The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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3:3 It shall hear and determine appeals from officers seconded to
Provincial Divisions against whom disciplinary action has been
taken by Provincial Police Commissions.
3:4 It shall set standards for recruitment and promotion of Police
Officers of all Divisions and such standards shall be uniform for all
Provincial Divisions.
4. Recruitment to each Provincial Division shall be made by a Provincial
Police Commission composed of three members, namely (a)
(b)
(c)
the D. I. G. of the Province;
a person nominated by the Public Service Commission in
consultation with the President; and
a nominee of the Chief Minister of the Province.
4:1 A Provincial Police Commission shall be responsible for transfers,
promotions and disciplinary control over officers in the Provincial
Division; for promotion of Officers of the National Division
seconded to the Provincial Division up to the rank of S.S.P.; and for
transfer and disciplinary control over officers seconded to the
Provincial Division, except the D.I.G.:
Provided that any Officer of the National Division seconded to
any Provincial Division against whom disciplinary action has been
taken by a Provincial Police Commission, shall have the right to
appeal to the National Police Commission, whose decision on such
appeal shall be final.
5. The National Police Commission or a Provincial Police Commission shall
be entitled to delegate such of its powers as may be prescribed to such other
person or authority as may be prescribed.
6. The I.G.P. shall appoint a D.I.G. for each Province with the concurrence of
the Chief Minister of the Province. However, where there is non agreement
between the Inspector-General of Police and the Chief Minister, the matter
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[will be referred to the National Police Commission], who, after due
consultations with the Chief Minister, shall make the appointment.
7. The cadres of Police Officers of all ranks of the National Division shall be
fixed by the Government of Sri Lanka. The cadre of Officers and other ranks of
each Provincial Division shall be fixed by the Provincial Administration
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[with the approval of the National Police Commission], having regard to –
163 - Substituted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 23(2) for "will be referred to the President”.
164 - Substituted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 23(3), for “with the approval of the President”.
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