17. The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 18, of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 18A, 18B, 18C, 18D and 18E of 18D and 189E of the principal enactment:
| 18A.
| | (1) The University shall have a Senate which shall be the academic authority of the University. | | |
| | (2) The Senate of the University shall Consist of the following persons:-
| | | (a) the Venerable Vice-Chancellor; |
| (b) the Dean of each Faculty; |
| (c) the Head of each Department of study; |
| (e) every permanent Professor of the ‘University; |
| (f) two teachers, other than those referred to in the preceding paragraphs, elected by the permanent teachers of each Faculty from among their number; and |
| (g) five teachers appointed by the Council from among Professors, Associate Professors and Senior Lecturers of the Departments of Buddhist studies and Cultural studies of other Universities of Sri Lanka. |
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| | (3) Each elected or appointed member shall hold office for a period of three years reckoned from the date of his election or appointment as the case may be: | | |
| | (4) The quorum for a meeting of the Senate shall be one fourth of its membership. | | |
| | (5)The Senate shall have control and general direction of instruction, education, research and examinations in the University. | | |
| | (6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred upon it by subsection (5) the Senate shall exercise, perform and discharge the following powers, duties and functions:-
| | | (a) to draft, after consideration of reports from the faculty or the Faculties concerned, regulations relating to courses of study and examinations, with the concurrence of the Council; |
| (b) to recommend to the Council, after Consideration of reports from the - Faculty or the Faculties concerned, the names of persons suitable for appointment as examiners; |
| (c) to recommend to the Council, the institution, abolition or suspension of Professorships Associate Professorships, Senior Lectureships, Lectureships, and other academic posts in the University; |
| (d) to recommend to the Council, after consideration of report from the Faculty or the Faculties concerned
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| (e) to appoint such number of Standing Committees, or ad-hoc Committee or Boards of the Senates as It may deem fit, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of this subsection to appoint:-
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| 18B.
| | (1) Each Faculty of the university shall have a Faculty Board which shall consist of the following persons:-
| | | (a) the Dean of that Faculty; |
| (b) all permanent Professors, Associate Professors, Senior Lecturers and Lecturers of the Departments of Study comprising the Faculty; |
| (c) two members elected by the permanent" Assistant Lecturers of the Faculty from among their number; |
| (d) two members of the permanent staff Imparting Instruction in the Faculty excluding those referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c), elected from among their number; |
| (e) two students elected by the student the Faculty from among the number; and |
| (f) three persons not being members of the staff of the University elected by the Faculty Board, from among persons of eminence in the areas of study relevant to the Faculty. |
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| | (2) A member elected under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) shall hold office as ft member for a period of one year, and any other elected member for a period of three years reckoned from his date of election, all such members being eligible for re-election. | | |
| | (3) Subject to the provisions of this a Faculty Board shall exercise, perform and discharge the following powers, duties and functions :-
| | | (a) to consider and report on any matter Referred to it by the Senate; |
| (b) subject to the control of the Senate, to regulate matters connected with teaching, examinations and research in the Departments of study in the Faculty; |
| (c) to appoint committees, which may Include persons other than members of the Faculty, for the purpose of considering and reporting on any special subject or subjects; |
| (d) to present recommendations and reports to the Senate on all matters connected with the courses of study and examinations in the Faculty and |
| (e) to recommend to the Senate, persons suitable for appointment as examiner |
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| | | (a) The dean shall preside at all meetings of the Faculty Board; end |
| (b) The members elected under para-graph (e) of subsection (1) shall be excluded from the proceeding of any meeting of the faculty board relating to the election of the Dean under section 18c of this act. and to examination; and connected matter and-any such meeting shall notwithstanding in, such exclusion, be deemed to have been, duly held. |
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| 18c.
| | (1) There shall be a Dean of each Deans of the Faculty who shall be a full time officer c Faculties University and the academic and administrative head of that Faculty. The Dean be elected by the Faculty board from the Head of the Departments of Study comprising such Faculty, and shall," when elected cease to be the Head of the Department of Study | | |
| | (2) The Dean shall, subject to the provisions of any appropriate Instrument, office for a period of three years reckoned from the date of this elections and shall, less retrieved from office,' be eligible for | | |
| | (3) Where owing to leave of illness or other cause the Dean of a Faculty is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office for a period not exceeding three months, the Venerable Vice-Chancellor shall appoint another Head of Department of that Faculty "to act in the of Deed. for such period: | | |
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| 18D.
| | (1) The Head of a Department of study shall be professor association. senior Lecturer or Lecture appointed by the council upon--the recommendation of the venerable Vice Chancellor: | | |
| | (2) The Head of a Department shall, subject to the provisions of any appropriate Instrument, hold office for a period of three years reckoned from the date of his appointment and shall, unless removed from office, fee eligible for re-appointment. | | |
| | (3) Where owing to leave of absence ill ness, or any other course the Head of a Department is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office for a period net exceeding three months, the Venerable Vice Chancellor shall appoint another Professor, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer or Lecturer of that Department to act in the post of Head of Department for such period. Where however a Head of a Department retires or resigns, or is for other reason unable to perform the duties of his office for a period exceeding three months the post of Head of Department shall be deemed to be vacant and a new Head of Department shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1). | | |
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| 18E. The Council may, from time to time with the approval of the Minister establish any Faculty or Department of study as it may deem necessary for developing its reaching, research and extension programme for the attainment of the object of the University |
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