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The current Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government is Dinesh Gunawardena. [3] The ministry's secretary is H. T. Kamal Pathmasiri. [ 4 ] The ministry has had oversight of drafting the 20th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution .
Provincial council (Netherlands), provincial parliament and legislative assembly in the provinces of the Netherlands; Provincial Councils of New Zealand, former governing bodies of the Provinces of New Zealand (1853–1876) Provincial council (South Africa), a former governing body of each of the four South African provinces (1910–1986)
Provincial governments of Sri Lanka are the devolved governments of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka.In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution, provinces have legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, health, housing, local government, planning, road transport and social services.
Tax benefits. Members claim tax exemptions on their pay and allowance as it has been deemed an honorarium. [4]Duty free verticals. A member who has served for more than two and half years are entitled to import a high value luxury vehicle with without paying import duty that is normally charged under a duty free permit each term of office.
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The provincial council was composed of members elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member electoral divisions.In provinces which elected at least 25 members to the national House of Assembly (i.e. the Cape and Transvaal), the number of provincial councillors was the same as the number of Assembly members, and the same electoral districts were used for both.
The Provincial Council of Overijssel (Dutch: Staten van Overijssel, pronounced [ˈstaːtə(ɱ) vɑn ˌoːvərˈɛisəl]) is the provincial council for the Dutch province of Overijssel. It forms the legislative body of the province.
The 1st Northern Provincial Council election was held on 21 September 2013. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the largest party representing the Sri Lankan Tamils, won 30 of the 38 seats. [1] The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which was in power nationally, became the second largest group after winning 7 seats. [1]