(1) There shall be an Academic Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") of the Institute and such Board shall consist of the following persons :-
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| (i) the Chairman of the Institute ; | | |
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| (ii) the Director-General of the Institute ; | | |
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| (iii) the Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development ; | | |
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| (iv) the Director-General of the National Aquaculture Development Authority established by the National Aquaculture Development Act, No. 53 of 1998 ; | | |
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| (v) the Director-General of the National Institute of Education established by the National institute of Education Act, No. 28 of 1985 ; | | |
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| (vi) the Dean of the Faculty of Zoology of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura or his representative ; | | |
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| (vii) the Dean of the Faculty of Nautical Engineering of the University of Moratuwa or his representative; | | |
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| (viii) the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Colombo or his representative ; | | |
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| (ix) the Head of the Department of Fisheries Biology of the University of Ruhuna or his representative. | | |
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| (x) the Director-General of the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development. Agency established by the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency Act, No. 54 of 1981 ; | | |
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| (xi) the Director-General of the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority established by the Tertiary and Vocational Training Act, No. 20 of 1990 or his representative ; | | |
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| (xii) a representative of the Mahapola Training Institute ; | | |
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| (xiii) the heads of the Academic Departments of the Institute. | | |
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