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National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act 2015 · As enacted · Part IV · General

123. The Appeals Committee

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

(1)

The Minister shall appoint an Appeals

Committee to hear and determine appeals made in terms of this Act.

(2)

The Appeals Committee shall consist of the following–

(a)

a member appointed from among retired judges of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal of Sri

Lanka who shall be the Chairman of the Appeals

Committee;

(b)

the Secretary of Health; and

(c)

a member appointed from among retired Medical

Consultants who has distinguished himself in the field of medicine.

(3)

The members of the Appeals Committee shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of appointment, and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(4)

The Minister may make regulations specifying the manner in which the meetings and business of the Appeals

Committee shall be carried out.

(5)

The Appeals Committee may, after studying the appeal, call for further information regarding the medicine, medical device or borderline product in question from the appellant and respective Divisions established under this

Act and may call for expert opinion on such medicine, medical device or borderline product.

(6)

The Appeals Committee shall on consideration of all relevant factors inform its decision to the Authority.

(7)

Upon receiving the decision of the Appeals

Committee, the Authority shall inform the appellant the decision of the Appeals Committee forthwith and act in accordance with the decision of the Appeals Committee.

(8)

The members of the Appeal Committee may be paid such remuneration out of the Fund of the Authority with the concurrence of the Minister assigned of the subject of

Finance.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORIZED OFFICERS

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