) to regulate, in respect of each Higher Educational Institute,-
| | | (i) the departments of study which shall be provided and followed; |
| (ii) the conditions relating to the housing and accommodation of the students and staff; |
| (iii) the fees to be paid to examiners, invigilators or other persons employed for the purpose of examinations; |
| (iv) the fees to be charged for courses of study, residence, for admission to the examinations, for degrees and diplomas, and for the registration of graduates and students; |
| (v) the numbers and qualifications of students for the award of scholarships, exhibitions and bursaries; and |
| (vi) the general organization of examinations; |
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| | (f) to direct, if that Council deems it necessary so to do, that any building or other accommodation of a Higher Educational Institute which is being used for any purpose shall be used for such other purpose as shall be specified in the direction; | | |
| | (g) to do all such other acts or things as may be necessary for effectively exercising any of the powers herein before specified. | | |
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| (3) In exercising the power conferred on the National Council by paragraph (b) of subsection (2) in respect of any University, that Council shall, in particular, have due regard to the development of that University, its financial needs and the national purpose which it serves or may serve. |
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| (4) In exercising the power conferred on the National Council by paragraph (d) of subsection (2) in respect of any Higher Educational Institute, that Council shall, in particular, have due regard to the adequacy or otherwise of the staff, housing or student accommodation, and other facilities of that Institute as well as the national manpower requirements. That Council may, for the purposes of the preceding provisions of this subsection, consult the Admissions Committee, if any, of each Higher Educational Institute appointed under paragraph (j) (ii) of section 48 (2). |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts