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| (1) The President shall appoint a Chairman, a Vice- Chairman (Policy) and a Vice-Chairman (Planning) respectively, of the Commission from among the members of the Commission. |
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| (2) The Chairman or a Vice-Chairman may resign from the office of Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, by letter addressed to the President and such resignation shall take effect upon its acceptance by the President, |
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| (3) The President may, for cause assigned, remove the Chairman or any Vice-Chairman from office. |
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| (4) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), the term of office of the Chairman shall be his period of membership of the Commission and the term of office of a Vice-Chairman shall be his period of membership of the Commission. |
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| (5) Where the Chairman or a Vice-Chairman of the Com mission 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 appoint another member of the Commission to act in his place. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts