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| (1) The Board of Governors shall consist of the following persons-
| | (a) the following ex officio members, namely-
| | | (ii) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education or his representative; |
| (iii) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Planning or his representative; |
| (iv) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Finance or his representative; |
| (v) the Presidents of the Campuses; and |
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| | (b) the following other members, namely-
| | | (i) three persons having a special knowledge or practical experience in respect of Education, Industry, Agriculture, Science or Technology or representing the professions, appointed by the Chancellor ; |
| (ii) three members of the House of Representatives nominated by the Minister; |
| (iii) one student representative elected by the Chairmen of the Students' Councils of the Campuses from among their number; |
| (iv) one person from, among the permanent academic staff, other than the President, elected by each Campus Board from Campuses where there are three or more than three Faculties or Institutes or Faculties and Institutes in combination; |
| (v) one person from among the representatives of the non-academic staff in the Campus Boards of the University, elected by such representatives. |
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| (2) The student representative elected under paragraph (b) (iii) of sub-section (1) and each of the persons elected under paragraph (b) (iv) of sub-section (1) by the Campus Boards shall hold office for one academic year, and the other members, with the exception of ex officio members, shall hold office for three years. |
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| (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be seven. |
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| (4) All members shall be entitled to vote. |
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| (5) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed a member of the Board of Governors, or for continuing in office as an appointed member of that Board-
| | (a) if he is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent; or | | |
| | (b) if he is convicted of any crime or offence involving moral turpitude; or | | |
| | (c) if he is under any law in force in the Island, found or declared to be of unsound mind; or | | |
| | (d) if he, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any person on his behalf or for his use or benefit, holds or enjoys any right or benefit under any contract, other than his contract of employment, made by or on behalf of the University. | | |
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| (6) If any member of the Board vacates his office prior to the expiration of his term of office, his successor either by appointment or by election, as the case may shall hold office for the unexpired portion of such term, of office. |
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| (7) Any member of the Board of Governors may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the vice-chancellor. |
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| (8) If any appointed member of the Board of Governors is, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Ceylon or any other cause, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Chancellor may appoint a fit person to act in his place. |
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| (9) if the student representative absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave, he shall be deemed to have vacated his membership and another person shall be elected to fill his place : |
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| (10) The members of the Board of Governors shall not be entitled to any remuneration as members but may be paid such allowances as the Minister shall, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, approve. |
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| (11) The Vice-Chancellor shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and in the absence of the Vice-Chancellor from any meeting of the Board, the members thereof shall elect one of their number who is the President of a Campus to preside at such meeting. |
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| (12) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the procedure for the transaction of business by the Board shall be determined in accordance with rules made by the Board under this Act. |
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| (13) The Board shall meet whenever necessary, so however that they meet not less than once in each month, and any member, other than an ex officio member, who fails to attend three consecutive meetings without leave shall cease to be a member. |
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| (14) Five members of the Board may, by requisition under their hand, for reasons stated therein, direct the Chairman to summon a special meeting of the Board and in such case the Chairman shall summon such meeting. |
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| (15) The Vice-Chancellor may, whenever he thinks fit, convene a special meeting of the Board. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts