Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022 61 (c) obtaining or disclosure is expressly laid down by any written law to which the controller is subjected to and which provides appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms of data subjects protected under this Act and such written law; or (d) the personal data shall remain confidential, consequent to obligations of professional privilege or is not permitted to be disclosed under any written law, including a statutory obligation of secrecy. (Section 29 (5)) SCHEDULE VI 1. Every member of the Board other than the Chairperson shall, unless he vacates office earlier by death, resignation or removal, hold office for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and unless he has been removed from office, be eligible for reappointment: Term of office of members Provided that, a member appointed in place of a member who had vacated office, by death, resignation or removal, shall hold office for the unexpired term of office of the member whom he succeeds. 2. (1) Any member of the Board may at any time resign his office by letter addressed to the President and such resignation shall take effect upon it being accepted by the President. (2) In the event of vacation of office of any member by reason of death, resignation, removal, the President may appoint another person having regard to the provisions of subsection (3) and (4) of section 29 to hold office for the unexpired period of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds. (3) If any member other than the Chairperson is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office for a period exceeding three months due to ill health or absence from Sri Lanka or for any other cause, the President may appoint some other person to act in his place during such period having regard to the provisions of subsection (3) and (4) of section 29. (4) A member of the Board who, without leave of the first being obtained, absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Authority shall be deemed to have vacated his office. Resignation of members of the Board