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| (1) For the purposes of this Act there shall be established a Board which shall be called the Tea and Rubber Estates (Control of Fragmentation) Board and which shall consist of-
| | (a) the Land Commissioner, | | |
| | (b) the Director of Agriculture, | | |
| | | (d) the Rubber Controller, | | |
| | (e) an officer of the General Treasury nominated by the Minister of Finance, and | | |
| | (f) three persons, not being public officers, appointed by the Minister to represent the interests of the tea and rubber plantations and hereafter in this section referred to as the unofficial members of the Board. | | |
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| (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Board to be the Chairman of the Board. |
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| (3) Every unofficial member of the Board shall, unless he earlier resigns office or is removed therefrom by the Minister, hold office for a period of three years. Any unofficial member of the Board who vacates office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (4) The Minister may, if he thinks it expedient it do so, remove from office, by Order published in the Gazette, any unofficial member of the Board, and such member shall vacate office on the date of publication of such Order in the Gazette. |
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| (5) The unofficial members of the Board may be remunerated for attendance at meetings of the Board at such rates as may be prescribed. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts