33. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-"fundamental right" means a fundamental right declared and recognized by the Constitution;" head of the institution'' in relation to-
| (a) a public officer serving in a Government department, means the head of that department, or where such public officer is the head of that department means the Secretary to the Ministry to which that department has been assigned; |
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| (b) a public officer who is serving in a Ministry means the Secretary to the Ministry, or where such public officer is the Secretary means the Minister in charge of that Ministry; |
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| (c) a scheduled public officer, means the Judicial Service Commission, appointed under Article 112 of the Constitution ; |
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| (d) any other public officer, means the principal executive officer under whose general direction and control that public officer is serving; |
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| (e) an officer of a public corporation, local authority or other like institution, means the principal executive officer of that public corporation, local authority or other like institution, or where such officer is the principal executive officer of that public corporation, local authority or institution, means the Secretary to the Ministry under which such public corporation, local authority or institution functions; |
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"human right" means a right declared and recognized by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ;"Institution" includes a Government department, public corporation, statutory board or commission, local authority, Government owned business undertaking and a company, the majority of shares of which are held by the Government;"local authority" means any Municipal Council, Urban Council or Pradeshiya Sabha and includes any authority created or established by or under any law, to exercise, perform and discharge powers, duties and functions corresponding or similar to, the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed and discharged by any such Council or Sabha;"public corporation" means any corporation, board or other body which was, or is established by or under any written law other than that Companies Act, No. 17 of 1982, with funds or capital wholly or partly provided by the Government, by way of grant, loan or otherwise. |
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