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| (1) There shall be established an Authority to be called the Marine Pollution Prevention Authority (hereinafter referred to as " the Authority") and which shall consist of the persons who are for the time being members of the Authority under subsection (3). |
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| (2) Subject to the general direction and control of the Minister, the Authority shall be responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act. |
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| (3) The Authority shall consist of the following members appointed by the Minister : "
| | (a) three members who appear to the Minister to have wide experience and shown capacity in shipping, port operations and marine pollution prevention ; | | |
| | (b) one member to be nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Foreign Affairs ; and | | |
| | (c) one member to be nominated by the Minister in charge or the subject of Fisheries. | | |
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| (4) The Minister shall appoint one of the members appointed under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) to be the Chairman of the Authority. |
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| (5) The Chairman and the members appointed by the Minister under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (7), hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment |
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| (6) The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, remove from office the Chairman or any member of the Authority appointed under subsection (3) without assigning any reason therefor: |
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| (7) In the event of the vacation of office by the Chairman or any member of the Authority appointed under subsection (3) or his removal from office under the provisions of the preceding subsection, the Minister may appoint another person to hold such office during the unexpired part of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds: |
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| (8) If the Chairman or any member of the Authority appointed under subsection (3) is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office due to ill health or absence from Sri Lanka or for any other cause, the Minister may appoint some other person to act in his place as Chairman or as member, as the case may be: |
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| (9) The Chairman or any member may earlier resign his office as Chairman or member, as the case may be, by letter in that behalf addressed to the Minister. |
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| (10) A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or nominated as a member or continuing as a member of the Authority if he is, or becomes, a Member of Parliament. |
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| (11) No act or proceeding of the Authority shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy among its members or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof. |
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| (12) The members of the Authority may 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 in charge of the subject of Finance. |
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| (13) The quorum for any meeting of the Authority shall be three members and the Authority may regulate the procedure in regard to the meetings of such Authority and the transactions at such meetings. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts