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| (1) There shall be a National Police Commission consisting of
| | (a) the Inspector-General of Police who shall act as Chairman of the Commission; | | |
| | (b) one person nominated by the Public Service Commission, in consultation with the President; and | | |
| | (c) one person nominated by the Chief Justice. | | |
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| (2) No person shall be nominated, or continue, as a member of the National Police Commission if he is a Member of Parliament, a Member of a Provincial Council or a Member of a Local Authority. |
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| (3) Where a nominated member of the Commission is by reason of illness, absence from Sri Lanka or other cause is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office the Nominating Authority may nominate some other person to act in his place. |
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| (4) Every member of the National Police Commission nominated under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of sub section (1) shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his nomination, unless he earlier resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Public Service Commission or the Chief Justice, as the case may be. |
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| (5) Every member of the National Police Commission nominated under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of sub section (1) who prior to his nomination as a member of the Commission, was a public officer or judicial officer shall, with effect from the date of nomination, cease to hold such office and shall, so long as he is a member of the Commission cease to engage in any occupation, profession trade or business which is likely to prejudicially affect, the discharge by such member, of his functions as a member of the Commission. |
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| (6) A member of the National Police Commission shall be paid such allowance as may be determined by Parliament. The allowance payable to any such member shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund and shall not be diminished during his term of office. |
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| (7) There shall be a secretary to the National Police Commission who shall be appointed by the Commission. |
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| (8) The quorum for any meeting of the Commission shall be two members. |
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| (9) Subject to the provisions of subsection (8), the National Police Commission shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership and no act or proceeding of the Commission shall be, or deemed to be invalid by reason of any such vacancy or any defect in the appointment of a member. |
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| (10) For the purposes of Chapter IX of the Penal Code a member of the National Police Commission shall be deemed to be a public servant. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts