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| (1) The Board shall consists of the following: "
| | (a) Ex officio members, namely"
| | | (i) the Director-General of Archaeology or his nominee ; |
| (ii) the Chairman of the Urban Development Authority or his nominee ; |
| (iii) the Minister of the Board of Ministers of the Southern Province to whom the subject of Cultural Affairs has been assigned, or his nominee ; |
| (iv) the Divisional Secretary appointed far the Divisional Secretary's Division within which the Galle Fort and its historic hinterland lies ; |
| (v) the Mayor of the Galle Municipal Council or his nominee ; |
| (vi) the Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Archaeology or his nominee ; |
| (vii) the President of the Netherlands Alumni Association or his nominee ; |
| (viii) the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority or his nominee ; |
| (ix) the Director-General of the Central Cultural Fund or his nominee ; |
| (x) the Chairman of the National Aquatic Resources Agency or his nominee ; |
| (xi) the Director of the National Museums Department or his nominee; |
| (xii) the Director of the Coast Conservation Department or his nominee ; |
| (xiii) the Director, Architectural Conservation of Monuments and Sites, of the University of Moratuwa, or his nominee; |
| (xiv) the District Secretary, Galle; and |
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| | (b) Other members, namely"
| | | (i) six persons appointed by the Minister (hereinafter referred to as the "appointed members") ; and |
| (ii) six persons elected bi-annually by the ex officio members (hereinafter referred to as the "elected members"). |
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| (2)
| | (a) The members of the Board shall elect from among themselves, two members to be Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively of the Board. | | |
| | (b) The Chairman may resign from the office of the Chairman by letter in that behalf addressed to the Vice- Chairman, and the Vice-Chairman may resign from the office of the Vice-Chairman by letter in that behalf addressed to the Chairman. | | |
| | (c) The Board may, by resolution, remove the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman from office. | | |
| | (d) Where the Chairman or Vice-Chairman is by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka temporarily unable to perform his duties of his office, the members of the Board may elect another member of the Board in his place. | | |
| | (e) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c), the term of office of the Chairman shall be his period of membership of the Board, and the term of office of the Vice-Chairman shall be his period of membership of the Board | | |
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| (3) Every appointed member of the Board shall vacate office as such member"
| | (a) if he is removed from office by the Minister ; or | | |
| | (b) if he resigns his office by letter addressed to the Minister. | | |
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| (4) Every elected member of the Board shall vacate office as such member"
| | (a) if he is removed from office by the Board; or | | |
| | (b) if he resigns his office by letter addressed to the Board. | | |
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| (5)
| | (a) Where any appointed member of the Board dies or resigns or is removed from office, the Minister may appoint another person to be a member in place of the member who dies, resigns or is removed from office. | | |
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| (6) Where any appointed member of the Board is, by reason of illness or other Infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office the Minister may appoint another person to act in his place. |
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| (7) A member appointed under subsection (5) shall, unless he earlier resigns or vacates his office by death or removal, hold office for the unexpired part of the term of his office of the member whom he succeeds. |
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| (8) Every appointed member of the Board shall unless be vacates office earlier by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a period or. three years from the date of his appointment to such office. |
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| (9) Any appointed member of the Board who vacates his office otherwise than by removal from office under subsection (3) shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (10) Where any elected member of the Board dies or resigns or is removed from office, the Board may elect another person to be a member in place of the member who dies, resigns or is removed from office. |
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| (11) Where any elected member of the Board is, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Board may elect another person to act in his place. |
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| (12) A member elected under subsection (10), shall, unless he earlier resigns or vacates his office by death or removal, hold office for the unexpired part of the term of his office of the member whom he succeeds. |
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| (13) Every elected member of the Board shall unless he vacates office earlier by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a period of two years from the date of his election to such office and shall unless he has been removed from office under subsection (4) be eligible for re-election. |
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| (14) Every ex officio member of the Board shall hold office as long as he holds the post by virtue of which he is a member of the Board. |
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| (15) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid by reason of any vacancy in the membership at the Board or any defect in the appointment or election of any member thereof. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts