පාර්ලිමේන්තු පනත · පනවන ලද පරිදි
Deeghavapi Prathisanskarana Sabhawa (Incorporation) Act 1980
ප්රතිචාර සහ සහායනිල ඉංග්රීසි පරිවර්තනය. එය සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ පාඨයට වඩා වෙනස් නම් බලපවත්වන පාඨය කුමක්දැයි පනතේම සඳහන් වේ.
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s 1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Deeghavapi Prathisans-karana Sabhawa (Incorporation) Act, No. 18 of 1980.
s 2Incorporation of the Deeghavapi Prathisans. karana Sabhawa
From and after the date of commencement of this Act such and so many persons as now are members of the
Deeghavapi
Prathisanskarana
Sabhawa
(hereinafter referred to as “the Sabhawa ”) or shall hereafter be admitted members of the Corporation hereby constituted, shall be a body corporate (hereinafter referred to as “the
Corporation”) with perpetual succession under the name and style of “ Deeghavapi Prathisanskarana Sabhawa”, 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 to alter the same at its pleasure.
s 3General objects of the Corpo-ration
The general objects for which the Corporation is cons-tituted are hereby declared to be—
to take all steps necessary to maintain the historic
Deeghavapi Chaitya area as a sacred area ;
to restore the Deeghavapi Chaitya, lay its pinnacle, construct all the necessary buildings, to make the
Deeghavapi Chaitya a place of Buddhist worship complete in all respects and continue to maintain the Deeghavapi Chaitya as a place of sacred religious worship ;
to take all necessary steps for the preservation of all archaeological remains and objects in the districts surrounding the Deeghavapi Chaitya ;
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<d) to take all necessary steps to make Deeghavapi a sacred area with all the requirements of a sacred city
;
to take all necessary steps to assist the Buddhists of
Sri Lanka in resolving their problems; and
to take all steps incidental to and necessary for the achievement of the above-mentioned objects.
The Corporation shall have the power to do all things necessary for or conducive or incidental to the carrying out of the objects of the Corporation.
Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred under subsection (1) the Corporation shall have the following powers and functions :—
to receive or collect gifts, grants, donations, subsidies and subscriptions whether in cash or otherwise from the Government, or private organizations, or from sources outside Sri Lanka ;
to acquire and hold either as absolute or beneficial owner or as trustee or otherwise by purchase, exchange, gift, devise, or bequest, or in any other manner and to hold and enjoy in perpetuity or for any lesser period subject to any express trust or otherwise for the benefit or the furtherance of the objects of the Corporation, any property, movable or immovable of any kind or nature whatsoever
;
to open, operate and ‘close bank accounts and to borrow or raise money with or without security ;
to sell, lease, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose of any movable or immovable property, belonging to or held by the Corporation subject to any trust attaching to such property
;
to invest the funds vested in or belonging to the
Corporation in adequate securities or in the purchase or acquisition of such lands, buildings, goods, chattels, or other property as may be proper or necessary for the purposes of the Corporation
;
to erect or cause to be erected any buildings or structure on any land belonging to or held by the
Corporation
;
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to make such investments or take such steps as may be necessary for the promotion, protection and maintenance of the Deeghavapi Sacred Area as a place of archaeological and cultural importance and as a place of Buddhist religious worship ;
to employ such officers, servants and agents as may be necessary for carrying out the objects of the
Corporation
; and
{i) subject to the rules of the Corporation to enter inte any agreement, to create, execute, grant or issue any mortgages, bonds or obligations for the accomplishment of the objects of the Corporation.
s 5Committee of
The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the
Management.
ules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by a Committee of Management consisting of the office-bearers and such number of other persons elected in accordance with the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation.
The first members of the Committee of Management of the Corporation shall be the members of the Committee of Management of the Sabhawa holding office at the time of the coming into operation of this Act.
s 6Rules of the
The Corporation may, from time to time, at a
Corporation.
meeting specially convened for the purpose and by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, make rules for the management of the affairs of the Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects. In particular and without prejudice to the foregoing power, such rules may make provision in respect of all or any of the following matters :—
the admission, resignation and expulsion of members and the rights of members
;
the election of office-bearers and other persons constituting the Committee of Management and the period of office of the Committee of Management
;
the procedure to be followed in convening meetings of the Corporation and the Committee of Manage-ment and the transaction of business at such meetings
;
the officers of the Corporation, their election or appointment, and their conduct and duties
;
the appointment of agents and servants of the
Corporation, and their conduct, duties and discip-linary control ;
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the collection and disbursement of the funds of the
Corporation and the maintenance and operation of bank accounts
; and
the auditing of accounts of the Corporation.
The rules of the Sabhawa in force at the time of the coming into operation of this Act shall be deemed to be the rules of the Corporation made under this section.
Any rule of the Corporation for the time being in force or any rule which may hereafter be passed, shall not be altered, added to, amended or rescinded except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting at a special meeting of the Corporation duly summoned for the purpose.
s 7Seal of the Corporation
The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of the
President or, in his absence, any of the Vice-Presidents and any one of the Joint-Secretaries who shall sign their names to the instrument in token of their presence and such sign-ing shall be independent of the signing of any person as a witness. The seal shall be kept in the custody of the Joint-Secretaries.
s 8Limit of liability of members
Any member of the Corporation shall, for the purpose of discharging the debts or liabilities of the Corporation, not be liable to make any contribution whatsoever.
s 9Saving of the rights of the Republic and others
Anything in this Act contained shall not prejudice or affect the rights of the Republic or of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons except such as are men-tioned in this Act and those claiming by, from or under them.
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