21. Appointment of the Surcharge Appeals Committee

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

There shall be a Surcharge Appeal Committee

(hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”). The

Constitutional Council shall appoint the Committee and its

Chairman. The Committee shall consist of not less than five members, from among those having experience in the fields of auditing, law and public finance management, public administration and engineering, to hear and determine appeals of any person aggrieved by a decision referred to in section 20.

(2)

No member of the National Audit Office and the

Sri Lanka State Audit Service shall be a member of the

Committee. The Auditor-General shall not be a member of the Committee. The Committee shall act independently of the Auditor-General.

(3)

The said Committee shall determine the appeal procedure and rules pertaining to appeal, which shall be published in the Gazette.

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Part V

Audit Service Commission

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Part VI

Establishment of the National Audit Office and the Sri Lanka State Audit Service

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Part VII

Responsibilities of a Chief Accounting Officer and Accounting Officer

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Part VIII

Offences and Penalties

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Part IX

General

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