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| (1) The Institute shall have a Board of Governors (hereinafter referred to as the " Board "), consisting of-
| | (a) a Chairman, who shall be the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture ; | | |
| | (b) the following members appointed by the Minister, namely-
| | | (i) a representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, |
| (ii) a representative of the Ministry of Planning and Employment, |
| (iii) a representative of the Ministry of Irrigation, Power and Highways, |
| (iv) a representative of the Ministry of Plantation Industry, |
| (v) a representative of the Ministry of Foreign and Internal Trade, |
| (vi) a representative of the Ministry of Education, |
| (vii) a representative of the Ministry of Labour, |
| (viii) a representative of the Central Bank of Ceylon, |
| (ix) a representative of the University of Ceylon ; and |
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| | (c) the following ex officio members, namely-
| | | (i) the Director of Agriculture, |
| (ii) the Director of the Institute, |
| (iii) the Land Commissioner, |
| (iv) the Commissioner of Agrarian Services, |
| (v) the Director of Irrigation, |
| (vi) the Commissioner of Co-operative Development, |
| (vii) the Director of Rural Development, |
| (viii) the Country Representative of the Food and Agricultural Organization, |
| (ix) the Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Ceylon, and |
| (x) the Chief Advisor and Project Manager of the United Nations Special Fund, Agrarian Research and Training Institute Project in Ceylon. |
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| (2) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed, or for continuing, as a member of the Board-
| | (a) if he is a Member of Parliament; or | | |
| | (b) if he, directly or indirectly, holds or enjoys any right or benefit under any contract made by or on behalf of the Institute ; or | | |
| | (c) if he has any such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member of the Board. | | |
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| (3)
| | (a) Where a member of the Board appointed under paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) dies or resigns or is removed from office, the Minister may, having regard to the provisions of that paragraph of that sub-section, appoint another person to be a member in place of the member who dies, resigns or is removed from office. | | |
| | (b) Any member of the Board appointed under paragraph (a) of this sub-section, shall, unless he earlier resigns or vacates his office by death or removal, hold office for the unexpired part of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds. | | |
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| (4) Where a member of the Board appointed under paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) is, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Ceylon, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may, having regard to the provisions of that paragraph, appoint any person to act in his place. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts