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3. Amendment of section 7 of the principal enactment

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

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.’.

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