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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provincial Council | 1 |
| Provincial Councils of Sri Lanka | 0 |
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Provincial Council