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| (1) The Corporation shall consist of the following members:
| | (a) four members who appear to the Minister to have wide experience, capacity and recognition in television engineering or other forms of engineering, or legal or financial matters or administration or labour relations or in the field of broadcasting and communication, appointed by such Minister; | | |
| | (b) one member who shall be a representative of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation appointed by the Minister for the time being in charge of such Corporation; | | |
| | (c) one member who shall be a representative of the National Film Corporation appointed by the Minister for the time being in charge of such Corporation; and | | |
| | (d) one member who shall be a representative of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Education appointed by such Minister. | | |
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| (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members to he the Chairman of the Corporation. |
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| (3) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed or continuing as, a member of the Corporation
| | (a) if he is a Member of Parliament; or | | |
| | (b) if he, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf or for his use or benefit, holds or enjoys any right or benefit under any contract made by or on behalf of the Corporation, except as a shareholder (other than a director) in any company ; or | | |
| | (c) if he, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his, behalf, has any interest or derives any benefit in or from any work being done for the Corporation, except, as a shareholder (other than a director) in any company ; or | | |
| | (d) if he, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf is engaged in television broadcasting or the production, marketing or distribution of television programmes except as a shareholder (other than a director) in any company. | | |
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| (4) Where a member of the Corporation is a shareholder (other than a director) in any company which has entered into any contract with or is doing any work for the Corporation, he shall disclose to the Minister the nature and extent of the shares held by him in such company. |
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| (5) Every member shall, unless he vacates office earlier by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a term of four years and shall, unless removed from office, be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (6) In the event of the death or the vacation of office by any member or his removal from office the Minister may appoint another person in his place. Any person appointed in place of such member shall hold office during the unexpired period of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds, |
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| (7) If the Chairman or any member of the Corporation is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office on account of ill health or absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, the Minister may appoint another person to act in his place. |
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| (8) The Minister may, if he thinks; it expedient to do so, by Order published in the Gazette, remove any member from office without assigning any reason therefor and such removal shall not be called in question in any court. |
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| (9) Any member of the Corporation may at any time resign his office by written communication addressed to the Minister. |
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| (10) No act or proceeding of the Corporation shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any irregularity in the appointment of a member thereof. |
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| (11) Rules may be made under this Act in respect of the meetings of the Corporation, the quorum for and the procedure to be followed at such meetings. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts