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| (1) There shall be established an Advisory Committee for the purpose of this Act.
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| (2) The Advisory Committee shall consist of -
| | (a) a Deputy Secretary to the Treasury nominated by
the Secretary to the Treasury; | | |
| | (b) an Additional Secretary to the Ministry of the
Minister in charge of the subject of Transport;
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| | (c) the following four representatives nominated by
their respective Institutions -
| | | (i) Institution of engineers, Sri Lanka;
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| (ii) Ceylon Chamber of Commerce;
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| (iii) Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport;
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| (iv) National Transport Commission; and
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| | (d) three other members to be appointed by the Minister
in consultation with employees.
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| (3) The functions of the Advisory Committee shall be -
| | (a) to make recommendations to the Minister in charge
of the subject of Transport on the appointment and
removal of the appointed members; | | |
| | (b) to advise the Board on all matters referred to it by
the Minister or the Board which he or it considers
necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving
effect to the provisions of this act including on the
Annual Plan referred to in section 10;
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| | (c) to make recommendation to the Minister pertaining
to the efficient administration of the Board.
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| (4) The Advisory Committee shall regulate its own affairs.
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| (5) The quorum of an Advisory Committee Meeting shall
be three and the Advisory Committee shall elect one of its
members as Chairman.
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| (6) Every appointed member shall hold office for three
years unless he earlier vacates office by resignation, removal
or death. A member appointed to the Advisory Committee
who vacates office by the expiration of his term of office
shall be eligible for reappointment.
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| (7) A member appointed to the Advisory Committee may
resign from office by a letter addressed to the Minister.
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| (8) Where a member appointed to the advisory Committee
becomes by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence
from Sri Lanka, temporally unable to perform the duties of
his office, the Minister may appoint another person to act in
place in terms of subsection 2.
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