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Part V · Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer and Staff of the Council

22. Staff of the Council

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

(1)

The Council may appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions.

(2)

The Council may, in respect of the officers and employees appointed to the Council under subsection (1) –

(a)

exercise disciplinary control over or dismiss such officers and employees;

(b)

fix the rates at which such officers and employees shall be remunerated in keeping with related guidelines of the Government;

(c)

determine the terms and conditions of employment of such officers and employees; and

(d)

establish a staff welfare and social security schemes for the benefit of such officers and employees and make contribution to any such schemes.

(3)

The Council may make rules in respect of all or any of the matters referred to in subsection (2).

(4)

The Council shall not however appoint any person who has been dismissed from any previous position held by such person in the public or private sector as an officer or an employee of the Council.

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