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| (1) The Board shall have power to establish Departments of Study (whether formed by the addition of Departments or by the sub-division or combination of an existing Department or Departments or otherwise) within any Faculty. |
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| (2) Each Department of a Faculty shall have a Departmental Committee which shall consist of the following: -
| | (a) ex officio members, namely, all Professors, Associate Professors, Lecturers and Assistant Lecturers of the Department who are permanent members of the academic staff; and | | |
| | (b) other members, namely-
| | | (i) not more than two persons who shall be elected by and from among temporary teachers of the grade of Assistant Lecturer and above, and |
| (ii) not more than two students who shall be nominated by the Union Committee of the relevant Faculty Students' Union: |
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| (3) There shall be a Head of each Department, who shall be elected by the permanent teachers of the Departmental Committee from among its Professors or Associate Professors, or Senior Lecturers. The Head of the Department shall hold office for a period of two years and shall be eligible for re-election. The Head of the Department, who shall also be the Chairman of the Departmental Committee, shall exercise and perform such powers and duties as may be prescribed by statute or ordinance and he shall be responsible to the Dean for the organization of his Department. |
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| (4) When a Head of a Department goes on leave, the Dean of the Faculty shall appoint an acting Head from the same Department to serve for the period of absence of the Head of Department on leave provided the leave does not exceed three months. But where a Head of Department resigns or retires, or goes on leave for a period exceeding three months, or is incapacitated or dies, the vacancy shall be filled within one month of such event by the election of a new Head of Department by the permanent teachers of the Departmental Committee concerned, and the person so elected to fill the vacancy shall serve the remainder of the term of two years of his predecessor. Where the permanent teachers of a Departmental Committee refuse or neglect to elect a Head for the Department, the Faculty Council shall nominate a Head. |
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| (5) Where the Head of a Department is appointed a Dean, the permanent teachers of the Departmental Committee shall elect another person in his place. |
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| (6) The Departmental Committee shall meet at least once in each month and minutes shall be kept of such meeting. |
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| (7) The Registrar of the University shall make the necessary arrangements for the conduct of elections referred to in paragraph (b) of sub-section (2), and the mode and manner of such election shall be prescribed by rules made by the Board. |
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| (8) Subject to the provisions of this Act and any appropriate Instrument, inter-related Departments within a Faculty may be grouped together by the Faculty Council to form a School of Study and all permanent teachers of such School shall form the School Academic Committee which shall elect its own Chairman from among the Heads of Departments, and such Committee may consider and submit proposals to the Faculty Council on any academic or relevant matter concerning the School. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts