Kadawalagedara Purana Siddhasthana Wardhana Society (Incorporation) Act 1980

This Act may be cited as the Kadawalagedara Purana

. Siddhasthana Wardhana Society. (Incorporation) Act; No.

25 of 1980.

Hood a

From and after the date of commencement of this ‘Act, such and so many persons as are members of the Kadawala-

‘ gedera

Purana

Siddhasthana

Wardhana

Society

. (hereinafter: referred: to as the

“ Association”)- - 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 the “ Kadawalagedara Purana

Siddhasthana Wardhana Society”, and by that name’ shall

. and 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.

General objects of the Corporation.

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

.' (a) to engage in meritorious activities by the promotion of good intention and to encourage the habit of acting collectively in such activities

;

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Kadawalagedara Purana Siddhasthana Wardhana

. Society (Incorporation) Act, No. 25 of 1980

{Certified on 30th June, 1980]

£.D.—O. 69/79.

AN Act TO INCORPORATE THE KADAWALAGEDARA PURANA

SIDDHASTHANA WARDHANA SOCIETY.

Preambie.

“WHEREAS an Association called and known as the

' “Kadawalagedara Purana Siddhasthana Wardhana Society ”

has heretofore been established in Sri Lanka for the pur-

. pose of effectually carrying out and transacting all matters connected with the said Association according to the rules agreed to by its members:

‘AND whereas the ‘said Association has heretofore successfully carried out and transacted the several objects and matters for which it was established and has applied to be incorporated and it is for the public advantage to grant such application :

‘ BE it therefore enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic

Socialist Republic of.Sri Lanka as follows :—

1.

Short title,

This Act may be cited as the Kadawalagedara Purana

. Siddhasthana Wardhana Society. (Incorporation) Act; No.

+ 25 of 1980, ood a

From and after the date of commencement of this ‘Act, such and so many persons as are members of the Kadawala-

‘ gedera

Purana

Siddhasthana

Wardhana

Society

. (hereinafter: referred: to as the

“ Association”)

-. 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 the “ Kadawalagedara Purana

Siddhasthana Wardhana Society ”, and by that name’ shall

. and 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.

General objects of the Corporation.

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

.‘ (a) to engage in meritorious activities by the promotion of good intention and to encourage the habit of acting collectively in such activities

;

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Society (Incorporation) Act, No. 25 of 1980

to develop and maintain the temple without causing damage to the historic value of the temple and its historical structures ;

to take steps to promote the dignity of the monks resident at such temple and to see to the security of the movable and immovable property belonging to such temple; and

The Corporation shall have the power to do, perform and execute ail such acts, matters, and things whatsoever, as are necessary or desirable for the promotion or further-Corporation.

ence of the objects of the Corporation or any one of them including the power to open, operate and close bank ac-~

counts, to borrow or raise any money with or without secu-rity, to receive or collect grants and donations, to invest its funds, and to engage, employ and dismiss personnel required for the carrying out of the objects of the Corporation.

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General Council.

The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the tules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by a General Council 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 General Council of the Corporation shall be the members of the General Council of the Association holding office on the date of the coming into operation of this Act.

‘sisting of such number of persons as set out in the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, for the purpose of advising the Corporation on matters relating to planning and finance.

It shall be lawful for the Corporation, from time to thme, at any general meeting of the members and by a majority of votes, to make rules for the admission, withdra-wal or expulsion of members

No rule of the Corporation for the time being in force nor any rule which may hereafter be passed shall be altered, added to, amended or cancelled except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting at a general meeting of the Corporation

The rules‘of the Association in force at the time of coming into operation of this Act shall be deemed to be the rules of the Corporation made under this section.

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

The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of two of the members of the General Council, 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,

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 pur-h Y poses of this Act and subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, with full power to sell, mort-

: aks. 5 me Bacctrartee gage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same.

seal of the Corpora-tion is to be affixed.

How the

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It shall be lawful for the Corporation to raise funds for the accomplishment of its objects and for such purpose to create, execute, grant or issue any mortgages, bonds or obligations :

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Provided that the aggregate of the amounts which may be so raised by ‘the Corporation shall not exceed the sums determined by the General Council.

The Corporation shall reimburse any member, officer, agent or servant of the Corporation to the extent of pay-ments bona fide made by such member, officer, agent or servant of the Corporation, on behalf: of the Corporation and for its benefit.

Nothing in this Act contained 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 clairping by, from or under them.

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