Section 9
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There shall be a Provincial Police Commission for Provincial
Police every Province, with effect from such date-as may be Commission.
appointed by the President by Order published mm the
- Gazette. Different dates may be appointed in respect of
‘different Provinces.
The Provincial Pclice Commission of a Province shall consist of
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the Deputy Inspector-General of the Province, who shall act as Chairman of the Commission
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a person nominated by the Public Service Com-mission, in consultation with the President
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a person nominated by the Chief Minister of that province.
Where a nominated member of the Commission is by reason cif illness, absence from Sri Lanka or other cause is temporarily unable tc perform the duties of his office the Nominating Authority may nominate some other per-son to act in his place.
No person shall be nominated to, or continue, as a member of a Provincial Police Commission if he is a
Member of Parliament, a Member of a Provincial Council or a Member of a Local Authority.
Every member of a Provincial Police Commission nominated under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of sub-section (2) shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his nomination, unless he earlier resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Public Service
Commission or the Chief Minister of the Province, as the case may be.
Every member of a Provnicial Police Commission nominated under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of sub-section (2) who prior to his nomination as. a member of the
Commission, was a public officer or judicial officer or held office in a Provincial Public Service shall, with effect from the date of nomination, cease to hold such office and shall, so long as he is a member of the Commission, cease to engage in any occupation, profession, trade or business which is likely to prejudicially affect, the discharge by such member, of his functions as a member of such Commission.
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A member of a Provincial Police Commission shall be paid such allowance as may be determined by the Pro-vincial Council for that Province. The allowance payable to any such member shall be charged on the Provincial
Fund of the Province and shall not be diminished during his term of office.
There shall be a Secretary to every Provincial
Tolice Commission who shall be appointed by the Com-mission.
A quorum for any meeting of a Provincial Police
Commission shall be two members.
Subject to the provisions of subsection (9) a Provin-cial Police Commission shall have power to act notwith-standing any vacancy in its membership and no act or proceeding of any such Commission shall be, or deemed to be invalid by reason of such vacancy or any defect in the.
appointment of a member.
For the purposes of Chapter IX of the Penal Code a member of a Provincial Police Commission shall be deemed to be a public servant.