The governor of the Southern Province of Sri Lanka ( Dakunu palÃÂth ÃÂndukÃÂravarayÃÂ) is responsible for the management of the Southern Provincial Council. Some of the office's key functions include exercising powers vested in the governor by the Provincial Council Act No. 42 of 1987 amended by Act No. 28 of 1990 and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.