provincial councils of Sri Lanka
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The provincial councils of Sri Lanka are elected regional governing bodies that administer devolved powers and public services across the country’s nine provinces.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provincial Council system of Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Provincial Councils Act of Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Provincial council system of Sri Lanka | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
devolved governing body
ⓘ
system of subnational government ⓘ |
| administers |
devolved powers
ⓘ
provincial public services ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | nine provinces of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| budgetSource |
central government grants
ⓘ
provincial revenue ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | devolved tier of government ⓘ |
| controversy |
debates over extent of devolution
ⓘ
periodic dissolution and delays in elections ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| devolutionFramework | Indo–Sri Lanka Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorate | residents of each province ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| executiveHeadTitle | Chief Minister ⓘ |
| executiveRepresentativeOfPresidentTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| firstElectionsHeld | 1988 ⓘ |
| governmentType | devolved provincial government ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Central Provincial Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ North Central Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ North Western Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Uva Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Provincial Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerOver |
local government supervision
ⓘ
provincial agriculture ⓘ provincial cultural affairs ⓘ provincial education ⓘ provincial environmental management subject to national policy ⓘ provincial health services ⓘ provincial housing and construction ⓘ provincial industries ⓘ provincial land and land development subject to national policy ⓘ provincial roads ⓘ provincial social services ⓘ provincial transport ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provincial Councils Act No. 42 of 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | provincial council ⓘ |
| numberOfUnits | 9 ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | unitary state structure of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| replaced | District Development Councils system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | central government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Provincial Councils Act of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form:
Provincial Council system of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form:
Provincial council system of Sri Lanka