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Part III · Appointment of Director-General, Deputy Directors-General and Others Staff

11. Director-General and Deputy Directors-General of the Commission

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

(1)

The Commission shall within three months of the appointment of its first members, and thereafter whenever a vacancy arises, appoint a person to be the Director-General of the Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “Director-General”) who shall be the Chief Executive officer of the

Commission. The Commission shall determine the conditions of employment including remuneration of the Director-General.

(2)

The Commission may appoint one or more Deputy

Directors-General as it considers necessary with responsibility for a specific industry.

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(3)

The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of section 5

and subsection (7) of section 6 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in relation to the appointments of the Director-General and the Deputy Directors-General.

(4)

The Director-General shall, subject to the general direction and control of the Commission, be charged with the conduct of the day to day activities of the Commission required for the exercise of its powers, performance of its duties and functions and the administration and control of the staff of the Commission.

(5)

The Commission may delegate to the Director-General only its decision making powers in relation to the administration and control of its staff other than those concerning the Director-General.

(6)

The Director-General shall attend meetings of

Commission. However, he shall not attend a meeting during such time any matter relating to him or her or to the appointment of a successor to him or her is discussed. He shall not be entitled to vote at such meetings.

(7)

The Director-General may, with the approval of the

Commission, delegate to a Deputy Director-General or any staff of the Commission, any power, function or duty which has been validly delegated to him or her, except the power of

Delegation conferred on him or her by this section, and such

Deputy or staff shall exercise such powers and perform such functions and discharge such duties in accordance with a general or specific direction of the Director-General.

(8)

The Commission may remove from office the Director-General or any Deputy Director-General appointed under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be.

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Competition

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Part VI

Consumer Protection

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Part VII

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Part VIII

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Part IX

General

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