10. Amendment of section 10 of the principal enactment

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

Section 10 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section –

(a)

in paragraph (b) of that subsection, by the substitution for all the words from “shall consist of –” to the end of that paragraph, of the following words: -

“shall consist of the following five members: -

(i)

a representative from the

Ministry of the Minister holding a post not below an

Additional Secretary or an equivalent position in that

Ministry;

(ii)

a Deputy Secretary to the

Treasury;

(iii)

one person who has at least fifteen years of experience in power system operation and planning;

(iv)

one person who has at least fifteen years of experience in procurement; and

(v)

one person who has at least fifteen years of experience

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in any one or more of the following fields: -

A. finance;

B. economics;

C. accounting; or

D. commercial law, and one of whom shall be appointed as the Chairperson by the Minister.”;

(b)

by the addition immediately after paragraph (e) of that subsection, of the following new paragraphs: -

“(f) The members of the Board of Directors shall hold office for a period of three years unless removed from the office by the Minister.

(g)

The Minister may reappoint any member for a further term of three years.”;

(2)

in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words “of Sri Lanka;”, of the words “of Sri Lanka, ensuring continuous and reliable electricity supply;”;

(3)

in subsection (5) of that section, by the substitution for the words “shall, in every two years”, of the words “shall, within one year from the appointed date and thereafter, in every two years”;

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(4)

in subsection (12) of that section, by the substitution for the words “persons who are”, of the words “companies which are”; and

(5)

by the addition immediately after subsection (14) of that section, of the following new subsection: -

“(15) The National System Operator shall draft, implement and maintain the grid code and other technical and operational codes and standards in relation to the National Grid of

Sri Lanka in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (h) of subsection (4) of section 15.”.

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