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| (1) For the purposes of this Act, the Minister of Justice may from time to time by Order published in the Gazette, constitute for any area in which the Act is in operation, or for any part of such area, such area or part thereof being hereinafter referred to as a " Conciliation Board area ", a Panel of Conciliators of not less than twelve persons from which Conciliation Boards for that Conciliation Board area shall be constituted as hereinafter provided. |
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| (2) Where a Panel of Conciliators is to be constituted for any Conciliation Board area, the Minister of Justice shall, by notice published in the Gazette and in such other manner as may be determined by him, notify that it is intended to constitute such Panel and that recommendations under subsection (3) may be made to him in writing within such time as shall be specified in the notice in regard to the persons who are to be appointed to such Panel. |
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| (3) Where the area of administrative authority or activity, as the case may be, of any local authority, Rural Development Society, Praja Mandalaya or Co-operative Society which is registered under the Co-operative Societies Ordinance or of any Divisional Revenue Officer or Grama Sevaka, is situated, in whole or part, within any Conciliation Board area for which a P3nel of Conciliators is to be constituted, then each such body or person may, within the time allowed therefor by the notice under subsection (2), recommend in writing to the Minister of Justice such persons as are, in the opinion of the recommending body or person, fit to be members of such Panel. |
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| (4) Any person resident in a Conciliation Board area and any public officer engaged in any work in that Conciliation Board area may be appointed as a member of the Panel of Conciliators for that Conciliation Board area. |
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| (5) The Minister of Justice shall take into consideration such recommendations as may be made under subsection (3) in appointing the members of a Panel of Conciliators. |
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| (6) A member of a Panel of Conciliators may resign office by letter addressed to the Minister of Justice. |
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| (7) The Minister of Justice may, without assigning any reason, remove from office any member of a Panel of Conciliators. |
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| (8) Every member of a Panel of Conciliators shall, unless he earlier vacates or is removed from office, hold office for such period not exceeding three years as the Minister of Justice may determine at the time of the appointment of such member. Any member of a Panel of Conciliators vacating office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (9) In subsection (3), the expression " local authority " means any Municipal Council, Urban Council, Town Council or Village Council. |
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