Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987
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The Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 is a key piece of Sri Lankan legislation that established and governs the powers, functions, and administration of provincial councils in the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 canonical | 2 |
| Provincial Councils Act | 1 |
| Provincial Councils Act No. 42 of 1987 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 Context triple: [Southern Provincial Council, appliesLegalFramework, Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987]
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A.
Local Government Code of 1991
The Local Government Code of 1991 is a Philippine law that decentralizes power by granting local government units greater autonomy, authority, and resources in governance and development.
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B.
County Governments Act, 2012
The County Governments Act, 2012 is a Kenyan law that structures and regulates the powers, functions, and administration of county governments under the 2010 Constitution.
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C.
Provincial Council
The Provincial Council is the elected legislative body that governs a Dutch province, setting regional policies and overseeing the provincial executive.
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D.
Council of State Act
The Council of State Act is the Dutch statute that defines the composition, powers, and procedures of the Netherlands’ highest advisory body to the government and supreme administrative court.
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E.
Provinciewet (Dutch Provinces Act)
The Provinciewet (Dutch Provinces Act) is the fundamental Dutch law that regulates the organization, powers, and functioning of provincial authorities in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 Target entity description: The Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 is a key piece of Sri Lankan legislation that established and governs the powers, functions, and administration of provincial councils in the country.
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A.
Local Government Code of 1991
The Local Government Code of 1991 is a Philippine law that decentralizes power by granting local government units greater autonomy, authority, and resources in governance and development.
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B.
County Governments Act, 2012
The County Governments Act, 2012 is a Kenyan law that structures and regulates the powers, functions, and administration of county governments under the 2010 Constitution.
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C.
Provincial Council
The Provincial Council is the elected legislative body that governs a Dutch province, setting regional policies and overseeing the provincial executive.
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D.
Council of State Act
The Council of State Act is the Dutch statute that defines the composition, powers, and procedures of the Netherlands’ highest advisory body to the government and supreme administrative court.
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E.
Provinciewet (Dutch Provinces Act)
The Provinciewet (Dutch Provinces Act) is the fundamental Dutch law that regulates the organization, powers, and functioning of provincial authorities in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
ⓘ
Sri Lankan statute ⓘ |
| actNumber | No. 42 of 1987 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all provinces of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| category |
Sri Lankan administrative law
ⓘ
Sri Lankan constitutional law ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| defines |
composition of provincial councils
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financial provisions relating to provincial councils ⓘ functions of provincial councils ⓘ powers of provincial councils ⓘ procedures of provincial councils ⓘ relationship between central government and provincial councils ⓘ |
| establishes |
Board of Ministers of a Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Board of Ministers
office of the Governor of a Province (in relation to councils) ⓘ procedures for dissolution of provincial councils ⓘ |
| governs |
administration of provincial councils
ⓘ
elections to provincial councils ⓘ establishment of provincial councils ⓘ powers of provincial boards of ministers ⓘ tenure of members of provincial councils ⓘ |
| implements | Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| keyRole | framework statute for provincial governance in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Sri Lankan law ⓘ |
| legislature |
Parliament of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
|
| purpose |
to define the powers and functions of provincial councils
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to provide for the establishment of provincial councils ⓘ to regulate the administration of provincial councils ⓘ |
| regulates |
provincial finance
ⓘ
provincial public service ⓘ provincial statutes ⓘ relations between Governor and Provincial Council ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
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devolution of legislative powers in Sri Lanka ⓘ provincial list of subjects and functions ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Provincial Councils Act
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linked to:
Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987
|
| subjectMatter |
devolution of power
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provincial administration ⓘ provincial councils ⓘ |
| typeOfDevolution |
administrative devolution
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legislative devolution ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1987 ⓘ |
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Subject: Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 Description of subject: The Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987 is a key piece of Sri Lankan legislation that established and governs the powers, functions, and administration of provincial councils in the country.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987
subject linked to:
Provincial Councils
linked to: Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987