5. Amendment of section 6 of the principal enactment

Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of that section and the substitution therefor, of the following subsections:-

“(2) (a) The TUE Committee shall consist of not less than three members who shall be persons having experience in clinical, sports and exercise medicine.

One of the said members shall be a representative of the Consultant in Sports Medicine of the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Health.

The members shall, at the point of being appointed, disclose any conflict of interest which may exist. The Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency established under section 10, shall thereupon take steps to appoint another person in place of such member.

Upon receipt of an application for review under subsection (1), the TUE Committee shall consider such application along with the evidence and documents in support of the TUE and make a decision either granting or refusing the grant of the TUE requested by the athlete.

In arriving at its decision, the TUE

The TUE Committee shall communicate its decision to the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency assigning reasons for such decision.”.