| (1) The Commission shall have the following powers: -
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| (a) to determine all matters relating to methods of recruitment to, and conditions of employment of employees of, co-operative societies, and the principles to be followed by such societies in making appointments and in making promotions from one post in a co-operative society to another post in the same society; | | |
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| (b) to conduct examinations for recruitment as employees of co-operative societies or to appoint boards of examiners for the purpose of conducting such examinations and to charge fees from candidates presenting themselves for examinations; | | |
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| (c) to determine the qualifications necessary for appointment to any such post, to fix the scales of salaries to be attached to any such post or posts in any class or grade, to revise or adjust such scales of salaries from time to time, in consultation with the Commissioner and to establish such consultative machinery as the Commission may deem necessary to assist it in determining the remuneration and conditions of service of co-operative employees; | | |
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| (d) to require co-operative societies to pay salaries in accordance with the salary scales fixed by the Commission for any post or posts in any class or grade; | | |
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| (e) to determine the procedure or procedures to be followed by any co-operative society in exercising its rights of disciplinary action against its employees, to call upon any co-operative society to complete disciplinary inquiries against its employees within a time stipulated by the Commission, and to hear appeals arising out of any disciplinary orders made by any co-operative society; | | |
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| (f) to call upon any co-operative society to keep the prescribed records relating to employees of that society; | | |
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| (g) to call upon any co-operative society to furnish before a specified date such files, other documents or information as the Commission may require in respect of any employee of that society; | | |
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| (h) to nominate a panel or panels of officers to make such inquiries as are necessary on appeals that are referred by the Commission to such panel or panels and to report-thereon to the Commission; | | |
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| (i) to require any co-operative society to carry out such instructions, including instructions relating to reinstatement, as may be given by the Commission in regard to any employee of such society, where the conduct of the employee has been the subject of an inquiry and the employee had appealed to the Commission against the decision of the society; | | |
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| (j) to determine the general principles in accordance with which gratuity or other benefits may be granted to employees on the termination of their services; | | |
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| (k) to advise the Minister, in consultation with the Commissioner, in regard to the exemption of any co-operative society or class of co-operative societies from the operation of this Act; | | |
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| (l) to exercise such other powers in relation to co-operative societies and their employees as may be vested in the Commission by Order made by the Minister and published in the Gazette. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts