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| (1) The Guaranteed Prices Advisory Committee shall consist of-
| | (a) the Commissioner of Agrarian Services who shall be the Chairman of such Committee; | | |
| | (b) an officer of the General Treasury nominated by the Minister of Finance; and | | |
| | (c) such number of members not exceeding seven as may be appointed by the Minister from among persons who appear to him to have experience and shown capacity in agricultural, commercial or financial matters or in administration. | | |
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| (2) A member of the Guaranteed Prices Advisory Committee appointed under subsection (1) (c) (hereinafter referred to as an " appointed member ") shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of his appointment. |
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| (3) An appointed member may resign from the Committee by letter addressed to the Minister. |
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| (4) An appointed member may be removed from office by the Minister if such member is absent from the meetings of the Committee for a period of three months or for any cause which appears to the Minister to be reasonable or if the Minister considers it expedient to remove such member from office. |
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| (5) Where any appointed member of the Committee resigns or is removed from office or dies, the Minister may appoint another person to be a member in place of the member who resigns or is removed from office or dies and the person so appointed shall hold office during the unexpired period of the term of office of the member in whose place he was appointed. |
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| (6) Where any member of the Committee becomes by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Ceylon temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may appoint another person to act in place of such member. |
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| (7) Regulations may be made prescribing the procedure in regard to the conduct of the business of the Guaranteed Prices Advisory Committee. Subject to any such regulations, that Committee may regulate its own procedure. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts