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| (1) The Council shall consist of-
| | (a) the person for the time being holding office as the Director of Information (in this Law referred to as " the Director "); and | | |
| | (b) six other members appointed by the President, of whom-
| | | (i) one shall be a person to represent the working journalists, such person being selected from a panel of not more than seven persons nominated by the journalists associations in Sri Lanka, and |
| (ii) one shall be a person to represent the interests of the employees of newspaper businesses, such person being selected from panels of not more than three persons nominated by each registered trade union of such employees. |
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| (2) One of the members appointed by the President shall be designated Chairman of the Council. |
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| (3) No person who is or becomes a Member of the National State Assembly shall be eligible for appointment, or to continue in office, as a member of the Council. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts