Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 44. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires" " earnings " has the same meaning as in the Employees' Provident Fund Act, No. 15 of 1958 ; " fundamental " and " advanced " studies include experimental investigations; " Leader of the Opposition" means the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ; " local authority" means any Municipal Council, Urban Council, Town Council or Village Council and includes any Authority created and 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; " officer" includes Director, Deputy Director, Secretary, Librarian and any other person recognized as an officer by the Board, but does not include an Associate Director; " President" means the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; " Prime Minister" means the Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ; " University " means a University within the meaning of the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978, but does not include a University College. |