Tourism Act 2005 · As enacted · Part III
43. Board of Management of the Convention Bureau
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
There shall be a Board of Management of the
Convention Bureau comprising not less than five and not more than thirteen members.
The following shall be the nominated members of the
Board of Management:—
the Director-General of the Bandaranaike Memorial
International Conference Hall and the exhibition
Centre or his representative;
the President of the Tourist Hotels Association of
Sri Lanka or his representative;
the President of the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound
Tour Operators or the Vice President of such
Association;
the President of the Colombo City Tourist Hotels
Association or his representative;
the General President of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science or the Vice President of such Association;
the President of the Organisation of Professional
Associations of Sri Lanka or the Vice President of such Association;
the President of the Federation of Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka;
the person representing the Ministry of Finance on the Board of the Tourism Development Authority;
the Director-General of the Tourism Development
Authority appointed under section 10;
an executive of Sri Lankan Airlines Limited, nominated by the management of Sri Lankan
Airlines Limited or an officer not below the rank of
Senior Executive; and
two nominees of the Minister in charge of the subject of Tourism, one of whom shall be an officer of that
Ministry.
The Chairman of the Convention Bureau shall be nominated by the Minister in charge of the subject of Tourism from among the persons who are members of the Board appointed under subsection (1). The Chairman shall hold office for a period of three years.
The Board of Management of the Convention Bureau is authorised to remove any member of the Board if the member is absent from three consecutive board meetings and is not represented by an alternate Member.
The Minister in charge of the subject of Tourism may in his discretion appoint a person who is the Chairman or
President of an Association representing an under-represented sector of the industry as a member of the Board. Such member shall however not have the right to vote.
Any remuneration to the members of the Board of
Management of the Convention Bureau shall be determined by in consultation with the Minister of Finance.
A member of the Board of Management of the
Convention Bureau shall not vote in respect of any contract in which he is directly interested, or on any matter arising through such contract, and, if he does so, his vote shall not be counted.