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| (1) The Dharmapithadhipati of the University shall be an Upasampada Bhikkhu who has completed twenty years after Upasampada. |
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| (2) The Dharmapithadhipati shall be appointed by the Minister out of a panel of at least three names recommended by the Anusasaka Mandalaya. |
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| (3) The Dharmapithadhipati shall be a whole-time officer of the University. He shall be a member and the Chairman of the Board of Education and Administration. He shall be entitled to convene all meetings of the Board of Education and Administration and shall preside at such meetings. |
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| (4) It shall be the duty of the Dharmapithadhipati to secure that the provisions of this Act and of the Statutes and Rules are duly observed and he shall have and may exercise all such powers as he may deem necessary for the purpose. |
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| (5) The Dharmapithadhipati shall give effect to the decisions made under this Act in regard to the administration of the University, and shall exercise general supervision over the educational arrangements of the University. He shall be responsible for the discipline of the University in accordance with this Act and the Statutes and Rules and shall exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be conferred or imposed on him by this Act or by Statute or Rule. |
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| (6) The Dharmapithadhipati shall hold office for a term of five years but may be reappointed in accordance with the provisions of this section. |
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| (7) If any vacancy occurs in the office of Dharmapithadhipati or if the Dharmapithadhipati, by reason of leave, illness, or other cause, is unable, temporarily, to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may, within fourteen days of such vacancy or inability, make such arrangements as he may think fit for carrying on the office. Until such arrangements have been made, the Secretary of the University shall carry on the routine duties of the office. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts