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Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka · 2023 Revised Edition · Chapter XVII · Finance

153A. Constitution of the Audit Service Commission

Unofficial copy, with amendments up to 31 Oct 2022. Later amendments are not included. Check the official text before you rely on it.

136[(1) There shall be an Audit Service

Commission (in this Chapter referred to as the "Commission"), which shall consist of the Auditor-General who shall be the Chairman of the Commission, and the following 132 - Substituted by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 32(1).

133 - Substituted by the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 18(1).

134 - Substituted by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 32(2).

135 - Substituted by the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 18(2).

136 - Inserted by the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 19.

members appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council:-

(a)

two retired officers of the Auditor-General's

Department, who have held office as a

Deputy Auditor-General or above;

(b)

a retired judge of the Supreme Court, the

Court of Appeal or the High Court of Sri

Lanka; and

(c)

a retired Class I officer of the Sri Lanka

Administrative Service.

(2)

A person appointed as a member of the

Commission shall hold office for three years, unless he -

(a)

earlier resigns from his office, by letter addressed to the President;

(b)

is removed from office as hereinafter provided; or

(c)

becomes a Member of Parliament or a member of a Provincial Council or a local authority.

(3)

A person appointed as a member of the

Commission shall be eligible to be appointed for a further term of office, on the recommendation of the

Constitutional Council.

(4)

The President may, for cause assigned and with the approval of the Constitutional Council, remove from office any person appointed as a member of the

Commission under paragraph (1).

(5)

The Chairman and the members of the

Commission shall be paid such allowances as are determined by Parliament. Such allowances shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund and shall not be diminished during the term of office of the Chairman or members.

(6)

The Chairman and the members of the

Commission shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning and for the purposes of Chapter IX of the

Penal Code (Chapter 19).

(7)

There shall be a Secretary to the Commission who shall be appointed by the Commission.

Read on from art 153B

Chapter XVIIA