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| (1) The Board shall consist of the following members:
| | (a) four members appointed by the Minister from persons who have had experience and shown capacity in engineering, agriculture, science, commerce, administration or accountancy, hereinafter referred to as appointed members ''; and | | |
| | (b) subject to the provisions of sub-section (13), seven ex officio members, being-
| | | (i) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation, or his representative from that Ministry; |
| (ii) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, or his representative from that Ministry; |
| (iii) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, or his representative from that Ministry; |
| (iv) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Planning, or his representative from that Ministry; |
| (v) the person for the time being holding the office of Director of Irrigation; |
| (vi) the person for the time being holding the office of Director of Agriculture; |
| (vii) the person for the time being holding the office of Land Commissioner; and |
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| | (c) one representative member, that is to say, a member nominated as its representative by the Electricity Board. | | |
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| (2) The Minister may, with the approval of the Government, appoint one of the appointed members of the Board to be the Chairman of the Board. |
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| (3) A person shall be disqualified for appointment, or for continuing, as a member of the Board-
| | (a) if he is a Senator or a Member of Parliament, or | | |
| | (b) if he has, directly or indirectly, any interest in a subsisting contract with, or in any work being done for, the Board except as a shareholder (other than a director) in an incorporated company. | | |
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| (4) Where a member of the Board is a shareholder (other than a director) in an incorporated company which has entered into any contract with, or is doing any work for, the Board, he shall disclose to the Minister the nature and extent of the shares held by him in such company. |
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| (5) The Minister may, if he thinks it expedient to do so, remove, by Order published in the Gazette, any appointed member of the Board from office without reason stated. |
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| (6) A member of the Board in respect of whom an Order under sub-section (5) is made by the Minister shall vacate his office on the date of the publication of such Order in the Gazette. |
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| (7) A member of the Board who has been removed from office shall not be eligible for reappointment as a member of the Board, or to serve the Board in any-other capacity. |
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| (8) Any appointed member of the Board may at any time resign his office by letter addressed to the Minister. |
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| (9) If the Chairman or any other appointed member of the Board is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office on account of ill health or absence from Ceylon or for any other cause, the Minister may appoint some other person to act in his place as the Chairman or as such member. |
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| (10) Every appointed member of the Board shall, unless he earlier vacates office by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a period of three years. Any appointed member of the Board who vacates office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (11) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof. |
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| (12) The members of the Board shall be remunerated in such manner and at such rates, and shall be subject to such conditions of service, as may be determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. |
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| (13) The Government Agent of any administrative district within which any special area falls in whole or in part shall be an ex officio member of the Board. Any Minister of any Ministry referred to in section 3 (1) (b) may, with the approval of the Minister, nominate any other person, by office, to be an ex officio member of the Board. No ex officio member referred to in this sub-section shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Board. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts