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| (1) The Board shall consist of the following-
| | (a) three ex officio members, namely,
| | | (i) the Director of Irrigation, |
| (ii) the Director of Town and Country Planning, and |
| (iii) the Commissioner of National Housing; and |
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| | (b) four other members appointed by the Minister, one of whom at least shall be a qualified Civil Engineer. | | |
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| (2) A person shall be disqualified for appointment by the Minister as a member of the Board or for continuing as a member so appointed-
| | (i) if he is a Senator or Member of Parliament, or | | |
| | (ii) if he, directly or indirectly, has any interest in a subsisting contract with, or in any work being done for, the Board except as a shareholder (other than a director) in an incorporated company, or | | |
| | (iii) if he has any such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his duties as a member of the Board. | | |
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| (3) If a member of the Board other than an ex officio member is temporarily unable to function as such member, the Minister may appoint any person to act as a member of the Board. |
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| (4) Every member of the Board other than an ex officio member shall, unless he vacates the office of member of the Board earlier, hold such office for a period of three years commencing on the date of his appointment: |
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| (5) A member of the Board other than an ex officio member may resign the office of such member by letter addressed to the Minister. |
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| (6) The Minister may, without assigning any reason, remove from office a member of the Board other than an ex officio member. |
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| (7) A member of the Board other than an ex officio member shall be deemed to have vacated office-
| | (a) on sending his resignation in writing to the Minister; or | | |
| | (b) on his removal from office by the Minister; or | | |
| | (c) on the expiry of his term of office. | | |
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| (8) All or any of the members of the Board may be paid such remuneration as may be determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. |
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| (9) No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the appointment thereof. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts