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As enacted

16. Appointment of public officers to the Board

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

(1)

At the request of the Board, any public officer may, with the consent of that officer and of the Secretary of the Ministry in which that officer is employed and the

Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of Public

Administration be temporatrily appointed to the staff of the

Board for such period as may be determined by the Board with like consent , or with like consent be permanently appointed to such staff.

(2)

Where any public officer is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Board, the provisions of subsection (2) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act,

No.37 of 1991 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him.

(3)

Where any public officer is permanently appointed to the staff of the Board, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 14 of the National Transport Commission Act,

No.37 of 1991 shall, mutatis, mutandis, apply to and in relation to him.

(4)

Where the Board employs any person who has entered into a contract with the Government to serve the

Government for a specified period, any period of service to the Board by that person shall be regarded as service to the

Government for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such contract.