Provincial Councils

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Provincial Councils are subnational legislative and administrative bodies in Sri Lanka responsible for governing devolved powers at the provincial level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial government body
subnational legislature
appliesToJurisdictionLevel provincial level
canBeDissolvedBy President of Sri Lanka on advice of Governor
centralGovernmentReservedSubjects Reserved List (List II)
chiefMinisterSelectedBy majority in provincial council
country Sri Lanka
createdAsPartOf devolution of power to provinces
createdFollowing Indo–Sri Lanka Accord NERFINISHED
establishedInYear 1987
governedBy Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
governorAppointedBy President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
hasBudgetarySupportFrom central government of Sri Lanka
hasCeremonialHeadTitle Governor
hasChamberType unicameral
hasElectionType provincial council election
hasExecutiveHeadTitle Chief Minister
hasFunction administration of provincial agriculture and agrarian services
administration of provincial education functions
administration of provincial health services
administration of provincial housing and construction
administration of provincial local government supervision
administration of provincial roads and transport
administration of provincial social services
administration of provincial subjects
collection of certain provincial taxes and fees
coordination with central government ministries on concurrent subjects
exercise devolved executive powers
exercise devolved legislative powers
implementation of development programs at provincial level
management of provincial public services
preparation of provincial budgets
preparation of provincial statutes
promotion of provincial economic development
hasLanguageOfProceedings English
Sinhala NERFINISHED
Tamil NERFINISHED
hasListOfSubjects Provincial Council List (List I) NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfUnits 9
hasPowerSource 13th Amendment devolution scheme NERFINISHED
hasPowerType devolved power
hasTermLength 5 years
legalBasis 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 NERFINISHED
overseesTerritoryType province
relatedTo Districts of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Local authorities of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
sharesSubjectsWithCentralGovernment Concurrent List (List III)
subjectToJudicialReviewBy Supreme Court of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
usesElectoralSystem proportional representation

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1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka establishesBody Provincial Councils
North Western Province, Sri Lanka governingBody Provincial Councils
this entity surface form: Provincial Council