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Rehabilitation of the Visually Handicapped Trust Fund Act 1992
கருத்துகள் மற்றும் உதவிஅதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பு. சிங்கள அல்லது தமிழ் உரையிலிருந்து வேறுபடும் இடங்களில் எந்த உரை மேலோங்கும் என்பதைச் சட்டமே குறிப்பிடுகிறது.
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s 1Short title. i
This Act may be cited as the Rehabilitation of the
Visually Handicapped. Trust Fund Act, No. 9 of 1992.
~ Establish-ment for the Rehabilita-tion of the Visually a ee did Handi-capped Trust Fund.
2.2 (@ There shall he. established a Trust Fand which shall be called the Rehabilitation of the Visually Handicapp-ed Trust Fund (hereinafter referred to as “the Fund ”y,
‘The Fund shall, by the name assigned to it by sub-section (1), be a body corporate and shall have perpetual
- succession, and a common seal and may sue. and be sued in such name.
The administration, management and contro) of the Fund shall be vested in a Board of Management “con-Fund. '
- stituted as hereinafter. provided. -
The Board of Management of the Fund (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) shall consist of—
of the subject of Social Services and Social Welfare who shall be the Chairman of the Board (herein-
’ after referred to as “the Chairman”) ;
Venerable Galaboda Gnanissara Thero
; who shall bea
. member of the Board during his lifetime
;
the person for the time being holding the office of
Director of Social Services to be appointed by the
Minister;
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the persons for the time being holding the offices of
Chairman and Secretary of the Sri Lanka Federa-tion of the Blind. incorporated under the
Com-panies Act, No. 17 of 1982
;
Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge
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one representative of the Sri Lanka Council for th
Blind
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. a representative of the Sri Lanka National Federation of the visually handicapped ;
the Secretary to the Prime Minister or his represen-"
tative ; ;
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a representative of the Lions’ Club Sri Lanka to be appointed by the Minister.
6) Every | member of the Board appointed by the:
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Minister shall hold office for a period of two years unless
temoved earlier by ‘the Minister.
The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board.
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‘In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting, any a member elected from among the members~present, shall’
preside at such meeting.
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. . (5) The quorum for a a meeting of the Board shall be five we members.
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‘(6) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5), the Board
‘may regulate the procedure in regard to the meetings of .
the Board, and the transaction of business at such meetings.
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No act or proceeding of the Board shall be deemed.
“to be invalid by reason only of the existence of a vacancy among its members or r any defect in the appointment of a member.
s 4Seal of the
The seal of the Fund shall be in the custody of. such
"persons as the Board may from time to time determine.
The seal shall not be affixed to any instrument or docu- #”
ment except with the sanction of the Board and in-the
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presence of two members of the Board who shall sign the instrument or document in token of their presence.
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The, objects
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The objects of the Fund shall be—
of e Fund.
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‘to provide educational and vocational training facilities for the visually handicapped 3
to create employment opportunities for the handi-capped and where necessary, to provide them, with financial assistance and guidance for self employ-
“ment ;
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"Rehabilitation. of the: Visually:Handicapped:
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Act; No 9 of 1992:.
fe) to provide housing. facilities to the visually. handi-cappeds to enable them to pursue academic coures or to obtain vocational training;
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to implement schemes for the: welfare-of.the. visually
Se handicapped ;.
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to provide facilities. for the marketing’ of: products 43
‘manufactured by the visually handicapped; and
“(f) to take action to eliminate “conditions that prevent.
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visually. handieapped . persens gaining: equal we rights and equal opportunities.
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The Boerd‘shaly; in the-neme-ef-the:-Fund; have Powers ~
op the power to do all ‘things: necessary for; or couéucive or 824 Tunc-incidental to, the carrying out‘
of ‘the objects of:the Fund. Board 7
Without prejudice to the generality of the powers
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conferred by subsection (1), the Board shail have the aoe 7
following powers and functions: —
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to acquire and hold any property, movable or immovable which may become vested in it by
‘virtue of any purchase; grant, gift, devise or otherwise ; 3.
