Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration Act 1981 · As enacted · Part IV · General
25. Interpreta-tion
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Head of an Institution” ‘in relation to—
a public officer serving in a Government department, means the Head of that depart-ment or where such public officer is the Head of that department, means the Secretary to the Ministry to which that department has been assigned ;
a public officer who is serving in a Ministry, means the Secretary to the Ministry, or where such public officer is the Secretary means the Minister in charge of that Ministry ;
a scheduled public officer, means the Judicial
Service Commission appointed under Article 112 of the Constitution ;
any other public officer, means the principal executive officer under whose general direc-tion and contro] that public officer is serving ;
an officer of a public corporation, local authority or other like institution, means the principal executive officer of that public corporation, local authority or other like institution, or where such officer is the principal executive officer of that public corporation, local autho-rity or institution, means the Secretary tb the
Ministry under which such public corporation, local authority or institution functions :
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“local authority” means any Development Council,
Municipal Council, Urban Conncil, Town Council or Village Council and includes any Authority created and established by: or under any law to exercise, perform and discharge powers, duties and functions corresponding to or similar to the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed and discharged by any such Council ;
“ officer” includes an employee or servant;
' “Ombudsman” includes a Deputy Ombudsman and any other officer of the staff of the Ombudsman exer-cising any power, duty or function of the:Ombuds-man under any delegation made by the Ombudsman under section 8 or section 9;
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“ President” means the President of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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“public corporation” means any corporation, board or other body which was or is established by or under any written law other than the Companies Ordi-nance, with funds or capital wholly or partly provided by the Government by way of grant, loan or otherwise
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“ public officer ” means a person who holds any paid office under the Republic, other than a judicial officer but does not include—
the President
;
the Speaker
:
a Minister
;
a Member of the Judicial Service Commission ;
a member of the Public Service Commission
;
a Deputy Minister
;
a Member of Parliament
;
the Secretary-General of Parliament
;
a member of the President’s staff
;
a member of the staff of the Secretary-General of Parliament.
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In this Act “officer” used with reference to any other like institution shall mean an officer of an institution established by or under any written law, who is in receipt ef any remuneration, allowance or other benefit out of funds provided by Parliament and includes an officer of any business undertaking that is, or may be, vested in, or
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-Rarliamentary Commissioner for Administrations acquired by the Government under the Business Undertak-ings (Acquisition):Act, No. 35 of 1971, and accordingly, any reference to “other like: institution” shall mean any institution to which such officer belongs.