To amend the Provincial Development Council Law, 1996; to replace ''Law'' with ''Act''; to provide for amendments to the definitions; to provide for a new form of composition of the Council; to redefine the functions of the Council; to provide for the appointment and responsibilities of a management committee to serve the Council; to provide for the appointment of a chief executive officer of the Council; to take cognisance of the requirements of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999; to repeal provisions requiring the Council to have a constitution; and to provide for matters connected therewith.  >