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to sell, mortgage, lease, grant;. convey, devise, assign, exchange or otherwise dispose of; any such
| preperty
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to erect any building on any land vested, acquired or held by the Fund
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. (d). to-. invest: moneys belonging to the Fund in such securities as may be determined by the Board
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. to open, operate and close bank-acepunts.:and’ to borrow or raise money with the property of the
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Fund as: security or. without. such security,. for. the
- spurpese .of: the Fund;
(fy: to raise fulhds and.to receive: grants,’ gifts, or don tions in ¢ash‘er kind’ whether. from loeal-or: foreign
SOUrCeSs;- and-
to ‘do all:suchiother:acts and: things.as-are: incidental
"or conducive: to: the carrying out-of f titer objects of
‘the Fund.
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Act, No. 9 of 1992.
4,..There shall be paid. into the Fund—.
any funds raised. or ‘grants, ‘gifts “or donations received, locally or from abroad or moneys realised or collected; and
any income derived from investments or other ~
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receipts due to the Fund.
"Payments
; 8 There shall be paid out of the Fund—
of the Fund. ,
: expenses incurred in the working, establishment or maintenance of the Fund
; and
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all such other payments as are approved by the
‘Board as being necessary for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the Fund, or as are authorized by this 4 Act, to be paid’ out of the Fund,
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The, Board shall cause proper books of accounts
‘to be kept of the income and. expenditure, assets and liabilities and other transactions of the Fund.
The accounts of the Fund shall be audited by a quali-
' fied Auditor or Auditor appointed by the Board.
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The income and expenditure account and the balance sheet shall be signed by two members of the ‘Board autho-rised to do so by a resolution passed by the Board.
The financial year of the Board shall be the calendar
s 10Power of Board to make rules
The Board may make such rules as it may consider nécessary in relation to any matter affecting or connected with, or incidental to, the exercise, discharge and perfor-mances of its powers, duties and functions.
No suit ‘or prosecution shall be instituted against any member of the Board for any ‘act which is in gooa faith done. or purported to be done by such person under this Act or on the direction of the Board.
members of the Board for action under the Act.
Any expense incurred by the Fund in any suit ot prosecution brought by, or against, the Fund hefore. any court. shall be paid out of the
. Fund,. and. any costs paid to or received by, the Fund in any such sult or prosecution shall he-credited to the Fund,
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”. (8) Any expense incurred by any member as is referred to in. subsection (1) in any suit or prosecution brought against him before any court in ‘respect of. any act which-is done or purported to be done, by him under this Act, or on the direction of the Board shall, if the Court holds that such act, was done in good faith be paid out of the Fund, unless such expense is recovered by him in such suit or prosecution.
s 12No writ to issue against person or ’ property of, a member of the Board
No writ against person or property shall be issued against any member of the Board in any action brought y against the Fund.
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s 13Fund deemed to be a scheduled institution within the . meaning of the Bribery Act
The Fund shall be deemed to be a scheduled institu-tion within the meaning of the Bribery Act and the pro-
: visions of that Act shall accordingly apply.
s 14Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise.. requires-
“qualified auditor” means—
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an individual who, being a member of the 4
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri
Lanka or of any other Institute established by law, possesses a certificate to practice as an accountant issued by the Council of such
, institute ; or a!
a firm of accountants each of the resident partners of which, being a member of the
. Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri
‘Lanka, or of any other Institute established by law, possesses a certificate to practise as an accountant issued by the Council of such institute ;
inconsis-tency.’
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“visually handicapped’” means a person who by birth or otherwise, is subject to a total or near-total blindness in both eyes and includes a person with the absence’ ‘of both eyes and a person with one eye which is subject to total or near-total blindness;:
s 15Sinhala . text to prevail in case of
In the event of any — inconsistency between the...
Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala. text -
shall prevail.
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