View All - 2023 Acts	Section No :
Acts & Ordinances PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE ACT Marginal Notes 1. This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Budget Office Act, No. 6 of 2023. 2. Establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office 3. Objectives of the Parliamentary Budget Office 4. Assistance for implementing the objectives 5. Appointment of the Parliamentary Budget Officer 6. Eligibility criteria to apply to the office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer 7. Parliamentary Budget Officer?s term of office 8. Parliamentary Budget Officer?s eligibility for re-appointment 9. Appointment of the Deputy Parliamentary Budget Officer 10. Eligibility criteria to apply to the office of the Deputy Parliamentary Budget Officer 11. Deputy Parliamentary Budget Officer?s term of office 12. Deputy Parliamentary Budget Officer?s eligibility for reappointment 13. Nonpensionable 14. Selection of the Parliamentary Budget Officer and Deputy Parliamentary Budget Officer 15. Advisory Committee 16. Disqualification from being appointed or continuing in office 17. Procedure when a disqualification is alleged 18. Resignation from Office 19. Filling vacancy on the expiration of the term of office, death, removal or resignation 20. Temporary absence 21. Remuneration 22. The powers, duties and functions to operationalise and manage the Parliamentary Budget Office 23. Prepare an Action Plan for the Parliamentary Budget Office 24. Delegation of powers 25. Designate a competent authority 26. Independence of the Parliamentary Budget Officer 27. Accountability to Parliament 28. Independent review of the Parliamentary Budget Office 29. Analytical functions of the Parliamentary Budget Office 30. Access to information 31. Transparency 32. Application of the Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016 33. Guidelines for requesting an analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Office 34. Request to prepare policy costing from a recognised political party or independent group 35. Reasons for inability to provide assistance 36. Post-election report of the election commitments 37. Draft estimate of expenditure of the Parliamentary Budget Office 38. Fund of the Parliamentary Budget Office 39. Budget Office to maintain accounts 40. Financial year and audit of accounts 41. Immunity for acts done in good faith 42. Budget Office deemed to be a Scheduled Institution 43. Public servants 44. Expenses in suit or prosecution to be paid out of the Fund of the Parliamentary Budget Office 45. Rules to be approved by Parliament 46. Interpretation 47. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency