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| (1) In respect of every major irrigation work being a part of a inter-provincial irrigation and land development scheme which is specified by the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Irrigation there shall be a Project Management Committee consisting of-
| | | (a)such number of representatives of the Farmers' Organisation in that area as may be necessary to make the number of farmer representatives in the Committee not less than fifty per centum of the total membership of the Committee; |
| (b) a Project Manager appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Irrigation who shall function as the Chairman or Secretary of the Committee; |
| (c) a representative appointed by each of the following officers:-
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| (d) representatives from any other related agencies as may be determined by the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Irrigation ; |
| (e) the Divisional Secretary or Secretaries of the Divisional Secretary's division or divisions within which that irrigation work is situated. |
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| (2) The Chairman of the Project Management Committee shall summon a meeting of the Committee as often as may be necessary and in any case before the commencement of each cultivation season. | | |
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| (3) The Project Management Committee shall have the power to set up Sue Project Management Committees, where in the opinion of the Project Management Committee it is necessary for better co-ordination of the project at sub-project level .Such Sub-Project Committee shall be presided by a representative of the Farmers' Organizations in the Committee. | | |
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| (4) It shall be the duty of the Project Management Committee to co-ordinate all project management activities at the project level and sub-project level. | | |
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| (5) The Project Management Committee may by a special meeting held before the commencement of each cultivation season (hereinafter referred to as the Precultivation Meeting") make recommendations to the Divisional Secretary of the Divisional Secretary's division within which the irrigation work is situated or where the irrigation work covers more than one Divisional Secretary's Division, to the District Secretary on such matters relating to cultivation us :"
| | | (i) the date of the commencement of cultivation operations including ploughing, sowing and reaping ; |
| (ii) the cropping pattern for the season. |
| (iii) arrangements for the annual maintenance of irrigation works, and any other matters relating to the execution of rules made under subsections d) and (2) of section 11. |
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| (6) The Divisional Secretary or the District Secretary, as the case may be, shall upon receipt of the recommendations of the Project Management Committee under sub section (5), summon a special meeting of the Project Management Committee (herein after referred to as the " Cultivation meeting ") and thereupon the powers conferred on allottees, cultivators or proprietors of lands within an irrigable area by sub section (5) of section 11, shall be exercised by the Project Management Committee at .such meeting. The Divisional Secretary or the District Secretary, as the case may be, may call on any person whose participation is in his opinion useful, to attend such meeting: | | |
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| (7) Where at a meeting referred to in sub section (6), a decision under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 11 has not been arrived at whether for want of quorum or for any other cause, the power to make such decision shall be exercised by the Divisional Secretary or the District Secretary, as the case may be, who summoned the meeting.'. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts