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| (1) The Board shall appoint a competent and experienced person as Managing Director of the Railways Authority. |
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| (2) The Managing Director shall, subject to the general direction of the Board on matters of policy and special directions of the Chairman, be responsible for the direction of the activities of the Railways Authority, and shall exercise administrative control over the officers and servants of the Railways Authority. |
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| (3) The Managing Director, may, with the approval in writing of the Board, delegate in writing to any other officer or servant of the Railways Authority such of his powers, duties or functions as he may from time to time consider necessary, and any such officer or servant to whom any such power, duty or function is delegated shall exercise, perform or discharge such power, duty or function subject to the general or special directions of the Managing Director. |
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| (4) Where the Managing Director is temporarily unable to perform his duties, another person may be appointed by the Board to act in his place. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts