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| (1) The Minister shall, on the recommendation of the Council, appoint to the staff of the Institute, a Director- General (hereinafter referred to as the "Director-General") who shall be the principal executive officer and the principal academic officer of the Institute. |
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| (2) The Director-General appointed under subsection (1) shall, unless he vacates office earlier by death, resignation, retirement from service, or removal from office, hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment. |
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| (3) The Director-General shall, subject to the general direction of the Council, be charged with the administration of the affairs of the Institute and control of the staff of the Institute. He shall also be responsible for the execution of all the decisions of the Council. |
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| (4) The Director-General shall, exercise or perform such powers or duties as may be delegated to him by the Council. |
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| (5) Upon a request in that behalf, made by the Council, the Ministry may in writing remove the Director-General from office-
| | (a) if he becomes permanently incapable of performing the duties of his office ; or | | |
| | (b) if he has done any act or thing which in the opinion of the Council is of a fraudulent or illegal character or is manifestly opposed to the objects of the Institute ; or | | |
| | (c) if the wilfully fails to execute the decisions of the Council. | | |
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| (6) The office of the Director-General shall become vacant upon the death, removal from office under subsection (5) or resignation by letter in that behalf addressed to the Minister, of the holder of that office. |
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| (7) Unless any person who has been appointed as Director-General retires from service or is removed from office under subsection (5), he shall be eligible for re-appointment as Director-General. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts