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| (1) There shall be appointed with the concurrence of the Minister, a Secretary-General to the Commission (hereafter in this Law referred to as the " Secretary-General "). The Secretary-General shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission and shall at all times act under the direction of the Commission. |
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| (2) There shall be appointed such other officers, servants and advisers as are necessary for the performance of the work of the Commission. |
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| (3) At the request of the Commission any officer of the state service may, with the consent of the officer and the Secretary to the Ministry in charge of the subject of Public Administration, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Commission for such period as may be determined by the Commission with like consent, or may be permanently appointed to the staff of the Commission. |
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| (4) The provisions of subsection (2) of section 9 (other than the provisions of paragraph (a) of that subsection) of the Motor Transport Act, No. 48 of 1957, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to any officer of the state service who is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Commission, and the provisions of subsection (3) of the aforesaid section 9 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to any officer in the state service who is permanently appointed to such staff. |
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| (5) The officers, servants and advisers of the Commission shall be remunerated at such rates as may be determined by the Commission in consultation with the Minister and with the concurrence of the Minister in change of the subject of Finance. Cap. 19. |
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| (6) All officers, servants and advisers of the Commission shall be deemed to be state officers within the meaning of and for the purposes of the Penal Code. Cap. 20. |
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| (7) The Commission shall be deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act and the provisions of that Act shall be construed accordingly. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts