නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
(1)
Any appointed member of the Council may at any time, resign his office by letter in that behalf addressed to the President, and such resignation shall take effect from the date on which the resignation is accepted in writing by the President .
(2)
The President may, for reasons assigned therefor remove any appointed member from office. An appointed member who has been removed from office shall not be eligible for re-appointment as a member of the Council or to serve the Council in any other capacity.
(3)
In the event of the vacation of office by death, resignation or removal of any appointed member, the
President shall, subject to paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6, appoint another person to fill such vacancy and such person shall hold office for the un-expired period of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds.
(4)
Where any appointed member of the Council is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office on account of ill health or any other cause or if he is absent from
Sri Lanka for a period of not less than three months, the
President shall having regard to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 6, appoint any other person to act in place of such member during his absence.
(5)
Where any appointed member of the Council fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Council without obtaining prior excuse for absence from the Chairperson such member shall deemed to have vacated his office at the conclusion of the third meeting and the President shall appoint another person to fill such vacancy in the manner provided in subsection (3).