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7. General assembly of the body corporate

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The General Assembly of the body corporate is known as the Supreme board and it shall consist of all the members of the body corporate.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of section 10, the duty of the

General Assembly shall be -

(a)

to elect the executive board of the body corporate in accordance with the ruIes of the body corporate;

(b)

to take decisions with regard to relocating the head office of the body corporate;

(c)

to take decisions in order to dissolve the body corporate;

(d)

to make and amend rules of the body corporate;

(e)

to make procedures of the general assembly by the rules of the body corporate;

(f)

to establish an executive board in order to carry out the executive affairs of the body corporate;

(g)

to elect the members of the executive board from the General Assembly by an election; and

(h)

to make by rules, the composition of the executive board, the sub-committees coming under such board, their functions and qualifications and appointments of the members of such sub-committees.