3. Constitution of the Board of Management of the Fund

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

(1)

The administration, management and control, of the Fund shall be vested in a Board of Management,

(hereinafter referred to as the “Board”), constituted as hereinafter provided.

(2)

The Board shall consist of the following members appointed by the Minister—

(i)

the Chairman of the Tea Small Holdings Authority

(hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”)

established by the Tea Small Holdings Development

Law, No. 35 of 1975 ;

(ii)

the General Manager of the Authority ;

(iii)

the Deputy General Manager (Finance) of the

Authority ;

(iv)

a representative of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance nominated by that

Minister ;

(v)

a representative of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Plantation Industry nominated by that Minister ;

(vi)

The President of every Regional Registered Society namely, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Ratnapura, Kegalle,

Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Uva ;

(vii)

The President of the Sri Lanka Federation of Tea

Small Holdings Development Societies who shall be a member of the Board notwithstanding the fact that he is also the President of a Regional Registered society.

(3)

The Minister may, for reasons assigned, remove from office any member of the Board.

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