17. Amendment of section 23 of the principal enactment

Section 23 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words from “Each member of the Board” to “or reappointment:” of the following: -

“Each member of the Board, 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 Faculty of Siddha Medicine of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, the Dean of the Faculty of Siddha Medicine of the Eastern

University, Sri Lanka, the Head of the Ayurveda National

Hospital and the Head of the National Institute of

Traditional Medicine, shall, unless such member vacates his office earlier, hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-election or reappointment, as the case may be:”.