Eastern Provincial Council
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The Eastern Provincial Council is the elected legislative and administrative body responsible for regional governance and development in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Provincial Council canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provincial council
ⓘ
subnational legislature ⓘ |
| cannotLegislateOn | reserved subjects of the central government ⓘ |
| canPass | statutes on devolved subjects ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Sri Lanka
|
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| establishedBy | 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| executiveFunction | provincial administration ⓘ |
| governmentType | provincial government ⓘ |
| governs |
Ampara District
ⓘ
Batticaloa ⓘ
surface form:
Batticaloa District
Trincomalee District ⓘ |
| hasBody | elected councilors ⓘ |
| hasBudgetResponsibility | provincial budget ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | Trincomalee ⓘ |
| hasChamber | unicameral chamber ⓘ |
| hasElections | provincial council elections ⓘ |
| hasExecutiveHead | Governor of the Eastern Province ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Chief Minister of the Eastern Province ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of development projects in Eastern Province
ⓘ
representation of Eastern Province interests at national level ⓘ |
| higherAuthority |
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Sri Lanka
|
| jurisdiction | Eastern Province ⓘ |
| legislatesOn | provincial subjects under the 13th Amendment ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | regional legislation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Province
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Trincomalee ⓘ |
| oversees | provincial ministries and departments ⓘ |
| partOf |
provincial councils of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Provincial Council system of Sri Lanka
|
| responsibleFor |
local economic development
ⓘ
provincial education administration ⓘ provincial health services ⓘ provincial planning ⓘ provincial roads and infrastructure ⓘ regional development ⓘ regional governance ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | unitary state of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Sri Lankan constitutional law ⓘ |
| typeOfRegionGoverned | multi-ethnic province ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Government of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
central government of Sri Lanka
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.