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Part V · Establishment of the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses

43. Chairman of the Authority

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The President shall appoint one member of the

Board as the Chairman of the Board who shall also be the

Chairman of the Authority.

(2)

The Chairman of the Authority shall be appointed for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(3)

The Chairman of the Authority may, at any time, resign from the office of Chairman by a letter addressed to the President and such resignation shall take effect upon it being accepted by the President in writing.

(4)

Where the Chairman of the Authority is, by reason of illness or absence from Sri Lanka, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the President shall appoint another member of the Board to act in his place.

(5)

The President may, for reasons assigned, remove the

Chairman of the Authority from the office of Chairman.

Read on from s 44

Part VI

Appointment of the Director-General and Staff of the Authority

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Division

Read on from Part VII

Part VIII

The Assistance and Protection Programme for Victims of Crime and Witnesses

Read on from Part VIII

Part IX

Compensation and Interim Awards

Read on from Part IX

Part X

Testimony Through Contemporaneous Audio-Visual Linkage

Read on from Part X

Part XI

Finance

Read on from Part XI

Part XII

General

Read on from Part XII

Schedules