All Ceylon Jemmiyathul Ulama (Incorporation) Act 2000

This Act may be cited as the All Ceylon Jemmiyathul

Ulama (Incorporation) Act, No. 51 of 2000.

Fromand after the date of commencement of this Act, such and so many persons as are members of the All Ceylon

Jemmiyathul Ulama (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the

“Jemmiya”) or shall hereafter be admitted as 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 the “All Ceylon

Jemmiyathul Ulama”, 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.

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

to promote and Protect “Dheen UI Islam” (the ideology of Islam) ;

topromoteand foster unity in the Muslim community in general and among the Ulama (Islamic theologians)

topromote the cultural, social and economic welfare of the Muslims, in accordance with Islam ;

to organize, and co-ordinate Jumma sermons of congregational prayers ;

topublish books, periodicals and journals in Sinhala,

to promote the study of the Arabic Language ;

.to promote inter communal amity ;

to establish branches and sub-branches of the

todoall such acts and things as are neccessary for, or conducive or incidental to, the attainment of the objects of the Corporation.

Subject to the provisions of this Act or any 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 any money with or without security, to receive or collegi grants and donations, to invest its funds, and to engage, employ and dismiss officers and servents required for the carrying out of the objects of the

Corporation.

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The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by an Executive Committec, consisting of such number of persons to be elected in accordance with the rules in force, for the time being, of the Corporation.

The first Executive Committee of the Corporation shall be the members of the Executive Committec of the Jemmiyah holding office on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act.

Itshall be lawful for the Corporation, from time to time, ata general mecting and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the number of members present and voting at such meeting to makc rules, not inconsistunce with the provisions of this Act or any other written law for the procedure to be followed in the transaction of business, and otherwise generally, forthe management of the affairs of the Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects. Such rules when made may, al a like mecting in like manner be altered, added to, amended or rescinded.

The rules of the Jemmiyah in force on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be the rules of the Corporation made under this section in so for as they are not inconsistant with the provisinons of this Act or any other written law and may be altered, added to, amended, rescinded or replaced by rules made under this Act at a meeting and in the manner as aforesaid.

All members of the Corporation shall be subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation.

All debts and liabilities of the Jemmiyah existing on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act, shall be paid by the Corporation hereby constituted, and all debts due to, and subscriptions and contributions payable to, the

Jemmiyah on that day, shall be paid to the Corporation. for the purposes of this Act.

The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of two of the members 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 asa witness.

The Corporation shall, subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be capable in law to acquire 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 tosell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same.

Nothing inthis Actcontained 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.

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