2. Amendment of section 3 of Act…

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

Section 3 of the Road Development Authority Act,

No. 73 of 1981 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal enactment”) is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and substitution therefor of the following subsection:—

“(1) The Authority shall consist of the following members:—

(a)

seven members (hereinafter referred to as “appointed members”) who shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons who have wide experience and have shown capacity, in the fields of civil engineering, highway engineering, commerce, finance, law or administration; and

(b)

nine other members (hereinafter referred to as ex-officio members) who shall be—

(i)

a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of highways, nominated by such Minister;

(ii)

a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of finance, nominated by such Minister;

(iii)

a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of power, nominated by such Minister;

(iv)

a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject to transport, nominated by such Minister;

(v)

a senior officer of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of lands, nominated by such

Minister;

(vi)

the General Manager of the

National Water Supply and

Drainage Board established under the National Water Supply and

Drainage Board Act, No. 2 of 1974, nominated by the Minister in charge of that subject;

(vii)

the Director-General of the Urban

Development Authority established under the Urban Development

Authority Act, No. 41 of 1978, nominated by the Minister in charge of that subject;

(viii)

the Chief Executive Officer of the

Central Environment Authority, established under the National

Environment Act, No. 47 of 1980, nominated by the Minister in charge of that subject; and

(ix)

the Chief Executive Officer of the

Geological Survey and Mines

Bureau established under Mines and Minerals Act, No. 33 of 1992, nominated by the Minister in charge of that subject.”.

(2)

by the repeal of paragraph (b) of subsection (11) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:—

“(b)

if he is an ex-officio member the Minister who nominated that member may nominate another person to act in place of that member.”.

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