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| (1) The Council shall, consist of the following: "
| | (a)ex-officio members namely"
| | | (i) the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Social Welfare who shall be the Chairman (hereinafter referred to as " the Chairman ") ; and |
| (ii) the Director-General of the Institute appointed under section 11 ; and |
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| | (b) other members, namely"
| | | (i) a representative of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Higher Education, appointed by the Minister ; |
| (ii) two representatives nominated by the University Grants Commission established by the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978 ; |
| (iii) a representative of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, appointed by the Minister ; and |
| (iv) eight other persons appointed by the Minister from among persons with professional qualifications and experience in the fields of social work and social development. |
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| (2) A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or from continuing, as a member of the Council, if he is, or becomes a Member of Parliament. |
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| (3) Every member of the Council appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall vacate office as such member"
| | (a) if he is removed from office by the Minister ; or | | |
| | (b) if he resigns his office by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation is accepted, in writing, by the Minister. | | |
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| | (a) Where a member of the Council appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) dies or resigns or is removed from' office, the Minister may appoint another person to be a member in place of the member who dies, resigns or is removed from office. | | |
| | (b) Any member of the Council appointed under paragraph (a) of this subsection, shall, unless he earlier resigns or vacates his office by death or removal from office, hold office for the expired part of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds. | | |
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| (5) Where a member of the Council appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) is, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka, temporarily un able to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may appoint another person to act in his place. |
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| (6) Subject to the provisions of subsection (9) every member appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall, unless he vacates office earlier by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a period of four years from the date of his appointment to such office. |
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| (7) Every ex officio member of the Council shall hold office as long as he holds the post by virtue of which he is a member of the Council. |
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| (8) One-half of the members of the Council appointed under sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall retire every second year. |
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| (9) For the purpose of securing that one-half of the members at the Council appointed under sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall retire every second year, the term of office of four of the members first appointed to the Council so specified by the Minister shall terminate at the expiry of a period of two years from the date of his appointment. |
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| (10) Any member who vacates his office otherwise than by removal from office under subsection (3) shall be eligible for re-appointment. |
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| (11) The members of the Council may be paid such remuneration out of the fund of the Institute, as may he determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts