3. Board of Trustees of the Fund
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The administration, management and control of the Fund shall be vested in a Board of Trustees constituted as hereinafter provided.
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (hereinaiter referred to as ‘‘the Board”) shall consist of—
the Secretary of the Ministry of the Minister ;
the Director of Health Services of the Department of Health
;
the Commissioner of Ayurveda of the Department of Ayurveda ;
the Chief Accountant of the Ministry of the Minister ;
and
three other members appointed by the Minister each of whom shall, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (4), (5) and (6), hold office for such period as may be specified in the letter of appointment issued to him, by the Minister.
A member appointed by the Minister is in this Act referred to as an “appointed member ”.
The Secretary of the Ministry of the Minister shall be the Chairman of the Board (hereinafter referred to as
“the Chairman”).
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The Minister may, if he thinks it expedient to do so, remove any appointed member of the Board from office without assigning any reason therefor.
A member of the Board, who has been removed from office under the provisions of subsection (4), shall not be eligible for re-appointment as a member of the Board or to serve the Board in any other capacity.
An appointed member of the Board may at any time resign his office by written communication addressed to the
Minister.
If the Chairman or any member of the Board is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office on account of ill-health or absence from Sri Lanka or any other cause, the Minister may appoint another person to act in his place.
If an appointed member of the Board vacates his office by death, resignation or removal, prior to the expira-tion of his term of office, his successor shall, unless such successor vacates his office earlier, hold office for the un-expired portion of the term of office of the person whom he succeeds.
No act or proceeding of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the appoint-ment of a member thereof.
The Board may make rules to regulate the procedure in regard to its meetings and the transaction of business at such meetings.