The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
The Minister replied to a question on the appointment of the Uva Provincial Commissioner of Revenue, stating that no qualified officer was available within the Uva Provincial Council Public Service under the relevant recruitment procedure. He said Mr. D.M.N.P. Dissanayake, a Grade I officer of the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service, was appointed on an acting basis under Section 32(1) of the Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987, pending island-wide applications and a suitable appointment. The required qualifications are those in Clause 11.2 of the recruitment procedure, which was placed in the Library, and the expected source services are the Provincial Revenue Service or Inland Revenue Service.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows:
¶ 02 (a) (i) As no officer with the qualifications specified in Clause 11.2 of the Recruitment Procedure for the Executive Officers’ Service Category of the Department of Provincial Revenue of the Uva Provincial Council Public Service was available in the Uva Provincial Council, and until applications are called island-wide and a suitable officer appointed, under Section 32(1) of the Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987, exercising powers delegated to the Hon. Governor of Uva Province, Mr. D.M.N.P. Dissanayake, a Grade I officer of the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service, has been appointed to perform duties of Provincial Commissioner of Revenue in addition to his substantive post.
¶ 03 (ii) The qualifications are those set out in Clause 11.2 of the said Recruitment Procedure for the Executive Officers’ Service Category of the Department of Provincial Revenue of the Uva Provincial Council Public Service. [Placed in the Library.]
¶ 04 (iii) Yes.
¶ 05 (iv) From the Provincial Revenue Service or the Inland Revenue Service.
¶ 06 (v) Yes.
¶ 07 (vi) As no officer with the qualifications specified in Clause 11.2 of the said Recruitment Procedure was available in the Provincial Council Public Service, this acting appointment was made under Section 32(1) of the Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 by powers delegated to the Hon. Governor.
¶ 08 (b) Not applicable.
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