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Act of Parliament · As enacted

Sugathadasa National Sports Complex Authority (Amendment) Act 2017

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

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Sugathadasa National

Sports Complex Authority (Amendment) Act, No. 14 of 2017.

s 2Amendment of the long title to Act, No. 17 of 1999

The long title to the Sugathadasa National Sports

Complex Authority Act, No. 17 of 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN”

of the words “TO MANAGE, MAINTAIN, PROTECT AND

DEVELOP”.

s 3Insertion of new section 2A in the principal enactment

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 2 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 2A of that enactment:—

2A. The objects of the Authority shall be to —

(a)

manage, maintain, protect and develop the Sugathadasa National

Sports Complex;

(b)

improve sports and recreational activities and facilities at the

Sugathadasa National Sports

Complex to meet the requirements of sports economy and sports tourism;

“Objects of the

Authority.

(c)

provide the facilities available at the

Sugathadasa National Sports

Complex for the advancement of sports in the country;

(d)

ensure that sports and recreation are used as tools to support social cohesion and nation building; and

(e)

make available, on such conditions and on such fees as may be determined by the Board, the facilities of the Sugathadasa

National Sports Complex for sports, educational, cultural, and recreational activities.”.

s 4Amendment of section 3 of the principal enactment

Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsections (3) and (4) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsections:—

“(3) The Minister shall appoint —

(a)

one of the members of the Board to be the Chairman of the Authority; and

(b)

an appointed member of the Board to be the Working Director of the

Authority to facilitate the management and administration of the affairs of the

Authority.

(4)

The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect in relation to the terms of office of, and the vacation of office by, the Chairman, Working Director and the appointed members of the Board, meetings of the Board and the seal of the Authority.”.

s 5Amendment of section 4 of the principal enactment

Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) of that section as follows:—

(1)

by the repeal of paragraph (a) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:—

“(a)

manage, maintain, protect and develop the

Sugathadasa National Sports Complex and take necessary measures to safeguard it as a national asset;”; and

(2)

by the repeal of paragraph (h) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:—

“(h)

make available on such conditions and on such appropriate cost reflective fees as may be determined by the Board, the facilities of the Sugathadasa National Sports

Complex for sports, educational, cultural and recreational activities.”.

s 6Amendment of section 5 of the principal enactment

Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

by the repeal of paragraph (a) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:—

“(a)

to purchase and hold property, both movable and immovable, and to give on lease or hire the same;”; and

(2)

by the repeal of paragraph (j) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:—

“(j)

to do all such other acts as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Authority or the discharge of its functions under this Act.”.

s 7Amendment of the Schedule to the principal enactment

The Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

by the substitution for item 6 thereof, of the following item:—

“6. Where the Chairman, the Working

Director or any appointed member of the Board is, by reason of illness, absence from Sri Lanka or other cause, temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the Minister may, taking into consideration the provisions of section 3, appoint another ex-officio member or appointed member, as the case may be, to act as such

Chairman, Working Director or such member.”;

(2)

in item 8 thereof, by the substitution for the words

“the Chairman from office” of the words “the

Chairman or the Working Director from office”;

(3)

in item 9 thereof, by the substitution for the words

“The Chairman may resign from the office of the Chairman” of the words “the Chairman or the Working Director may resign from the office of the Chairman or the Working Director, respectively”; and

(4)

in item 10 thereof, by the substitution for the words

“the term of office of the Chairman” of the words

“the term of office of the Chairman or the Working

Director”.

s 8Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

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