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| (1) No person shall, establish, manage, run or control any institute for the provision of tertiary education and vocational education, or tertiary education or vocational education without being registered under this Act, |
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| (2) Any development plan may classify the categories of persons and establishments providing tertiary education and vocational education or tertiary education or vocational education as the case may be, for the purpose of registration under subsection (1). |
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| (3) Application for registration shall be made to the Director-General. On receipt of such application the Director-General shall submit a report on the suitability of the institute including the facilities available, and the adequacy of the staff of the institute to the Commission. |
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| (4) Where the Commission is satisfied on the report submitted by the Director-General, that the institute Is able to adequately provide tertiary education and vocational education or tertiary education or vocational education as the case may be, in conformity with the Development Plans, the Commission shall approve such application. Upon the approval the Director-General shall register such institute, under such name and style specified by the Commission. The Commission shall also specify the governing authority of the institute and the appropriate category under which the institute is to be registered. |
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| (5) The Director-General shall cause to be published in the Gazette from time to time a list of the institutes registered under subsection (4), and such other particulars, relating to those institutes as are prescribed. |
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| (6) Provisions of this section shall not apply to
| | (i) universities and other Higher Educational Institutes established under the provisions of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 ; | | |
| | (ii) the Council of Legal Education established under the Council of Legal Education Ordinance (Cap 276) ; | | |
| | (iii) the National Institute of Education established by the National Institute of Education Act No. 28 of 1985; and | | |
| | (iv) the Colleges of Education established by the Colleges of Education Act, No. 30 of 1986. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts