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The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on provincial councils and Local Government and other subjects which come under its purview. [2] The current Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government is Dinesh Gunawardena. [3] The ministry's secretary is H. T. Kamal Pathmasiri. [4]
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The provincial legislative assembly with the fewest members is the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, which consists of 27 MLAs. All of the legislative assemblies of Canada's territories have fewer members than that of Prince Edward Island .
All positions in a provincial council become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation, then an electoral district vacancy may be filled by the second highest scoring candidate in the last election from that electoral district.
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)
Another emerging type of organization in British Columbia is the chiefs' council, such as the St'át'timc Chiefs Council. These councils unite bands that are not included in tribal councils with those that are in tribal councils. Bands also typically belong to one or more kinds of provincial council or similar organization.
The Council functions as the legislature of the province and has power to pass a statute on any subject assigned to the provincial council under the constitution subject to the condition that it should not violate the constitution. Its members are elected through a provincial council election. [7]
Alonso de Montúfar, the archbishop of Mexico, convoked the council on June 29, 1555. The other bishops in attendance were: [1] Martín Sarmiento de Osacastro, the bishop of Tlaxcala; Vasco de Quiroga, the bishop of Michoacán; Tomás Casillas, the bishop of Chiapas; Juan López de Zárate, the bishop of Oaxaca; Zárate died during the council. [1]