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National Film Corporation Trust for Film Artistes and Technicians Act (No. 3 of 1986) - Sect 3

Board of Trustees of the Trust

3.
(1) The administration, management and control of the Trust shall be vested in a Board of Trustees constituted as hereinafter provided.
(2) The Board of Trustees of the Trust (hereinafter referred to as the Board) shall consist of-
(a) the Chairman of the Film Corporation, who shall be the Chairman of the Board ;
(b) the General Manager of the Film Corporation ; and
(c) five other members (hereinafter referred to as appointed members), who shall be appointed by the Minister of whom-
(i) one member shall be the first-named Director, or in his absence the second-named Director, of two Directors of the Film Corporation, to be designated in the act of appointed as member and alternate member, respectively, of the Board ;
(ii) one member shall be a representative of the General Treasury ; and
(iii) three members shall be persons from the film industry, representing the film artistes, film technicians and film directors, respectively.
(3) The Minister may, if he considers it expedient so to do, remove any appointed member of the Board without assigning any reason therefore and such removal shall not be called in question in any Court.
(4) An appointed member of the Board may, at any time, resign his office by letter addressed to the Minister.
(5) Where an appointed member of the Board is, by reason of ill-health, other infirmity, absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may, having due regard to the provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection (2) appoint another person to act in his place.
(6) Every appointed member of the Board shall, unless he vacates office earlier, hold office for a period of three years :
(7) Any appointed member of the Board who vacates office shall, unless he has been removed from office under subsection (3), be eligible for reappointment.
(8) An appointed member of the Board shall be deemed to have vacated his office-
(a) on his resignation or removal from membership of the Board ; or
(b) on his resignation or removal as a Director of the Film Corporation ; or
(c) on the expiry of his term of office as a member of the Board or as a Director of the Film Corporation.
(9) The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board. In the absence of the Chairman from any meetings, the member or alternate member, referred to in paragraph (c) (i) subsection (2), present at the meeting shall preside.
(10) The person presiding at any meeting of the Board shall, in addition to his own, have a casting vote.
(11) In the event of any difference of opinion between the members of the Board, the decision of the majority shall be binding and effectual.
(12) The quorum for a meting of the Board shall be four members.
(13) Subject to the provisions of subsection (12) the Board may regulate the procedure in regard to its meeting and the transaction of business at such meetings.
(14) The Board may act notwithstanding a vacancy among its members.
(15) All or any of the members of the Board may be paid such remuneration, allowances and other expenses and as may be determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance.


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