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| (1) The Board shall consist of the following :-
| | (a) ex-officio members, namely-
| | | (i) the Secretary to the Ministry of Minister in charge of the subject of Vocational Training who shall be the Chairman of the Board ; |
| (ii) the Chairman of the Commission, who shall be the Vice Chairman of the Board ; and |
| (b) five other members appointed by the Minister, of whom three shall be from among entrepreneurs in the private sector, (hereinafter referred to as "appointed members"). |
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| (2) Every appointed member shall, unless he earlier vacates office by resignation, death or removal, hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (3) An appointed member may at any time resign his office by letter to that effect addressed to the Minister, and such resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted by the Minister. |
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| (4) Where any appointed member is by reason of illness, infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka for a period not less than three months, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may appoint some other person to act in his place. |
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| (5) The Minister may, if he thinks it expedient to do so, remove any appointed member from office without assigning any reasons therefor, and thereupon that member shall be deemed to have vacated his office. |
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| | (a) Where an appointed member dies or resigns or is removed from office, the Minister shall, having regard to the provisions of section (6) (1) (b), appoint another person to be a member in place of the member who dies, resigns or is removed from office. | | |
| | (b) A member appointed under paragraph (a) of this subsection, shall unless he earlier resigns or vacates his office by death or removal, shall hold office for the unexpired part of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds. | | |
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| (7) Every ex-officio member of the Board shall hold office as long as he holds the post by virtue which he is a member of the Board. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts