7.
| (1) There shall be established a Road Development Advisory Council (hereinafter referred to as " the Council") consisting of the following members :
| | (a) the person for the time being holding the office of the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Highways, who shall be the Chairman of the Council; | | |
|
|
| (2) It shall be the function of the Council
| | (a) to advise the Minister on policy and measures on road research, road planning and road development; and | | |
| | (b) to advise the Minister or the Authority, as the case may be, on any matter relating to the exercise, performance or discharge of any power, duty or function of the Authority, that may be referred to the Council by the Minister or the Authority, as the case may be. | | |
|
|
| (3) Every appointed member of the Council shall hold office for a period of three years, unless he earlier vacates office by death, resignation or removal. |
|
| (4) The Minister may, if he considers it expedient to do so, by Order published in the Gazette, remove from office any appointed member of the Council without assigning any reason therefor and such removal shall not be called in question in any court. |
|
| (5) An appointed member may at any time resign his office by letter to that effect addressed to the Minister. |
|
| (6) If an appointed member of the Council dies or resigns or is removed from office, the Minister may, having regard to the provisions of paragraph (m) of subsection (1), appoint any other person to be a member in place of the member who dies, resigns or is removed from office. |
|
| (7) A member who has been appointed under subsection (6) shall, unless he earlier vacates his office by death, resignation or removal, hold office for the unexpired period of the term of office of his predecessor. |
|
| (8) Where an appointed member of the Council is by reason of ill health, other infirmity, absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause for a period of not less than three months, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, it shall be the duty of such member to so inform the Minister in writing. The Minister may, having regard to the provisions of paragraph (m) of subsection (1), appoint another person to act in the place of such member. |
|
| (9) Any appointed member of the Council who vacates office other than by removal shall be eligible for reappointment. |
|
| (10) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy in the Council or any defect in the appointment of a member of the Council. |
|
| (11) A meeting of the Council shall be held at least once in every two months. |
|
| (12) The Chairman or in his absence, a member elected by the members present, shall preside at meetings of the Council. |
|
| (13) All questions for decision at any meeting of the Council shall be decided by the vote of a majority of the members present. In the case of an equality of votes, the member presiding shall have a casting vote. |
|
| (14) The quorum for any meeting of the Council shall be seven members and subject to the provisions of this section, the Council may regulate its own procedure. |
|
| (15) The members of the Council shall be remunerated in such manner and at such rates as may be determined by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance. |
|
|
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts