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| (1) The Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the President, in consultation with the Minister, from among persons who have distinguished themselves in the fields of science, technology, agriculture commerce or industry. |
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| (2) A person shall be disqualified from being appointed, or continuing as a member of the Commission if he is a Member of Parliament or a member of Provincial Council or is a Secretary to a Ministry or head of a department of institution, concerned with science and technology development. |
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| (3) A member of the Commission may resign his office by letter addressed to the President, and such resignation, shall be effective from the date on which it is accepted by the President. |
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| (4) The President may remove a member of the Commission from office, without assigning any reason therefor. |
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| (5) Subject to the provisions of subsections (3) and (4), the term of office of a member of the Commission shall be three years. |
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| (6) Where a member of the Commission dies, resigns or is remove from office, the President shall, having regard to the provisions of subsection (1), appoint another member in his place. |
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| (7) A member appointed under subsection (6) shall hold office for the unexpired period of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds, |
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| (8) A member vacating office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for re-appointment. |
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| (9)
| | (a) The quorum for any meeting of the Commission shall be four. | | |
| | (b) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Commission in the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of the Commission a. member chosen by the majority of the members present at such meeting shall preside at such meeting | | |
| | (c) The Chairman of any meeting of the Commission shall in addition to his own vets, have a casting vote. | | |
| | (d) The Commission shall meet at least once every month. | | |
| | (e) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Commission may regulate the procedure in regard to its meetings ,and the conduct of business at such meetings, | | |
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| (10) The members of the Commission shall be paid remuneration at such rites as may be determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of the Finance. |
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| (11) The Commission may act notwithstanding any vacancy among its members and no act or proceeding of the Commission shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of a vacancy in the Commission of any defect in the appointment of a member of the Commission |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts