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| (1) The Authority may subject to the other provisions of this Act-
| | (a) appoint, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over such as staff may be deemed necessary by the Authority to carry out the functions of the Authority ; | | |
| | (b) fix the wages or salary or other remuneration of such staff ; | | |
| | (c) determine the terms and conditions of the service of such staff ; and | | |
| | (d) establish and regulate provident funds or schemes for the benefit of such staff and make contributions to any such fund or scheme. | | |
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| (2) Rules may be made by the Authority in respect of all or any of the matters referred to in subsection (1). |
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| (3) At the request of the Authority any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Public Administration, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority for such period as may be determined by the Authority with like consent or with like consent be permanently appointed to such staff. |
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| (4) Where any officer in the public service is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority, the provisions of subsection (2) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law, No'. 19 of 1978, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him. |
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| (5) Where any officer in the public service is permanently appointed to the staff of the Authority, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law, No. 19 of 1978, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation lo him. |
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| (6) Where the Authority employs any person who has entered into a contract with the Government by which he has agreed to serve the Government for a specified period, any period of service with the Authority by that person shall be regarded as service to the Government for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such contract. |
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| (7) At the request of the Authority any member of the Local Government Service of any other officer or servant of any local authority may, with the consent of such member, officer or servant and the Local Government Service Advisory Board or that local authority, as the case may be, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority for such period as may be determined by the Authority with like consent or with like consent be permanently appointed to such staff on such terms and conditions including those relating to pension or provident fund rights as may be agreed upon by the Authority and the Local Government Service Advisory Board or that local authority, as the case may be. |
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| (8) Where any person is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (7), such person shall be subject to the same disciplinary control as any other member of such staff. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts