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Part VI · Procedure to Obtain Assistance of the Parliamentary Budget Office

35. Reasons for inability to provide assistance

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

(1)

Where the Parliamentary Budget Officer is unable to prepare a costing of a policy or a proposed policy on any request made under section 33 prior to the dissolution of Parliament, or prior to the polling date, such request shall be considered as withdrawn with effect from the dissolution of Parliament or such date of polling if the Parliamentary Budget Officer -

(a)

has not received the necessary information; or

(b)

did not have sufficient time, to prepare such costing of a policy or a proposed policy.

(2)

A request made under section 33 may be withdrawn at any time by the leader referred to under subsection (3) of section 33 who made such request addressed to the

Parliamentary Budget Officer in writing.

Read on from s 36

Part VII

Finance

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Part VIII

General

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