Pirivena Education Act (No. 64 of 1979)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Principal of Pirivenas

25. A person shall not be eligible for appointment as the Principal of a Pirivena unless-

(a) he is a Bhikku who has received Upasampada not less than five years prior to the date of appointment ; and

(b) he-

	(i) has passed the Pandits' examination of the Oriental Studies Society ; or

	(ii) holds a degree of a University recognized by the Director-General; or

	(iii) holds a degree of the Anuradhapura Buddha Sravaka Dharmapitaya ; or

	(iv) holds a first-class trained teacher's certificate awarded by a Pirivena Training Institute approved by the Director-General:

	(v) holds the Final Examination Certificate of the Vidyodaya and Vidyalankara Maha Pirivenas: