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| (1) There shall be established a board which shall be called the Ceylon Transport Board and which shall consist of-
| | (a) a chairman and five other members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons who appear to the Minister to have had experience and shown capacity in transport, industrial, commercial or financial matters, or in administration or labour relations, and | | |
| | (b) an officer of the General Treasury nominated by the Minister of Finance. | | |
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| (2) The Minister may appoint one of the members of the Ceylon Transport Board, other than the chair man, to be the vice-chairman of the board. |
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| (3) A person shall be disqualified for being appoint ed or being a member of the Ceylon Transport Board if he is a Senator or a Member of Parliament. |
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| (4) Before appointing a person to be a member of the Ceylon Transport Board, the Minister shall satisfy himself that such person will have no such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by such person of his functions as a member of the board; and the Minister shall also satisfy himself, from time to time, with respect to every member of the board appointed by the Minister, that he has no such interest. Any person who is appointed by the Minister, or whom the Minister proposes to appoint, as a member of the board shall, whenever requested by the Minister so to do, furnish to the Minister such information as the Minister considers necessary for the performance of his duties under this subsection. |
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| (5) A member of the Ceylon Transport Board who is in any way directly or indirectly interested in a contract made or proposed to be made by the board shall disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the board and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the board and the member shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of the board with respect to that contract. |
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| (6) Every member of the Ceylon Transport Board, other than the member nominated by the Minister of Finance, shall-
| | (a) subject to the provisions of subsections (7) and (8), hold office for such period not exceeding five years as the Minister shall specify in the instrument by which that member is appointed, and | | |
| | (b) be eligible for reappointment. | | |
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| (7) Any member of the Ceylon Transport Board, other than the member nominated by the Minister of Finance, may be removed from office by the Minister, and the member nominated by the Minister of Finance may be removed from office by that Minister, without assigning a reason. |
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| (8) A member of the Ceylon Transport Board who is not a public officer may resign from the board by letter addressed to the Minister. |
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| (9) Where any member of the Ceylon Transport Board becomes, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Ceylon, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, then, if he is a member appointed by the Minister, the Minister may appoint a fit person to act in his place, and, if he is the member nominated by the Minister of Finance, that Minister may nominate any officer of the General Treasury to act in his place. |
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| (10) If the chairman or vice-chairman of the Ceylon Transport Board becomes, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Ceylon, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may appoint a fit person to act in his place. |
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| (11) The members of the Ceylon Transport 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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| (12) The quorum for any meeting of the Ceylon Transport Board shall be three members of the board, and, subject as aforesaid, the board may regulate its own procedure. |
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| (13) The Ceylon Transport Board may act notwithstanding a vacancy among the members thereof. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts