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| (1) The Chairman of a Pradeshiya Sabha shall be the chief executive officer of the Pradeshiya Sabha, and all executive acts and responsibilities which are by this Act or any other written law directed or empowered to be done or discharged by the Pradeshiya Sabha may, unless the contrary intention appears:; from the context, be done or discharged by the Chairman. |
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| (2) The Chairman may by order in writing delegate to the Vice-Chairman or Secretary or any other officer of the Pradeshiya Sabha any of the powers, duties or functions conferred or imposed upon or vested in the Chairman by this Act or any other written law. |
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| (3) The exercise, discharge or performance by the Vice Chairman or the Secretary or any other officer of the Pradeshiya Sabha of any Dower, duty or function delegated to him by order of the Chairman, shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions and limited to such purpose or purposes as may be specified in the order: and any such delegation on may at any time be varied or cancelled by order of the Chairman. |
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| (4) During the period of absence of the Chairman on a count of illness or other unavoidable cause, the Vice Chairman may exercise the same powers and perform the same duties as the Chairman. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts