2. Section 3 of the Mahaweli Development Board Act, No. 14 of 1970, (hereinafter referred to as the ' principal enactment ") is hereby amended as follows: -
(1) in subsection (1) of that section-
| | (a) by the substitution, for paragraphs (a) and (b) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs: -
| | | " (a) three 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) eight ex officio members being-
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| | (b) by the omission of paragraph (c) of that subsection; and | | |
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(2) by the omission of subsection (13) of that section. |
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