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| (1) The Board shall, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a competent and experienced person as General Manager of the Board. |
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| (2) The General Manager shall, subject to the general direction of the Board on matters of policy, be charged with the direction of the business of the Board, the organization and execution of the powers, functions and duties of the Board, and the administrative control of the employees of the Board. |
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| (3) The General Manager may, with the approval of the Board, delegate to any other employee of the Board such of his powers, functions or duties as he may from time to time consider necessary, and any employee to whom any such powers, functions or duties are so delegated shall exercise them subject to the general or special directions of the General Manager. |
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| (4) The General Manager shall retire from office on reaching the age of sixty years : |
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| (5) The General Manager may not be removed from office except for good and sufficient cause and without the prior approval of the Minister. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts