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Parliamentary Budget Office Act 2023 · As enacted · Part IV · Independence and Accountability of the Parliamentary Budget Office

28. Independent review of the Parliamentary Budget Office

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

(1)

After the conclusion of an election, the Committee on Public Finance may, within fourteen days of such

Committee being constituted by Parliament, request the

Parliamentary Budget Officer to initiate an independent review of the operation of the Parliamentary Budget Office.

(2)

A request under subsection (1) shall include -

(a)

the preferred person or body to conduct the review;

(b)

the scope of the review;

(c)

the way the review is to be conducted; and

(d)

the matters which shall be included in the report on the review to be submitted to the Committee on

Public Finance.

(3)

The independent review shall be completed within nine months from the date of the request for such review by the Committee on Public Finance.

(4)

The Committee on Public Finance shall cause such report to be tabled in Parliament as soon as practicable after receiving such report.

(5)

If an independent review has not been requested by the Committee on Public Finance within the last five years, the Parliamentary Budget Officer shall request any person, within or outside Sri Lanka (including similar institutions in other jurisdictions or international organizations), to conduct an independent external or peer review of the performance of the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Part V

Provisions to Facilitate Scrutiny and Transparency

Read on from Part V

Part VI

Procedure to Obtain Assistance of the Parliamentary Budget Office

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Finance

Read on from Part VII

Part VIII

General

Read on from Part VIII