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| (1) The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Minister-
| | (a) one of whom shall be a public officer nominated, by name or by office, by the Minister of Finance; and | | |
| | (b) another of whom shall be a public officer nominated, by name or by office, by the Minister to whom the subject or function of local government is assigned by the Prime Minister; and | | |
| | (c) the other five of whom shall be persons so appointed by the Minister. | | |
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| (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Board, not being a member referred to in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (1), to be the Chairman of the Board. |
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| (3) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed, or for continuing, as a member of the Board-
| | (a) if he is or becomes a Senator or a Member of Parliament; or | | |
| | (b) if he is or becomes the owner, a partner, a director, a major shareholder or an employee of or in any business which operates or provides tourist services of any class or description. | | |
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| (4) Any person who is appointed by the Minister, or whom the Minister proposes to appoint, as a member of the Board shall, whenever requested so to do, furnish to the Minister such information as the Minister considers necessary for ensuring compliance with the provisions of subsection (3) (b). |
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| (5) A member of the Board who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in any contract made or proposed to be made by the Board shall disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Board, and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board, and the member shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of the Board with regard to that contract. |
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| (6) The Minister may, if he thinks it expedient to do so, remove, by Order published in the Gazette, any member of the Board from office without reason stated. |
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| (7) A member of the Board in respect of whom an Order under subsection (6) is made by the Minister shall vacate his office on the date of the publication of such Order in the Gazette. |
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| (8) A member of the Board may at any time resign his office by letter addressed to the Minister. |
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| (9) If the Chairman or any other member of the Board is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office on account of ill health or absence from Ceylon or for any other cause, the Minister may, having due regard to the provisions of subsection (1), appoint some other person to act in his place as the Chairman or as a member. |
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| (10) Every member of the Board shall, unless he earlier vacates office by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a period of five years. Any member of the Board who vacates office shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (11) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be deemed invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts