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5. Management of the affairs of the Corporation

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and any rule to be made, be administered by a Board of Governors consisting of twenty-nine members.

(2)

Of the twenty-nine members —

(a)

twenty-one members shall be elected at a meeting of the general body; and

(b)

the following members shall hold office ex-officio :—

(i)

the Malwatta and Asgiriya Most Ven.

Mahanayake Theros of both the Chapters, of the Syamopali Maha Nikaya, the Most Ve.

Mahanayake Thero holding the Post of

President of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Sanga

Sabha of the Amarapura Nikaya and the Most

Ven. Mahanayake Thero of the Sri Lanka

Ramanna Maha Nikaya ;

(ii)

the Viharadhipati Nayake Theros of the four

Pirivenas, namely Vidyodaya Maha Pirivena,

Vidyalankara Pirivena, Saddharmakara

Pirivena of Pinwatte and Saraswathi Pirivena of Balagalla.

(3)

The Board of Governors shall elect the President, Vice

President and Treasurer from among its members and it shall have the power to recruit a suitable person to be the Secretary who shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation.

(4)

The first Board of Governors of the Corporation shall consist of the members of the Committee of Management of the foundation holding office on the day immediately preceding the date of the commencement of this Act.