Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Development Councils Act (No. 35 of 1980)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title  
   2.	   Constitution of a Development Council  
   3.	   Composition of a Development Council  
   4.	   Term of office of elected members of a Development Council  
   5.	   Executive Committee or District Minister to exercise powers &c, when the members of Development Council cease to hold office  
   6.	   General meeting of the Council  
   7.	   Meetings of Development Councils  
   8.	   Quorum and how matters to be decided  
   9.	   Presidency at meetings of the Council  
   10.	   Adjournment in case of absence of quorum  
   11.	   Adjournment of meetings of the Council  
   12.	   Minutes of proceedings  
   13.	   Casting vote  
   14.	   Notices may be served by Post  
   15.	   Special committees of the Council  
   16.	   Vacation of office by-members  
   17.	   Functions of Development Councils  
   18.	   Development Councils successors to Town Councils and Village Councils and not to perform and discharge certain duties and functions in Municipal and Urban areas  
   19.	   The Development Fund and its constituents  
   20.	   Moneys received by Development Council to be lodged with the bank  
   21.	   Power to invest any part of the Fund  
   22.	   Application of the Fund  
   23.	   Orders, cheques, &c for payment out of the Fund  
   24.	   Statement of receipts, disbursements &c. on account of the Fund  
   25.	   Power of Development Council to levy taxes  
   26.	   Cabinet of Minister to allocate funds to Development Councils  
   27.	   Borrowing powers of Development Councils  
   28.	   Development Council may raise money by mortgage  
   29.	   Money borrowed charged on revenue of Council  
   30.	   Regulations to be made by the Minister  
   31.	   Executive Committee of a Development Council  
   32.	   Presidency at meetings of the Executive Committee  
   33.	   Quorum  
   34.	   Meetings of the Executive Committee  
   35.	   Functions of an Executive Committee  
   36.	   Powers of an Executive Committee  
   37.	   Casting vote  
   38.	   Notices may be served by post  
   39.	   Annual development plan and budget  
   40.	   Procedure in regard to annual development plan and budget  
   41.	   Development Council to consider annual development plan and budget  
   42.	   Supplementary budget  
   43.	   Powers of Development Council with regard to budget, supplementary budget and the annual development plan  
   44.	   Annual development plan to be approved by the Minister  
   45.	   Lapse of authority for expenditure s sanctioned by budget  
   46.	   Reduction or increase of expenditure  
   47.	   The district service  
   48.	   Appointment of District Secretary  
   49.	   Appointment of staff to the district service from other services  
   50.	   Annual administration report  
   51.	   Audit of accounts  
   52.	   Auditors' reports  
   53.	   Irregularities in accounts  
   54.	   Powers of Council in relation to auditor  
   55.	   Remuneration of auditor  
   56.	   Surcharges and appeals therefrom  
   57.	   Contracts involving expenditure not exceeding five thousand rupees  
   58.	   Contracts involving expenditure exceeding five thousand rupees  
   59.	   Officers and servants not to be interested in contracts of Council  
   60.	   Tenders  
   61.	   Duty of District Minister to notify any difference of opinion between him and the Committee to the President  
   62.	   Power of President to remove members of Executive Committee  
   63.	   Dissolution of Development Council  
   64.	   Power of Minister to call for extracts from proceedings  
   65.	   Power of Minister to call for returns &c  
   66.	   Power of Minister to make Inquiry  
   67.	   Power of Minister to make order requiring Council to do the necessary work  
   68.	   Power to enforce order  
   69.	   Power to make by-laws  
   70.	   Confirmation and publication of by-law  
   71.	   Regulations  
   72.	   Copies of by-laws and regulations to be made available  
   73.	   Development Council may enter into contracts  
   74.	   Prevention of Frauds Ordinance not to apply  
   75.	   Recovery of taxes  
   76.	   Service of notices, orders and other documents  
   77.	   Council to authorize any member or officer to institute or defend action  
   78.	   Limitation of actions against Council  
   79.	   Limitation of prosecutions  
   80.	   Protection of members of the council  
   81.	   Defendant's costs &c may be paid from the Fund  
   82.	   Remuneration of members of a Development Council  
   83.	   Members of Development Councils and others deemed to be public servants  
   84.	   Development Council deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act,  
   85.	   Prosecutions to be before Magistrate,  
   86.	   Application of fines  
   87.	   Records and documents to be in charge of District Secretary  
   88.	   Immovable and movable property to be transferred to a Development Council  
   89.	   Land or building may be acquired by the Government for a Development Council  
   90.	   Operation of this Act within the Area of Authority of the Greater Colombo Economic Commission and its effect  
   91.	   Amendment of Law, No.  4 of 1978  
   92.	   Retrospective operation of section 91,  
   93.	   Meaning of administrative district  
   94.	   Removal of difficulties,  
   95.	   Interpretation