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| (1) For the purposes of this Act, there shall be established a central authority to be called and known as the Local Government Service Commission (herein- after referred to as " the Commission "). |
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| (2) The Commission shall by the name assigned to by sub-section (1) be a body corporate and shall gave perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in such name. |
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| (3) The Commission shall consist of a Chairman and our other members all of whom shall be appointed by he Minister. |
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| (4) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed or continuing as the Chairman or a member of the Commission if he is a Senator or Member of Parliament or a member of a local authority. |
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| (5) Where any member of the Commission, other than the Chairman, is, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Ceylon, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may appoint any person to act in his place. |
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| (6) Where the Chairman is, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Ceylon, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may appoint any other member of the Commission to act in his place. |
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| (7) The Minister may, without assigning a reason, remove the Chairman or any other member of the Commission from office. The removal of the Chair- man or any member of the Commission from office by the Minister shall not be called in question in any court. |
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| (8) Any member of the Commission including the Chairman may resign his office by letter addressed to the Minister. |
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| (9) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (7) and sub-section (8), the term of office of each member of the Commission including the Chairman shall be three years: |
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