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Act of Parliament · As enacted

Tea Research Board (Amendment) Act 2003

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

Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged

s 1Short title and date of operation

This Act may be cited as the Tea Research Board

(Amendment) Act, No. 30 of 2003 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette.

s 2Amendment of section 5 of Act No. 52 of 1993

Section 5 of the Tea Research Board Act, No. 52 of 1993 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the addition at the end of that section, of the following paragraphs :—

“(f)

to promote investment in tea research ;

(g)

to undertake the collection and dissemination of data on the tea industry and to conduct research to ascertain the development potential of the tea industry ;

(h)

to advise the Minister on appropriate policies in relation to the tea industry and to co-ordinate with other relevent agencies”.

s 3Amendment of section 7 of the principal enactment

Section 7 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsections (1) and (2) thereof, and the substitution therefor of the following subsections :—

‘(1)The Board shall consist of —

(a)

the person holing office for the time being as the Director of the Tea Research Institute, who shall be the ex-officio member of the Board ;

and

(b)

the following nominated members appointed by the Minister, namely—

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(i)

a representative of the Tea Small

Holdings Development Authority established by the Tea Small Holdings

Development Authority Law, No. 35 of 1975, nominated by such Authority ;

(ii)

a representative of the Planters’

Association of Ceylon established by the Planters’ Association of Ceylon

Ordinance (Chapter 291) nominated by such Association in consultation with the Tea Association of Sri Lanka

(TASL) ;

(iii)

a representative of the Ministry of the

Minister in charge of the subject of

Plantation Industries, nominated by that

Minister ;

(iv)

a representative of the Ministry of the

Minister in charge of the subject of

Finance, nominated by that Minister ;

(v)

two members nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Plantation

Industries from amongst persons having sufficient knowledge and research and development experience in the agricultural sector ;

(vi)

two members representing Trade

Unions, which shall be selected on such criteria as may be determined by the

Minister in charge of the subject of

Plantation Industries :

For the purposes of this sub-paragraph

“Trade Union” shall have the same meaning as in the Trade Unions

Ordinance (Chapter 138) ;

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(vii)

one member nominated by the

Federation of Tea Small Holdings

Development Societies in consultation with the Tea Association of Sri Lanka

(TASL) ; and

(viii)

one member nominated by the Private

Tea Factory Owners’ Association in consultation with the Tea Association of Sri Lanka (TASL).

(2)

The Minister shall appoint one of the appointed members as the Chairman of the Board.’.

s 4Amendment of section 10 of the principal enactment

Section 10 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in paragraph (5) thereof by the substitution for the words “five members” of the words “six members.”.

s 5Amendment of section 12 of the principal enactment

Section 12 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “Tea Research

Institute referred to in section 7(1) (a) (i) shall” of the words

“Tea Research Institute referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 7 shall be the chief executive officer of the Institute and shall,”.

s 6Transitional provision

The members of the Board holding office on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this

Act shall continue to hold office as such until such time the

Board is reconstituted under section 7 of the principal enactment as amended by this Act.

s 7Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

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