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Part II · Management and Administration of the Authority

10. Disqualifications to be a member of the Board

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 Board, if such person –

(a)

is or becomes a Member of Parliament, of any

Provincial Council or of any Local Authority;

(b)

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

(c)

directly or indirectly holds or enjoys any right or benefit under any contract made by or on behalf of the Authority;

(d)

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

(e)

absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board, without obtaining prior approval of the

Board therefor;

(f)

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

(g)

is a person who, having been declared as insolvent or bankrupt under any law in force in Sri Lanka or in any other country, is an undischarged insolvent or bankrupt; or

(h)

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

Part III

Appointment of the Director-General and Staff of the Authority

Part IV

Finance

Part V

General