Sri Lanka Cancer Society (Incorporation) Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Act 1997

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

Society (hereinafter referred to as “the Society”) or shall hereafter be admitted as members of the corporation hereby constituted, shall be a body Corporate with perpetual succession undbvilseneme and style of “Sri Lanka Cancer Society” (hereinafter referred te 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:ohange and.-alter tie same at its pleasure.

Genera! objects of the Corporation.

” The genetal objects for which the Corporation is constituted

to improve living: conditions.and standards of Sri Lankans

to assist; advise and provide for victims of malignant diseases ;

todo ail such other things as are incidental or conducive to,

Subject to the Provisions of this Act, and any other written law, the corporation shall have the power to do, perform and execute all such acts, matters and things 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 moneys with or without security to receive and obtain donations, to raise and collect funds, to invest its funds, to purchase land, to erect any

ne building or-structure on any land, acquired by the Corporation and to engage, employ officers and servants required for the carrying out of its objects and dismiss such officers and servants where necessary.

Management of the affairs of the Corporation.

., 5... (1) The affairs of the Corporation shall subject to rules in force for the time being of the Corporation be administered by an

Executive Committee consisting of the office-bearers and such other persons as may be provided for in such rules and elected in accordance therewith.

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The first Executive Committee of the Corporation shall be the members of the Executive Committee of the Society ding office on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act. .

Itshall be lawful for the Corporation from time to time at any general meeting of the Members by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting thereat to make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any other written law, for the admission, withdrawal or expulsion of members, for: the.election, of office-bearers and the Executive

No rule of the Corporation made under subsection (i)

The members of the Corporation shalt be subject to the rules of the Corporation.

All debts and liabilities of the Society existing on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act, shall be paid and discharged by the Corporation and all debts due to and subscriptions and contributions payable to, the Society (includ-ing Branch Societies) on that day shall be paid to the Corporation ~

for the putpose of this Act.

The Corporation shall be capable

‘in law’

of takitig and holding any property, movable orimmovable, 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 sell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of, the same.

The Executive Committee shall have the custody of the seal of the Corporation which not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except by the authority of a resolution of the Execu-tive Committee and in the presence of any two office-bearers of the Corporation specially designated by a resolution of the

Executive Committee who shall sign their names to the instrument in token of their presence and such signing shall be independent of the signing of any person as a witness.

If upon the dissolution of the Corporation there remains after satisfaction of its debts and liabilities any property including moneys, such property and money shall be transferred ‘to any other association or body having similar objects as the Corpora-tion may decide at a Special General: Meeting convered for the

Sri Lanka Cancer Society (Incorporation) Act, No. 10 of 1997

purpose or to the Public Trustee to be utilised for objects similar to the objects of the Corporation.

Nothing in this Act contained shall prejudice or affect the rights of the Republic or of any body politic corporate or of any other person except such as are mentioned in this Act and those claiming by, from, or under them.

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and

Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.