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2. Replacement of section 4 of Law…

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

Section 4 of the Tea Small Holdings Development

Law , No. 35 of 1975, (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

4. (1) The Authority shall consist of—

(a)

the Chairman appointed under section 8A ; and

(b)

the following nominated members appointed by the Minister namely:—

(i)

representative of the Sri Lanka

Tea Board nominated by the

Sri

Lanka

Tea

Board established by the Tea Board

Law, No. 14 of 1975 ;

(ii)

two representatives nominated by the Tea Research Institute maintained and administered by the Tea Research Board established under the Tea

Research Board Act, No. 52 of 1993 ;

‘Members of the

Authority.

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(iii)

the person holding office for the time being as the Chairman or his representative of the Private Tea

Factory Owners Association registered as a limited liability company under the Companies

Act, No. 17 of 1982 in consultation with the Tea

Association of Sri Lanka (TASL) ;

(iv)

two members nominated by the

Sri Lanka Federation of Tea Small

Holdings Development Societies established under this Law in consultation with the Tea

Association of Sri Lanka (TASL);

(v)

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) ;

(vi)

two representatives nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Plantation Industries ;

(vii)

a representative of the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance nominated by that Minister in consulation with the Minister in charge of the subject of Plantation Industries ;

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(viii)

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).’.

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