156H. Interpretation

In this Chapter, “Government institution”

includes the office of the Secretary to the President, the office of the Secretary to the Prime Minister, the office of the Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers, the offices of the

Ministers appointed under Article 44 or 45, the Judicial

Service Commission, the Constitutional Council, the

Commissions referred to in the Schedule to Article 41B, the

Parliamentary

Commissioner for

Administration, the

Secretary-General of Parliament, Ministries, Government

Departments, Provincial Councils, local Authorities, Public

Corporations, business or other undertakings vested in the

Government under any written law and Companies registered or deemed to be registered under the Companies

Act, No. 7 of 2007, in which the Government, a Public

Corporation or Local Authority holds more than fifty per centum of the shares of that Company.]