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| (1) There shall be established a Board to be called the Pirivena Education Board (hereinafter referred to as the " Board" ) consisting of the following members :-
| | (a) the Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatte Chapter of the Siam Nikaya or any other Bhikku of that Nikaya nominated by him ; | | |
| | (b) the Mahanayake Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Nikaya or any other Bhikku of that Nikaya nominated by him ; | | |
| | (c) the Mahanayake Thera of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikaya, or any other Bhikku of that Nikaya nominated by him; | | |
| | (d) the Mahanayake Thera of the Sri Lanka Ramanya Nikaya or any other Bhikku of that Nikaya nominated by him; | | |
| | (e) the Director-General; | | |
| | (f) the Director in charge of Pirivena Education; | | |
| | (g) three Bhikkus, who have experience in Pirivena Education, nominated by the Minister ; and | | |
| | (h) three laymen, who profess Buddhism and who have considerable experience in Buddhist Education and Buddhist activities, nominated by the Minister. | | |
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| (2) The members of the Board shall at the first meeting of the Board elect from among its members a Bhikku to be the Chairman of the Board. |
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| (3) The Director in charge of Pirivena Education shall be the Secretary of the Board. |
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| (4) The Chairman shall preside at the meeting of the Board. In the absence of the Chairman at any meeting of the Board, the members of the Board shall elect from among themselves a Bhikku to preside at that meeting. |
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| (5) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated or being a member of the Board if he-
| | (a) is bankrupt or has been adjudicated an insolvent; or | | |
| | (b) has been found guilty of any criminal offence involving moral turpitude; or | | |
| | (c) is under any law for the time being in force found or declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind. | | |
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| (6) Every member of the Board nominated by the Minister under paragraph (g) or paragraph (h) of sub section (1) (hereinafter referred to as " nominated member ") shall subject to the provisions of subsections (7), (8) and (9), hold office for a period of three years from the date of nomination and shall be eligible for renomination: |
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| (7) Any nominated member may resign his office by letter in that behalf addressed to the Minister. |
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| (8) The Minister may remove from office any nominated member without assigning any reason therefor. |
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| (9) Any nominated member shall vacate office if he absents himself without the permission of the Chairman from three consecutive meetings of the Board. |
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| (10) Where any member of the Board becomes by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office then-
| | (a) if he is the Mahanayake Thera of any of the Nikayas specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1), a Bhikku nominated by that Mahanayake Thera or where he is unable to nominate a Bhikku, a Bhikku elected by that Nikaya ; | | |
| | (b) if he is a Bhikku nominated by any of the Mahanayaka Theras specified in paragraph (a) to (d) of subsection (1), any other Bhikku nominated by the respective Mahanayake Thera; | | |
| | (c) if he is the Director-General or the Director in charge of Pirivena Education, another officer of the Department of Education nominated by the Minister; and | | |
| | (d) if he is a nominated member, another suitable person nominated by the Minister, may act in his place. | | |
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| (11) The members of the Board shall not be entitled to any remuneration as members of the Board: Provided, however, that the Minister may, in consultation with the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, pay an allowance to such members if he considers it expedient so to do. |
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| (12) Six members of the Board shall form the quorum for any meeting of the Board:
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| (13) The Board shall meet at least once in every three months. |
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| (14) The Chairman shall convene a special meeting of the Board on a written request made by not less than four members of the Board, |
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| (15) The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy among its members and any decision of the Board shall not be invalid by reason only of the fact that there is a vacancy in the membership of the Board. |
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| (16) The procedure for the transaction of business of the Board shall be determined in accordance with the rules made by the Board under this Act. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts