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| (1) At the request of the Council, any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Treasury, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Council for such period as may be determined by the Council with like consent or be permanently appointed to such staff. |
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| (2) The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 9 of the Motor Transport Act, No. 48 of 1957, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in relation to any officer in the public service who is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Council, and the provisions of sub-section (3) of the aforesaid section 9 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in relation to any officer in the public service who is permanently appointed to such staff. |
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| (3) Where the Council 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 to the Council 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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| (4) At the request of the Council, any officer or servant of the Local Government Service Commission or any local authority may, with the consent of that officer or servant and that Commission or authority, as the case may be, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Council for such period as may be determined by the Council with like consent, or be permanently appointed to the staff of the Council on such terms and conditions, including those relating to pension and provident fund rights, as may be agreed upon by the Council and that Commission or authority. |
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| (5) Where an officer or servant of the Local Government Service Commission or of any local authority is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Council, he shall be subject to the same disciplinary control as any other member of such staff. |
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| (6) The employment in the staff of the Council of any person appointed under this section shall not be terminated except with the prior approval in writing of the Minister. |
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| (7) In this section, " local authority " means any Municipal Council, Urban Council, Town Council or Village Council. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts