Sri Lanka Transport Board Act 2005 · As enacted · Part I · Sri Lanka Transport Board
9. Central Advisory Committee
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There shall be established an Advisory Committee for the purpose of this Act.
The Advisory Committee shall consist of—
a Deputy Secretary to the Treasury nominated by the Secretary to the Treasury;
an Additional Secretary to the Ministry of the
Minister in charge of the subject of Transport;
the following four representatives nominated by their respective Institutions—
Institution of engineers, Sri Lanka;
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce;
Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport;
National Transport Commission; and
three other members to be appointed by the Minister in consultation with employees.
The functions of the Advisory Committee shall be—
to make recommendations to the Minister in charge of the subject of Transport on the appointment and removal of the appointed members;
to advise the Board on all matters referred to it by the Minister or the Board which he or it considers necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this act including on the
Annual Plan referred to in section 10;
to make recommendation to the Minister pertaining to the efficient administration of the Board.
The Advisory Committee shall regulate its own affairs.
The quorum of an Advisory Committee Meeting shall be three and the Advisory Committee shall elect one of its members as Chairman.
Every appointed member shall hold office for three years unless he earlier vacates office by resignation, removal or death. A member appointed to the Advisory Committee who vacates office by the expiration of his term of office shall be eligible for reappointment.
A member appointed to the Advisory Committee may resign from office by a letter addressed to the Minister.
Where a member appointed to the advisory Committee becomes by reason of illness or other infirmity or absence from Sri Lanka, temporaily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may appoint another person to act in place in terms of subsection 2.
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Offences
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