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| (1) There shall be a Provincial Police Commission for every Province, with effect from such date as may be appointed by the President by Order published in the Gazette. Different dates may be appointed in respect of different Provinces. |
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| (2) The Provincial Police Commission of a Province shall consist of
| | (a) the Deputy Inspector-General of the Province, who shall act as Chairman of the Commission; | | |
| | (b) a person nominated by the Public Service Commission, in consultation with the President; | | |
| | (c) a person nominated by the Chief Minister of that province, | | |
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| (3) Where a nominated member of the Commission is by reason at illness, absence from Sri Lanka or other cause is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office the Nominating Authority may nominate some other per son to act in his place. |
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| (4) No person shall be nominated to, or continue, as a member of a Provincial Police Commission if he is a Member of Parliament, a Member of a Provincial Council or a Member of a Local Authority. |
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| (5) Every member of a Provincial Police Commission nominated under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of sub section (2) shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his nomination, unless he earlier resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Public Service Commission or the Chief Minister of the Province, as the case may be, |
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| (6) Every member of a Provincial Police Commission nominated under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of sub section (2) who prior to his nomination as a member of the Commission, was a public officer or judicial officer or held office in a Provincial Public Service shall, with effect from the date of nomination, cease to hold such office and shall, so long as he is a member of the Commission, cease to engage in any occupation, profession, trade or business which is likely to prejudicially affect, the discharge by such member, of his functions as a member of such Commission. |
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| (7) A member of a Provincial Police Commission shall be paid such allowance as may be determined by the Provincial Council for that Province. The allowance payable to any such member shall be charged on the Provincial Fund of the Province and shall not be diminished during his term of office. |
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| (8) There shall be a Secretary to every Provincial Police Commission who shall be appointed by the Com mission. |
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| (9) A quorum for any meeting at a Provincial Police Commission shall be two members. |
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| (10) Subject to the provisions of subsection (9) a Provincial Police Commission shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership and no act or proceeding of any such Commission shall be, or deemed to be invalid by reason of such vacancy or any defect in the appointment of a member. |
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| (11) For the purposes of Chapter IX of the Penal Code a member of a Provincial Police Commission shall be deemed to be a public servant. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts