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| (1) Every appointment to a post of Professor, Associate Professor, Lecturer or Assistant Lecturer in the University shall be made by the Board of Governors after considering the recommendations of a selection committee appointed by the Board, subject to the condition that at least one-half of the committee, inclusive of the Dean of the relevant Faculty, shall be members of the Senate and the Head of the Department to which such appointment is to be made (where such Head of Department is himself not an applicant for the post), shall also be a member of such committee, which shall be constituted in such manner as may be prescribed by statute. |
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| (2) Every appointment to a post of teacher, other than that of Professor, Associate Professor, Lecturer or Assistant Lecturer, shall be made by the Board upon the recommendation of a selection committee the composition of which shall be in the manner and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by statute, and the Board may delegate its powers under this sub-section to any Authority of the University. |
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| (3) Every appointment of a teacher made under this section, or of the Registrar or Treasurer shall be upon an agreement in writing between the Vice-Chancellor or President of the Campus on behalf of the University and such teacher or officer. Such agreement shall be-
| | (a) in the case of experienced persons who have already gained distinction in their subjects, for such period and on such terms as the Board may resolve; and | | |
| | (b) in other cases, initially for a probationary period of three years which may be extended by the Board by resolution for a further period of one year, if the Board thinks fit, and permanently thereafter. | | |
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| (4) In the case of agreements entered into by the University under sub-section (3) (b), any renewal thereof upon the expiration of the probationary period shall be expressed to be and remain in force, subject to the reservation hereinafter referred to, until the teacher appointed thereby has completed his sixty-fifth year, or, if he completes his sixty-fifth year in the course of an academic year until the last day of such academic year, and in any such agreement there shall be expressly reserved-
| | (a) a right for the University to annul the agreement on any ground on which it shall be lawful for the Board under the provisions of section 12 to dismiss a teacher or Registrar or Treasurer; and | | |
| | (b) a right for the teacher or officer to terminate the agreement at any time, upon giving three months' notice in writing to the Vice-Chancellor. | | |
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| (5) The term " teacher in his Part and in Part VIII shall be deemed to include the Librarian or Assistant Librarian. |
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| (6) The Board may delegate any of its powers under this section to a Campus Board in accordance with statutes made therefor. |
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| (7) In this section and in section 39, " Campus " means the Campus in relation to which an appointment is made. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts