11. Amendment of section 14 of the principal enactment

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

Section 14 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsections (1) and (2) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsections: -

“(1) The Board shall consist of the following: -

(a)

ex-officio members, namely-

(i)

an officer not below the rank of

Senior Assistant Secretary of the

Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Sports, nominated by the Secretary of such Ministry;

(ii)

the Director-General of Health

Services or his nominee;

(iii)

the

Director-General of the

National

Institute of

Sports

Medicine;

(iv)

an officer not below the rank of

Deputy Solicitor General of the

Attorney-General’s Department, nominated by the Attorney-General; and

(v)

an officer not below the rank of

Senior Assistant Secretary of the

Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Finance, nominated by the Secretary of such Ministry;

and

(b)

two members distinguished in the field of law, medicine or sports science having a minimum of fifteen years of experience, appointed by the Minister (in this

Act referred to as the “appointed members”).

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(2)

The Minister shall appoint one of the appointed members as the Chairman of the Board on the recommendation of the majority decision of the ex-officio members of the Board. The Chairman so appointed shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.”.

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