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Part IV · General

31. Constitution of the National Advisory Committee

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

(1)

The National Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members appointed by the Minister -

(a)

the Director General of Health Services;

(b)

the Deputy Director General of Health Services

(Laboratory Services);

(c)

the Chairman of the Authority;

(d)

a nominee from the Secretary to the Treasury;

(e)

the Chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals

Corporation of Sri Lanka established under State

Industrial Corporation Act, No. 49 of 1957;

(f)

a Professor in Pharmacology in any University in

Sri Lanka established under the Universities Act,

No. 16 of 1978, appointed in consultation with the respective Deans of the relevant Medical Faculties;

(g)

a Pharmacologist from the Ministry of Health nominated by the Director General of Health

Services;

(h)

the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association or his nominee;

(i)

the President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri

Lanka or his nominee;

(j)

the Commissioner of Ayurveda or his nominee;

(k)

Director General of Customs or his nominee;

(l)

a legal officer from the Ministry of Health nominated by the Secretary;

(m)

a representative of the Ceylon College of

Physicians nominated by that College;

(n)

a representative of the College of Surgeons of Sri

Lanka nominated by that College;

(o)

a representative of the College of General

Practitioners of Sri Lanka nominated by that

College;

(p)

a representative of the College of Community

Physicians of Sri Lanka nominated by that College;

(q)

a representative from the Attorney General’s

Department nominated by the Attorney General;

(r)

a representative from the Consumer Affairs

Authority nominated by the Chairman of that

Authority;

(s)

a representative of the Sri Lanka Standards

Institution established under the Sri Lanka

Standards Institution Act, No. 6 of 1984, nominated by the Director General of such Institution;

(t)

a representative from a patient interest group nominated by the Minister of Health;

(u)

a representative from the Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical

Manufacturers Association nominated by that

Association;

(v)

a representative from the Sri Lanka Chamber of the

Pharmaceutical Industry nominated by such

Chamber;

(w)

a representative of the public nominated by the

Minister; and

(x)

a representative of the Senaka Bibile

Commemoration Committee.

(2)

(a)

Every member of the National Advisory Committee nominated under paragraphs (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), (t),(u),(v), (w) and (x) of subsection (1) shall, unless earlier vacates office by resignation, death or removal, hold office for a period of three years from the date of appointment and shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(b)

Every other member of the National Advisory

Committee shall hold office so long as such member holds office by virtue of which such member has been appointed to the National Advisory Committee.

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Part V

General

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Part VI

Rules and Regulations

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Part VII

Repeals and Transitional Provisions

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Part VIII

Interpretation

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