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| (1) A member of the Commission may be removed from office-
| | (a) by the President, if he-
| | | (i) is adjudged an insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction; |
| (ii) engages in any paid employment outside the duties of his office, which in the opinion of the President, formed on the recommendation of the Prime Minister in consultation with the Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition, conflicts with his duties as a member of the Commission ; |
| (iii) is unfit to continue in office by reason of infirmity of mind or body; |
| (iv) is declared to be of unsound mind by a court of competent jurisdiction ; |
| (v) is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude ; or |
| (vi) absents himself from three consecutive meetings without obtaining leave of the Commission ; or |
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| | (b) by an order of the President made after an address of Parliament, supported by a majority of the total number of members of Parliament (including those not present) has been presented to the President for such removal on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity: | | |
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| (2) The procedure for the presentation and passing on an address of Parliament for the removal of in Judge of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal, shall apply in all respects to the presentation and passing of an address of Parliament for the removal of a member of the Commission. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts