Economic Transformation Act 2024 · As enacted · Part V
143. Quorum and meetings of the Productivity Commission
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The meetings of the Productivity Commission shall be held at least once in every month or as is required for the purpose of exercise, performance and discharge its powers, duties and functions conferred on, imposed on or assigned to the Productivity Commission by this Part.
The quorum for a meeting of the Productivity
Commission shall be three members including the
Chairperson. In the absence of the Chairperson, the quorum shall be three members including the acting Chairperson.
A meeting of the Productivity Commission may be held either-
by the number of members who constitute a quorum being assembled at the place, date and time appointed for the meeting; or
by means of audio-visual communication by which all members participating and constituting a quorum can simultaneously see and hear each participating member for the duration of the meeting.
The Chairperson shall preside at every meeting of the
Productivity Commission. In the absence of the Chairperson from any meeting of the Productivity Commission, the member appointed to act in his place under subsection (5) of section 141 shall preside at such meeting.
All questions for decision at any meeting of the
Productivity Commission shall be decided by the vote of the majority of members present at such meeting. In the case of an equality of votes the Chairperson shall, in addition to his vote have a casting vote.
The Productivity Commission may act notwithstanding any vacancy among its members, and any act or proceeding of the Productivity Commission shall not be, or deemed to be, invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy among its members or any defect in the appointment of a member thereof.
Subject to the preceding provisions of this section, the Productivity Commission may regulate the procedure to be followed for the summoning and holding of its meetings and the transaction of business at such meetings.