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Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2025 · As enacted · Part II · Administration and Management of the Authority

9. Disqualifications for being appoint-ed as a member of the Board

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

A person shall be disqualified from being appointed as a member of the Board if such person -

(a)

is or becomes a member of the Parliament, any

Provincial Council or any local authority;

(b)

is not, or ceases to be a citizen of Sri Lanka;

(c)

is a person who, having been declared an insolvent or a bankrupt under any law in

Sri Lanka or any other country, is an undischarged insolvent or bankrupt;

(d)

is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and punishable with imprisonment for a term not less than six months;

(e)

is serving or has served a sentence of imprisonment imposed by a court of Sri Lanka or any other country;

(f)

holds or enjoys any right or benefit directly or indirectly in -

(i)

gambling which operates in Sri Lanka or in any other country;

(ii)

a business of any gambling licence holder;

(iii)

any contract made by or on behalf of the

Authority;

(g)

is under any contract made by, or on behalf of the Authority;

(h)

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; or

(i)

is over seventy years of age.

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