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Part IV

119. Appointmentof public officers to the staff of the OIT

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

At the request of the OIT, any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Public

Service Commission, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the OIT for such period as may be determined by the OIT or with like consent, be permanently appointed to such staff.

(2)

Where any officer in the public service is temporarily appointed to the staff of the OIT, the provisions of subsection (2) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act,

No. 37 of 1991 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to such officer.

(3)

Where any officer in the public service is permanently appointed to the staff of the OIT, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act,

No. 37 of 1991 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to such officer.

(4)

Where the OIT employs any person who has entered into a contract with the Government by which he has agreed to serve the Government for a specified period, any period of service with the OIT by that person shall be regarded as service to the Government, for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such contract.