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Part II · Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka

5. Qualifications &c. of members of the Commission

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

(1)

The members of the Commission shall be persons with ability and integrity and have shown capacity in addressing problems relating to, engineering, law, economics, business management, accountancy or administration—

(2)

A Person shall be disqualified from being appointed, or continuing as a member of the Commission if—

(a)

he or she is not a citizen of Sri Lanka ; or

(b)

he or she has been convicted of a criminal offence ; or

(c)

he or she is, or has been an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement with his or her creditors ; or

(d)

he or she is, or has been within three years prior to his or her nomination for appointment, a member of

Parliament ; or

(e)

he or she is a member of a Provincial Council or any local authority ; or

(f)

he or she holds any post in any political party recognized for the purposes of parliamentary elections ; or

(g)

he or she or a connected person, has any financial or other interest amounting to a conflict of interest, directly or indirectly, in any company or undertaking which carries on any public utilities industry.

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka

Read on from s 6

Part III

Appointment of Director-General, Deputy Directors-General and Others Staff

Read on from Part III

Part IV

Objectives, Powers and Functions

Read on from Part IV

Part V

Competition

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Part VI

Consumer Protection

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Part VII

Policy Guidelines

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Part VIII

Finance

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Part IX

General

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Schedules