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Part II · Establishment of the National Authority for the Implementation of the Chemical Weapon’S Convention

9. Appointment of Steering Committee

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

The Authority may establish a Steering Committee

(hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) to advise the

Authority on the discharge of its functions.

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(2)

The Committee shall consist of the following members appointed by the Authority:—

(a)

the Director-General of the Multilateral Affairs

Division of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Foreign Affairs or a representative nominated by the Secretary, to such Ministry ;

(b)

the Director-General of Customs or a representative nominated by him from the Customs Department ;

(c)

the Controller of Imports and Exports (Control) or a representative nominated by him from the

Department of Imports and Exports (Control) ;

(d)

the Government Analyst or a representative nominated by him from the Government Analyst’s

Department ;

(e)

Registrar of Pesticides, Department of Agriculture ;

(f)

Director-General of the Central Environment

Authority or a representative nominated by him from the Central Environment Authority ;

(g)

Director, Chemical and Environmental Technology

Division of the Industrial Technology Instititute ;

(h)

A Senior member of the University staff who has acquired proven knowledge in chemicals specified in the Schedules to this Act ; and

(i)

A person who is in chemical industry engaged in the production, processing and consumption of any of the chemicals specified in the Schedules to this

Act.

(3)

The members of the Committee may receive such remuneration or allowances for each sitting, as may be determined by the Minister.

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