5. 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 as follows :—

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—

“(2)

(a)

The Minister may by Order published in the Gazette for reasons assigned, remove —

(i)

any nominated member other than a member nominated to the

Authority under sub-paragraph (vi) of paragraph (b) of section 4 ;

(ii)

with the concurrence of the relevent Minister who nominated such member nominated under sub-paragraph (vi) of paragraph (b) of section 4.

(b)

A member in respect of whom an order is made under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall be deemed to have vacated the office on the date of publication of the order in the Gazette.”;

Act, No. 34 of 2003

(2)

In subsections (1) and (3) of that section by the substitution for the words “a member” wherever those words occurs of the words “ a representative nominated under sub-paragraph (v) of paragraph (b)

of section 4.”.

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