Act No 13 OF 2012

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
DEFENCE SERVICES COMMAND AND
STAFF COLLEGE (AMENDMENT)
ACT, No. 13 OF 2012
[Certified on 04th May, 2012]
Printed on the Order of Government
Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of May 04, 2012
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College (Amendment) Act, No. 13 of 2012
[Certified on 04th May, 2012]
L.D.—O. 41/2010.
ANACT TO AMEND THE DEFENCE SERVICES COMMAND AND
STAFF COLLEGE ACT, NO. 5 OF 2008
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the Defence Services Short title.
Command and Staff College (Amendment) Act, No. 13 of
2012.
2. Section 17 of the Defence Services Command and Amendment of
Staff College Act, No. 5 of 2008 (hereinafter referred to as section 17 of the
the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended as follows:— Act, No. 5 of
2008.
(1) by the repeal of subsections (3) and (4) of that
section;
(2) by the re-numbering of subsections (5) and (6) as
subsections (3) and (4); and
(3) by the substitution for the marginal note to that
section of the following:—
“Code of Discipline and its application.”.
3. The following section is hereby inserted immediately Insertion of new
after section 17 of the principal enactment and shall have section 17A in
the principal
effect as section 17A of that enactment:—
enactment.
“Disciplinary 17A. (1) The disciplinary control of the
control of the permanent staff of the Staff College shall be
permanent
exercised by the Commandant of the Staff
staff and
civilian staff College or any other officer of the Staff College
of the Staff authorized in that behalf by the Commandant.
College.
(2) The disciplinary control of the civilian
staff of the Staff College shall be exercised by
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the Commandant of the Staff College, in
accordance with the procedure to be specified
by rules made by the Board.
(3) There shall be a Civil Administrative
Officer who shall be appointed in accordance
with such procedures as shall be applicable to
appointments in the public service. The
appointment of such person shall be for a period
of five years. The Civil Administrative Officer
shall be responsible to the Commandant for
the due administration of the civilian staff.”.
Amendment of 4. Section 21 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 21 of the
amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section, and
principal
enactment. the substitution therefor, of the following subsection:—
“(2) The Board shall appoint a qualified auditor who
shall be a person belonging to the Accountants Service
of Sri Lanka and shall be responsible to the Commandant
for the audit of accounts of the Staff College. The
provisions of Article 154 of the Constitution relating to
the audit of accounts of public corporations shall apply
to the audit of accounts of the Staff College.”.
Amendment of 5. Section 22 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 22 of the amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and
principal
enactment. the substitution therefor, of the following subsection:—
“(2) The Accountant of the Staff College shall be
appointed by the Board and such Accountant shall
belong to the Accountants Service of Sri Lanka. The
Accountant shall be responsible to the Commandant
for the preparation of estimates and of all financial
matters relating to the administration of the Staff
College.”.
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6. The following section is hereby inserted immediately Insertion of
section 25A in
after section 25, of the principal enactment and shall have
the principal
effect as section 25A of that enactment:— enactment.
“Appointment 25A. (1) At the request of the Board, any
of Public officer in the public service may with the
Officers to
the civilian consent of that officer and the Chairman of the
staff of the Public Service Commission, be temporarily
Staff College. appointed to the staff of the Staff College for
such period as may be determined by the
Council, or with like consent, be permanently
appointed to such staff.
(2) Where any officer in public service is
temporarily appointed to the staff of the Staff
College, the provisions of subsection (2) of
section 14 of the National Transport
Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991 shall mutatis
mutandis apply to, and in relation to such
officer.
(3) Where any officer in public service is
permanently appointed to the staff of the Staff
College, the provisions of subsection (3) of
section 14 of the National Transport
Commission Act, No. 37 of 1991 shall, mutatis
mutandis apply to, and in relation to such
officer.
(4) Where Staff College employs an person
who has entered into a contract with the
Government by which he has agreed to serve
the Government for a specific period, any
period of service to the Staff College by that
person shall be regarded as service to the
Government for the purpose of discharging the
obligations of that person under such contract.
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(5) At the request of the Board, a member of
the Local Government Service or any officer
of any Local Authority may with the consent
of that member, officer or employee be
temporarily appointed to the staff of the Staff
College for such period as may be determined
by the Staff College, or with like consent be
permanently appointed to such staff on such
terms and conditions including those relating
to pension or provident fund rights as may be
agreed upon by the Staff College and the Local
Government Service Advisory Board or the
Local Authority, as the case may be.
(6) Where a person is temporarily appointed
to the staff on the Staff College under subsection
(5) of this section, that person shall be subject
to the same disciplinary control as any other
member of the staff.”.
Sinhala text to
7. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala
prevail in case
of inconsistency. and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

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