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| (1) There shall be an Academic Committee in each Faculty and it shall consist of-
| | (i) all Professors, Associate Professors, Lecturers and Assistant Lecturers of the Faculty who are permanent members of the academic staff; | | |
| | (ii) the person in charge of the library of the Faculty if any, or the person in charge of the Campus library; | | |
| | (iii) two persons elected by the temporary teachers of the grade of Assistant Lecturer and above; | | |
| | (iv) five students nominated by the Faculty Students' Union Committee; and | | |
| | (v) not less than three persons, from outside the University, engaged in fields relevant to those of the Faculty, to be elected by members referred to in paragraph (i) and such persons shall have no voting rights. | | |
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| (2) The Academic Committee shall be an advisory body of the Faculty Council and shall, subject to statutes and ordinances made in that behalf, have the power to make recommendations to the Senate and the Faculty Council on the following matters-
| | (a) syllabuses, courses of study, teaching and research in any Department; | | |
| | (b) the creation of new Departments and teaching posts; | | |
| | (c) facilities for inter-disciplinary studies, and | | |
| | (d) any other matter relevant to the matters referred to in the aforesaid paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) pertaining to the working of the Faculty as a whole. | | |
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| (3) The Academic Committee shall appoint the following standing committees-
| | | | | | (v) Admission and Student Counselling; and | | |
| | (vi) any other committees the Academic Committee shall deem fit to appoint, | | |
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| (4) The Academic Committee shall determine the procedure for the conduct of its business. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts