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Part I · Establishment of the National Research Council of Sri Lanka

6. Disqualification for membership of the Council

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or continuing as a member of the Council—

(a)

if such perosn is, or becomes a member of Parliament, any Provincial Council or any Local Authority; or

(b)

if such person is not, or ceases to be a citizen of

Sri Lanka; or

(c)

if such person has any financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member of the Council; or

(d)

if such person absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council without acceptable reasons; or

(e)

if such person is under any law in force in Sri Lanka or in any other country, found or declared to be of unsound mind; or

(f)

if such person is serving or has served a sentence of imprisonment impose by any court in Sri Lanka or any other country.

Part II

Powers and Functions of the Council

Part III

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer and the Staff of the Council

Part IV

Finance

Part V

General