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| (1) There shall be a Council which shall be called the Technical Advisory Council on Human Tissue Transplantation (hereinafter referred to as the" Council ") consisting of the following members:
| | (a) medical consultants in the field of surgery and medical consultants in the field of general medicine, appointed by the Minister (hereinafter referred to as the" appointed members") ; | | |
| | (b) five other members (hereinafter referred to as "ex officio members"), who shall be the persons for the time being holding office as
| | | (i) the Director-General of Health Services, who shall be the Chairman of the Council ; |
| (ii) the Director-General of Teaching Hospitals; |
| (iii) the Deputy Director-General of Health Services (Laboratory Services) who shall be the Secretary of the Council; |
| (iv) the Judicial Medical Officer, Colombo; and |
| (v) any other Medical Officer working in a similar capacity. |
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| (2) Every appointed member shall, unless he vacates office earlier by death, resignation or removal hold office for a period of three years. |
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| (3) The Minister may, if he considers it expedient So to do, remove any appointed member, without assigning any reason therefor. |
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| (4) Any appointed member may at any. time resign his office by letter to that effect addressed to the Minister. |
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| (5) If an appointed member dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Minister may appoint another person to be a member in place of the member whom he succeeds. |
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| (6) Any member who is appointed under subsection (5) shall hold office for the unexpired period of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds. |
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| (7) Any appointed member who vacates office, otherwise than by removal, shall be eligible for reappointment, after the expiry of the period of three years referred to in subsection (2). |
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| (8) The quorum for any meeting of the Council shall be three members. |
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| (9) The Council may regulate the procedure in regard to its meetings and the transaction of business at such meetings. |
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| (10) No act or proceedings of the Council shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy in the Council or the defect in the appointment of any member of the Council. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts