Sir John Kotalawala Defence Academy Act 1981 · As enacted · Part I
6. The Com-mandant
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The President shail appoint a senior. officer of of the Armed Services as the Commandant of the Academy
(hereinafter referred to as the
‘ Commandant”) who shall be the chief executive officer and shall hold office for a period of three years, unless he earlier vacates office by death, resignation : or removal. —
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Upon the date of the establishment of the Academy the Commandant shall be a senior officer of the Sri Lanka
Army, and on the expiry of the term of office of that
Commandant, the Commandant shall be a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Navy, and on the expiry of the term of office of the second-mentioned Commandant, the Commandant shall be a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force, and thereafter the appointment. tothe office of Commandant shall be made in accordance with the order set out herein.
The Commandant may resign his office as
Commandant by written communication in that behalf addressed to the President.
The President may, if he thinks it expedient to do so, by Order published in the Gazette, remove the Commandant from office without assigning a reason therefor.
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A Commandant in respect of whom an Order under subsection (4) is made shall vacate his office on the date of publication of such Order in the Gazette, or on such other date as.
S-may be specified in such Order.
6) Where a Commandant appointed from any Armed
Service under subsection (1)—
. vacates his office or cease to be a member of the
Armed Service to which he is attached, prior to the expiry of his term of office as Commandant, the
President shall appoint a senior officer of that
Armed Service as Commandant and he shall, unless he earlier vacates office, hold office for the unexpired period. of the term of office of the Commandant whom he succeeds; or
is temporarily unable to discharge the functions of his office by reason of ill health, absence from Sri
Lanka or any gqther cause, the President shalt appoint a senior officer of that Armed Service to act in his place as Commandant.
For the ‘purposes ‘of this section, the expression
“senior officer of the Armed Services” means—
in the case of the Sri Lanka Army, an officer not below the rank of Colonel
;
in the case of the ‘Sri Lanka Navy, an officer not below the Tank of Captain; and
in the case of the Sri Lanka Air Force, an officer not below the rank of Group Captain.