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Part I · Establishment of the Sri Lanka National Commission for the Unesco

5. Constitution of the Commission

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

The Commission shall consist of -

(a)

the following ex-officio members, namely -

(i)

the Minister or Deputy Minister or State

Minister as the case may be, in charge of the subject of Education;

(ii)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister or an Additional Secretary of such Ministry;

(iii)

the Secretary to the Treasury or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Treasury;

(iv)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Foreign Affairs or an

Additional Secretary of such Ministry;

(v)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Vocational Training or his nominee not below the rank of an

Additional Secretary ;

(vi)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Higher Education or his nominee not below the rank of an

Additional Secretary;

(vii)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Science and

Technology or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary;

(viii)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Ocean or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary;

(ix)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Environment or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional

Secretary;

(x)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Culture or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional Secretary;

(xi)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of documentary heritage or his nominee not below the rank of an

Additional Secretary;

(xii)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Mass Media or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional

Secretary;

(xiii)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Social Services or his nominee not below the rank of an Additional

Secretary;

(xiv)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assingned the subject of Forest Conservation or his nominee not below the rank of an

Additional Secretary;

(xv)

the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Wildlife Conservation or his nominee not below the rank of an

Additional Secretary;

(xvi)

an officer of the Central Cultural Fund nominated by the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of

Culture;

(xvii)

the Conservator-General of Forest appointed under section 58 of the Forest Conservation

Ordinance (Chapter 451);

(xviii)

the Director-General of Wildlife appointed under section 68 of the Fauna and Flora

Protection Ordinance (Chapter 469);

(xix)

the Secretary-General of the Sri Lanka

National Commission for the UNESCO; and

(xx)

the six Chairpersons of the six National

Committees established under section 15 of this Act; and

(b)

six members appointed by the Minister from among persons who have distinguished themselves in the fields of education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information (hereinafter referred to as the

“appointed members”).

Read on from s 6

Part II

Establishment of the Secretariat and the Appointment of the Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General and the Staff of the Commission

Read on from Part II

Part III

Finance

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Part IV

General

Read on from Part IV