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| (1) The Board shall consist of the following members :
| | (a) eight members appointed by the Minister (hereinafter referred to as the " appointed members "), namely
| | | (i) the Chairman of the Board ; |
| (ii) a representative of the Ministry of the Minister, nominated by the Minister ; |
| (iii) a representative of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance nominated by that Minister; |
| (iv) three persons elected by the Consultancy Staff of the Hospital from among its own members; |
| (v) two persons selected from among persons who have rendered distinguished service in their profession ; and |
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| | (b) three ex officio members, namely (i) the Director of Health Services ; (ii) the Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine; and (iii) the Director of the Hospital. | | |
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| | (i) Every ex officio member shall hold office as a member of the Board, so long as he holds office by virtue of which he was appointed a member of that Board. | | |
| | (ii) The Chairman and every appointed member shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment, and shall be eligible for reappointment at the end of the term of his office. | | |
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| (3) In the event of the. vacation of the office of the Chairman or any appointed member of the Board, the Minister may appoint another person to hold such office during the unexpired period of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds. |
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| (4) If the Chairman or any appointed member of the Board is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office by reason of ill health or any other cause, the Minister may appoint another person to act in his place as Chairman or as such other member. |
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| (5) The Chairman or any appointed member of the Board may at any time resign his office by letter in that behalf addressed to the Minister. |
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| (6) Any appointed member may be removed from office by the Minister without assigning any reason therefor and such removal shall not be called in question in any court. |
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| (7) Any appointed member who, without leave of the Board first obtained, fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board, shall ipso facto vacate his office. |
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| (8) Any member of the Board who vacates office, other than a member who is removed from office under this Act, shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts