12. Amendment of section 12 of the principal enactment

Section 12 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words, commencing from

“Each member of the Council” to “or reappointment:” of the following:-

“Each member of the Council, other than the

Commissioner-General, the Dean of the Faculty of

Indigenous Medicine of the University of Colombo,

Sri Lanka, the Dean of the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine of the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous

Medicine, Sri Lanka, the Head of the Unit of Siddha

Medicine of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka and the

Dean of the Faculty of Siddha Medicine of the Eastern

University, Sri Lanka, shall, unless he vacates office earlier, hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-election or reappointment, as the case may be:”.