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| (1) The Commissioner shall preside at every meeting of the board at which he is present. If the Commissioner is absent from any meeting of the board, the members present at the meeting shall elect one of them to preside at the meeting. |
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| (2) The quorum for a meeting of the board shall be three members. |
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| (3) The Commissioner shall not be entitled to vote at a meeting of the board, unless there is an equality of votes. |
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| (4) Meetings of the board shall be held at least once in every three months and in addition as frequently as is necessary for the exercise and discharge of its powers and duties under this Act. |
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| (5) No act or proceeding of the board shall be invalid by reason of any vacancy among its members or any defect in the appointment of any member. |
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| (6) Regulations may be made providing for the procedure to be followed at meetings of the board. Subject to the provisions of any such regulation, the board may regulate its own procedure. |
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| (7) If at three consecutive meetings of the board there is not a sufficient number of members present to form a quorum for the transaction of business, the Minister may dissolve the existing board. |
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| (8) In the event of a dissolution of the board-
| | (a) a new board shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions of sections 5 and 6; and | | |
| | (b) the Commissioner shall, until such time as a new board is so constituted, exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the board under this Act. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts