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Superior Courts Complex Board Of Management Act (No. 50 of 1987) - Sect 3

Superior courts complex board of management

3.
(1) The Board shall consist of the following members :-
(a) the Chief Justice;
(b) a Judge of the Supreme Court, appointed by the Chief Justice;
(c) the President of the Court of Appeal;
(d) a Judge of the Court of Appeal appointed by the President of the Court of appeal
(e) the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge if the subject of Justice;
(f) the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Local Government, Housing and Construction;
(g) the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka;
(h) the Municipal Commissioner for the Colombo Municipal Council;
(i) a representative of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance; and
(j) two members appointed by the President, from among persons who have shown recognized competence or eminence in law. A member appointed under this paragraph is hereinafter referred to as "an appointed member".
(2) Every appointed member shall, unless he earlier resigns or is removed from office, hold office for a period of three years.
(3) The President may, at any time and without assigning any reason therefor, remove appointed member from office.
(4) An appointed member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the President.
(5) 'Where an appointed member vacates office by death, resignation or removal, the President, may, having regard to the provisions of paragraph (j) of subsection (1), appoint another member in place of the member vacating office, Every member so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the period of office of the member whom he succeeds.
(6) Where an appointed member is temporarily unable to discharge the functions of his office on account of ill,. health, absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, the President may appoint another person to act in his place.
(7) All or any of the members of the Board may be paid such remuneration from the Superior Courts- "Complex Fund established by section 8 as maybe determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance.
(8) An appointed member who vacates office effluxion of time shall be eligible for reappointment.


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