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| (1) The Secretary shall, under the direction of the Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman of the Compensation Tribunal, convene meetings of the Tribunal for the consideration and determination of references for awards as to compensation. |
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| (2) The Chairman or Vice-Chairman and four other members of the Compensation Tribunal shall be summoned to a meeting of the Tribunal. Such other members shall be chosen by lot by the Secretary. The quorum for a meeting of the Tribunal shall be three members. |
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| (3) Two separate meetings of the Compensation Tribunal may be convened and held at the same time to consider and determine different references for awards as to compensation. |
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| (4) Where the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman is summoned to a meeting of the Compensation Tribunal, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, shall preside at that meeting, and in the absence of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman the members of the Tribunal summoned to and present at that meeting shall choose from themselves a chairman for the meeting. |
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| (5) A member of the Compensation Tribunal who is interested in any matter which is the subject of a reference for an award as to compensation or who has been consulted as an advocate or proctor or in any other capacity in regard to that matter by or on behalf of any person interested therein shall not participate in any proceedings of a meeting of the Tribunal on such reference. |
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| (6) A meeting of the Compensation Tribunal may from time to time be postponed or adjourned. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts