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Part II · Administration and Management of the Authority

7. Disqualifications for being appointed as a member of the Board

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

A person shall be disqualified from being appointed as a member of the Board, if he -

(a)

is or becomes a member, of the Parliament, any

Provincial Council or any local authority;

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude and punishable with imprisonment for a term not less than six months;

(f)

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

(g)

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

(h)

has any financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member of the Board.

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Part III

Ownership of Petroleum Resources and Petroleum Data and Formulation of National Policy on Upstream Petroleum Industry

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Part IV

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Part V

National Petroleum Operator

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Part VI

Fiscal Provisions

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Part VII

Chief Executive Officer and Staff of the Authority

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Part VIII

Petroleum Resources Development Fund

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Part IX

General Provisions

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