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| (1) The Commission shall consist of the following :"
| | (a) the Chairman of the University Grants Commission established by the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 ; | | |
| | (b) the Chairman of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission established by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Act, No. 20 of 1990 ; | | |
| | (c) a member appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister in charge of the subject of Education and Higher Education ; | | |
| | (d) a member appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance; | | |
| | (e) a member appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister in charge of the subject of Provincial Councils ; | | |
| | (f) ten other members who shall be appointed by the President from among persons who have shown capacity in the fields of Education, Administration or Management or have achieved distinction in any profession. The Chairman, the Vice-Chairman (Policy) and the Vice-Chairman (planning) appointed under section 5 shall work full time for the Commission. | | |
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| (2) A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or continuing as a member of the Commission if he is or becomes a Member of Parliament, a member of a Provincial Council or a member of a local authority. |
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| (3) A member of the Commission may resign his office by a letter addressed to the President and such resignation shall take effect upon its acceptance by the President. |
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| (4) The President may, for cause assigned, remove any member of the Commission from office. |
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| (5) The term of office of a member of the Commission appointed under paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subsection (1) shall be five years : |
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| (6) Where a member of the Commission appointed under paragraphs (c),(d), (e) and (f) of subsection (1) becomes, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence, from Sri Lanka, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the President may, having regard to the provisions of the paragraph under which he was appointed, appoint a fit and proper person to act in place of that member. |
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| (7) A member of the Commission referred to in para graph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) shall hold office so long as he holds the office by virtue of which he is a member of the Commission. |
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| (8) A member of the Commission shall be paid such remuneration as may be determined by Parliament. The remuneration payable to a member of the Commission shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund and shall not be diminished during his term of office. |
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| (9) A member of the Commission appointed under para graphs (c), (d) (e) and (f) of subsection (1) who vacates office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (10) No act or decision or proceeding of the Commission shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence, of a vacancy among its members or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts