Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Act 2013 · As enacted
3. Insertion of new section 2A in the principal enactment
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 2 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 2A of that enactment :—
2A. (1) (a) The Commisssion may delegate any of its powers, duties and functions conferred on or assigned to it by or under this Act, to any officer of the Commission for a specific purpose and period as may be determined by the
Commission.
The Commission may delegate any power conferred on it by items 3, 4, 5 and 6 of
Schedule 1 of the Act to any Divisional
Secretary.
“Delegation of powers, duties and functions of the
Commission.
The officer to whom any power, duty or function is delegated under subsection (1) shall exercise, perform or discharge such power, duty or function, subject to such directions as may be given to such officer by the Commission.
The Commission shall notwithstanding any delegation made under subsection (1), have the authority to exercise, perform or discharge any power, duty or any function so delegated.”.