Construction Industry Development Act 2014 · As enacted · Part III · Construction Industry Development Authority
9. Management and administration of the affairs of the Authority
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The management and administration of the affairs of the Authority shall be vested in a Board of
Management (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) which shall consist of —
the following ex-officio members—
the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Construction or an officer not below the rank of a Senior Assistant
Secretary nominated by the Secretary; and
the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance or an officer not below the rank of a Senior Assistant
Secretary nominated by the Secretary; and
the following twelve members appointed by the
Minister (hereinafter referred to as “appointed members”)—
a member of the Institution of Engineers,
Sri Lanka nominated by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka established under the
Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka Act,
No. 17 of 1968;
a member of the Sri Lanka Institute of
Architects nominated by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects established under the Sri Lanka
Institute of Architects Law, No. 1 of 1976;
a member of the Sri Lanka Institute of
Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka nominated by the Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka established under the Institute of Quantity
Surveyors, Sri Lanka (Incorporation)
Act, No. 20 of 2007;
a member of the Association of Consulting
Engineers, Sri Lanka nominated by the
Association of Consulting Engineers,
Sri Lanka established under the Association of Consulting Engineers Sri Lanka
(Incorporation) Act, No. 42 of 2003;
a member of the National Construction
Association of Sri Lanka nominated by the
National Construction Association of
Sri Lanka;
a member of the Chamber of Construction
Industry, Sri Lanka nominated by the
Chamber of Construction Industry, Sri Lanka;
and
six other persons who are not members of the
Council, of whom—
three persons who have significantly contributed to the development of the construction industry in Sri Lanka; one of whom shall be a person appointed upon the request of the President of the
Institution of Incorporated Engineers,
Sri Lanka established under the
Institution of Incorporated Engineers,
Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act, No. 64
of 1992; and
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three other persons to represent the fields of—
(A)
Agriculture,
Water
Resources or
Environmental Science;
(B)
Public Health or Vocational Health; and
(C)
Social, Cultural Heritage or Traditional
Knowledge.
The Minister shall appoint one of the appointed members, to be the Chairman of the Board.
The Minister shall appoint one of the appointed members as the Working Director of the Authority who shall be a full time officer.
A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or continuing as a member of the Board—
if he is, or becomes a member of Parliament or any
Provincial Council, or any local authority; or
if he is not, or ceases to be a citizen of Sri Lanka; or
if he is under any law in force in Sri Lanka or in any other country found or declared to suffer from unsoundness of mind; or
if he is serving or has served a sentence of imprisonment imposed by any Court in Sri Lanka or any other country; or
if he holds or enjoys any right or benefit under any contract made by or on behalf of the Authority; or
if he has any financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member of the Board.
Every appointed member shall, unless he vacates office earlier by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and shall, unless he has been removed from office, be eligible for re-appointment.
The Minister may by Order published in the Gazette remove any appointed member from office for reasons assigned. A member in respect of whom an Order is so made under this section shall be deemed to have vacated office on the date of publication of that Order in the Gazette.
Any appointed member may at any time resign from office by a letter to that effect, addressed to the Minister and sent by registered post.
In the event of a vacation of office by death, resignation or removal of any appointed member nominated by an organization set out in subsection (1) of section 9, the
Minister may appoint any other person to succeed such member as nominated by such organization. If such member was not nominated by an organization, then the Minister may appoint a suitable person from such organization to succeed such member. Any member so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired term of office of the member whom he succeeds.
In the case of a member nominated by an organization, on the nomination of such a member being withdrawn by the relevant organization, such member shall cease to function as a member of the Board.
Where an appointed member, by reason of illness, infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka for a period of not less than three months, is temporarily unable to perform his duties, it shall be the duty of such member to inform the Minister in writing of such inability. Thereupon, the Minister may, appoint some other person nominated by the relevant organization or any suitable person if such member was not nominated by any organization, to act in his place.
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The Minister may, for reasons assigned, remove the
Chairman or the Working Director of the Board.
If the Chairman or the Working Director, by reason of illness, infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka, is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may nominate another member of the Board to act in his place.
The Chairman or the Working Director may, at any time resign from office of the Chairman or the Working
Director by a letter addressed to the Minister. Such resignation shall take effect upon it being accepted by the Minister in writing.
Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), the term of office of the Chairman and the Working Director shall be three years. The Chairman and the Working Director shall be eligible for reappointment.
The Chairman, Working Director and the appointed members of the Board may be paid such remuneration out of the fund of the Authority as the Minister may determine in consultation with the Minister in charge of the subject of
Finance.
The Chairman of the Board shall preside at every meeting of the Board. In the absence of the Chairman at any meeting, the members present shall elect one among their members to preside at such meeting.
Part IV
Construction Industry Development Fund and Fund of the Authority Fund and the Fund of the Authority
Part V
Qualified Persons
Part VI
Part VII
Technical Auditing
Part VIII
Standard Documents and Human Resource Development
Part IX
Settlement of Disputes
Part X
Appeals Board
Part XI
Collection, Processing and Distribution of Information in the Construction Industry
Part XII