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| (1) The Minister shall appoint as Chairman of the Board, the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry. |
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| (2) The Minister may, in consultation with the Chairman, appoint a Vice-Chairman from among the members appointed by the Minister under paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section 6. |
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| (3) If the Chairman or Vice-Chairman is, by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Ceylon, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may appoint one of the members to act in his place. |
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| (4) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall preside at meetings of the Board and in the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, the member appointed by the Minister under sub-section (3) shall preside at meetings of the Board. |
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| (5) Where there is an equality of votes on any matter or thing decided at a meeting of the Board, the Chairman at such meeting shall, in addition to his vote, have a second or casting vote. |
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