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| (1) The Board shall consist of-
| | (a) the persons for the time being performing the duties of the following offices: -
| | | (i) the Commissioner for National Housing, |
| (ii) the General Manager, Ceylon Electricity Board, |
| (iii) the Director of Water Supply and Drainage, |
| (iv) the Commissioner of Local Government, |
| (v) the Chief Engineer, Water Supply and Sewerage, of the Department of Buildings, |
| (vi) the Municipal Commissioner, Colombo, |
| (vii) the General Manager of the Board appointed by the Minister; and |
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| | (b) two other persons appointed by the Minister (hereinafter referred to as " unofficial members "). | | |
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| (2) The Minister shall appoint the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Board from among the members of the Board. |
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| (3) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed or for continuing as an unofficial member of the Board if he is, or becomes, a Member of the National State Assembly. |
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| (4) The Minister may, if he thinks it expedient to do so, remove by Order published in the Gazette, any unofficial member of the Board from office without reason stated. |
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| (5) An unofficial member of the Board may at any time resign his office by letter addressed to the Minister. |
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| (6) If any unofficial member of the Board is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office on account of ill health or absence from Sri Lanka or for any other cause, the Minister may appoint some other person to act in his place. |
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| (7) Every unofficial member of the Board shall, unless he vacates office by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a period of three years. |
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| (8) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be deemed invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy among the members thereof or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof. |
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| (9) The quorum for any meeting of the Board shall be five. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts