35. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- " Bhikku " includes a Samanera ; " Director-General" means the person for the time being holding the office of the Director-General of Education and except for the purposes of section 4 includes a Deputy Director-General, a Director of Education or other officer authorized by the Director-General to act on his behalf for the purposes of this Act; " Pirivena " means-
| (a) an educational institution receiving a grant from State funds under section 32 and managed by a Bhikku and having for its aims and objects the aims and objects specified in sections 2 and 3 ; or |
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| (b) a Pirivena Training Institute established under section 13; |
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"Pirivena Education" means the education provided in a Pirivena; and "temple and Viharadhipathi" have the same meaning as in the Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance. |
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