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Conversion Of Government Owned Business Undertakings Into Public Corporations Act (No. 22 of 1987) - Sect 4

Board of Direction

4.
(1) The Minister shall appoint the members of the Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as" the Board ") or the Corporation and shall appoint one of the members to be the Chairman of the Board.
(2) One of the members of the Board shall be a nominee of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance.
(3) A member of the Board shall hold office for a period of three years unless he vacates office earlier.
(4) The Minister may, if he thinks it expedient to do so, remove any member of the Board by an Order published in the Gazette without assigning any reasons for such removal :
(5) A member may resign his office by written communication addressed to the Minister.
(6) In the event of vacation of office by a member by the death, resignation or removal from office, the Minister may appoint another person to take his place. Any person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired part of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds.
(7) Where a member is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office on account of ill-health, absence from Sri Lanka or for any other cause, the Minister may appoint another person to act in place of such member.
(8) The members of the Board shall be remunerated on such terms and conditions as are decided by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance.
(9) If the Chairman is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office on account of ill-health, absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, the Minister may appoint. a member of the Board to act as Chairman.
(10) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Incorporation Order, the Board may make rules to regulate the conduct of its meetings and the transaction of business at such meetings.
(11) A member who is directly or indirectly interested in any loan or contract proposed to be made by the Corporation shall disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Board. The disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of such meeting and such member shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of such Board with respect to such loan or contract.
(12) No act or decision of the Board shall be invalidated by reason only of the existence of a vacancy among its members or any defect in the appointment of any member.


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