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| (1) The Authority shall consist of the following members:
| | (a) five members (hereinafter referred to as " appointed members ") who shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons who appear to the Minister to have wide experience, and shown capacity, in civil engineering, highway engineering, commerce, finance or administration; and | | |
| | (b) five other members who shall be
| | | (i) a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Highways nominated by such Minister ; |
| (ii) a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance nominated by such Minister; |
| (iii) a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of, Power nominated by such Minister; |
| (iv) a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Transport nominated by such Minister ; and |
| (v) the person holding office for the time being as the Director of Highways. |
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| (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the appointed members to be the Chairman of the Authority. |
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| (3) A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or continuing as a member of the Authority if he is or becomes a Member of Parliament. |
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| (4) Before appointing a person to be a member of the Authority, the Minister shall satisfy himself that such person has no financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by such person of his functions as a member of the Authority. The Minister shall also satisfy himself, from time to time, that no member of the Authority has any such interest. Any person who is appointed by the Minister, or whom the Minister proposes to appoint, as a member of the Authority shall, whenever requested by the Minister so to do, furnish to the Minister such information as the Minister considers necessary for the performance by him of his, duties under this subsection. |
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| (5) A member of the Authority who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in any contract made or proposed to be made by the Authority shall disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Authority and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of Authority and the member shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of the Authority with regard to that contract. |
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| (6) Every appointed member of the Authority shall, subject to the provisions of subsections (8) and (9), hold office for such term not exceeding three years reckoned from the date of his appointment as the Minister may at the time of appointment determine, and unless he has been removed from office under subsection (8) shall be eligible for reappointment: |
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| (7) Subject to the provisions of subsection (9), the term of office of the Chairman shall be the period of his member ship of the Authority. |
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| (8) The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, remove any appointed member from office without assigning any reason therefor and such removal shall not be called in question in any court. |
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| (9) A member of the Authority in respect of whom an Order under subsection (8) is made by the Minister shall vacate his office on the date of publication of such Order in the Gazette. |
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| (10) An appointed member of the Authority may at any time resign his office as a member, or Chairman, by a letter in that behalf addressed to the Minister. |
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| (11) Where any member of the Authority is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office on account of ill health, other infirmity, absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, then
| | (a) if he is an appointed member, the Minister may having regard to the provisions of subsection (1) (a) appoint another person to act in place of that member; or | | |
| | (b) if he is a member nominated under sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1), the Minister who nominated that member may nominate another person to act in place of that member. | | |
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| (12) Where the Chairman of the Authority is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office due to ill health, other infirmity, absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, the Minister may appoint any other appointed member to act as Chairman. |
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| (13) All or any of the members of the Authority may be paid such remuneration, allowances, and other expenses out of the funds of the Authority, as may be 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