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Jathika Urumaya Oraganisation (Incorporation) Act 1998

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

Incorporating an organisation

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Jathika Urumaya

Organisation (Incorporation) Act, No. 44 of 1998.

s 2Incorporation of

From and after the date of commencement of this Act, such and so many persons as now are members of the Jathika

Urumaya Organisation (hereinafter referred to as “the

Organisation”) or shall hereafter be admitted members of the

Corporation hereby constituted shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession under the name and style of the “Jathika

Urumaya Organisation” (hereinafter referred to as “the

Corporation”) and by that name may sue and be sued in all courts with full power and authority to have and use a common seal and alter the same at its pleasure.

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General Objects

s 3of the Corporation

The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be—

(a)

to protect the territorial intergrity, sovereignty and unity of Sm Lanka ;

(b)

to promote, foster and maintain unity among the different communities living in Sri Lanka ;

(c)

to assist in the promotion of racial, religious and communal harmony, and the eradication of social disabilities ;

(d)

to assist persons affected by terrorist activities ;

(e)

to secure, safeguard and promote the rights of

Buddhists and promote harmony and co-existence with people of other religious beliefs ;

(f)

to initiate appropriate measures to protect the indentity of the Nation ;

(g)

to protect the national, cultural, social and environmental heritage.

Subject to the provisions of this Act and other written law, the Corporation shall have the power to do, perform and execute all such acts, matters and things whatsoever as are necessary or desirable for the promotion or furtherance of the objects of the Corporation or any one of them, including the power to open, operate, and close bank accounts, to borrow or raise money, with or without security, to receive or collect grants and donations, to invest its funds and to engage, employ and dismiss, officers and servants required for the purpose of carrying out of the objects of the Corporation.

s 5Management of the affairs of the Corporation

(1)

The affairs of the Corporation shall subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by a Board of Management consisting of the

President, the Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Assistant

Secretary and the Treasurer and not less than six other members to be elected in accordance with the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation.

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(2)

The first Board of Management of the Corporation shall be the Board of Management of the Organisation holding office on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act.

s 6Rules of the Corporation

(1)

It shall be lawful for the Corporation from time to time, at any general meeting and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, to make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any other written law for all or any of the following matters :—

(a)

the classification of membership and the admission, withdrawal, or expulsion of members ;

(b)

the election of the office-bearers and their powers duties and functions ;

(c)

the election of the members of the Board'

Management and their powers, duties and functions ;

(d)

the appointment of the officers, agents and servants of the Corporation and their powers, duties and functions ;

(e)

the procedure to be observed at, and the summoning and holding of, meetings of the Board of Management, the notices and agenda of such meetings, the quorum therefor and the conduct of business thereat ;

(f)

the qualifications for membership of the Corporation ;

(g)

the administration and management of the property of the Corporation ; and

(h)

generally, for the management of the affairs of the

Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects.

(2)

The rules of the Organisation in force on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act, shall in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or other. written law, be deemed to be the rules of the

Corproation and may be amended, altered, added to or rescinded at a like meeting and in like manner as a rule made under subsection (1) of this section.

(3)

The members of the Corporation shall be subject to tules of the Corporation.

s 7Fund of the Corporation

The Fund of the Corporation shall consist of—

(1)

(a)

all moneys lying to the credit of the Organisation on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act which shail stand transferred to the Corporation from this date

; and

(b)

all moneys that may accrue to the Corporation after the date of commencement of this Act.

(2)

There shall be paid out of the fund all sums of money required to defray any expenditure incurred by the Corporation in the exercise, performance and discharge of its powers, duties and functions under this Act.

s 8Debts due by and payable to the Organisation

All debts and liabilities of the Organisation existing on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act shall be paid by the Corporation here by constituted and all debts due to, and subscriptions and contributions payable to, the Organisation on that day shall be paid to the Corporation for purposes of this Act.

s 9How the seal of the Corporation is to be affixed

The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of the

President and the Secretary who shall sign their names on the instrument in token of their presence, and such signing shall be independent of the signing of any person as a witness.

s 10Corporation may hold and dispose of property movable and immovable

The Corporation shall, subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be capable in law to take and hold any property, movable or immovable, which may become vested in it by virtue of any purchase, grant, gift testamentary disposition or otherwise and all such property shall be held by the Corporation for the purposes of this Act and subject to the rules in force for the time being of the

Corporation, with full power to mortgage, sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same.

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s 11Saving of the tights of the Republic and others,

Nothing in this Act contained shall prejudice or affect the rights of the Republic or of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons, except such as are mentioned in this

Act and those claiming by, from, or under, them.

s 12Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

Inthe event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.