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| (1) The Board shall consist of eighteen members constituted as follows :
| | (a) the President of, and four other members elected from among its number by, the Executive Committee of the Maradana Mosque ; | | |
| | (b) the President of, and three other members elected from among its number by, the Zahira College, Colombo, Old Boys' Association at a general meeting specially called for that purpose and by a majority of votes of the members present and voting ; | | |
| | (c) three members elected from among its number by the Zahira College, Colombo, Welfare Society at a general meeting specially convened for that purpose and by a majority of votes of the members present and voting ; | | |
| | (d) three members elected from among its number by the Zahira College, Colombo, Parent-Teachers Association at a general meeting specially convened for that purpose and by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, so however that no teacher shall be so elected ; and | | |
| | (e) three members to be co-opted by a resolution of the Board. | | |
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| (2) The President of the Executive Committee of the Maradana Mosque and the President of the Zahira College, Colombo, Old Boys' Association shall hold office as members of the Board, so long as they hold office as such Presidents. The other members of the Board shall hold office as members of the Board for a period of three years, unless any such member vacates office earlier by way of
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| (3) Where any of the bodies referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (1) is not represented on the Board as a result of the appropriate body being unable at any time to elect any representative to serve on the Board, the remaining members of the Board shall select a representative from among the members of the appropriate body. Any member so selected shall sold office as a member of the Board until such time as the appropriate body elects a representative to serve on the Board. |
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| (4) With effect from the date of commencement of this Act and until the Board is constituted under subsection (1), the following persons shall constitute the Board: who shall exercise, perform and discharge all the powers, duties and functions of the Board under this Act in respect of all matters concerning and connected with Zahira College, Colombo- | | (1) Al-Haj Dr. M. C. M. Kaleel, | | |
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| (5) In the event of the death, resignation or removal of any member of the Board constituted under subsection (3), the vacancy shall be filled by that Board. |
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| (6) The Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs (hereinafter referred to as " the Secretary to the Ministry ") shall convene the first meeting of the Board constituted under subsection (4) within one month of the date of commencement of this Act, by giving not less than two weeks' notice to the members thereof. |
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| (7) The Secretary to the Ministry shall preside at the first meeting of the Board constituted under subsection (4) and cause the election of a Chairman, a Secretary and a Treasurer from among its number by the Board at that meeting. The Board shall thereafter meet at intervals of not more than one month until the Board under subsection (1) is constituted. |
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| (8) The quorum for any meeting of the Board constituted under subsection (4) shall be five members. |
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| (9) A decision by a majority of the members present and voting shall be deemed to be the decision of the Board constituted under subsection (4). The existence of any vacancy in the Board shall not affect the validity of any act performed by the Board. |
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| (10) The Board constituted under subsection (4) shall within one month of its first meeting make such rules as are necessary for the conduct of its affairs. |
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| (11) The Secretary to the Ministry shall summon the first meeting of the Board constituted under subsection (1) within a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. |
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| (12) The provisions of subsections (6) to (10) shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the Board constituted under subsection (1). |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts