Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 30. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- "dedicated wards" mean wards identified or established in specified hospitals for the purpose of providing health care and nursing to persons entitled to receive benefits under this Act. "farmer" means a farmer who has joined the benefit scheme in terms of the Farmers' Pension and Social Security Benefits Scheme Act, No. 12 of 1987 ;"fisherman" means a person who is engaged in fishing as a livelihood ; "local government service member" means an person who is or who is deemed to be a member of the local governments service constituted under the Local Government Service Act, No. 16 of 1974 ; "local government service pensioner" means a person retired from the local government service and who is in receipt of a pension in respect of such service ; "provincial public service officer" means a person employed in the provincial public service of a Province in terms of the Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 ; "provincial public service pensioner" means a person retired from the service of the provincial public service and who is in receipt of a pension from a Provincial Council ; "public officer" means a public officer who is in service and is under sixty years of age ; "public service pensioner" means a public officer who has retired from service and is in receipt of a pension from the government;"Samurdhi beneficiary" means a person entitled to receive benefits in terms of the Samurdhi Authority of Sri Lanka Act, No. 30 of 1995 and includes the family of such beneficiary ; and "self employed person" means a person who is engaged in carrying out a livelihood by himself. |