Senkadagala Eksath Buddha Mandalaya (Incorporation) Act 1980

This Act may be cited as the Senkadagala Eksath

Bauddha Mandalaya (Incorporation) Act, No. 4 of 1980.

From and after the date of commencement of this

Act, such and so many persons as now are members of the

Senkadagala Eksath Bauddha Mandalaya (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 “ Senkadagala Eksath Bauddha Mandalaya ”, 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.

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

' (a) the fostering of Buddhism and the safeguarding of the special privileges of Buddhists

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the promotion of mutual co-operation and unity among Buddhists in the Kandy district and for that purpose consolidating Buddhist societies

the performing of social service according to the principles of Buddhism and for that purpose encouraging the participation of Buddhists

the taking of all other steps that are necessary and desirable for the promotion of the above-mentioned uims and objects.

The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by a Board of Management 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 Board of Management of the Corporation shall be the members of the Board of Management of the

It shall be lawful for the Corporation from time to time, at any general meeting of the members and by a majority of votes, to make rules for admission, with-drawal or expulsion of members; for the conduct of the duties of the Board of Management and of the various officers, agents and servants of the Corporation

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for the time being in force, nor any rule which may hereafter be passed shall be altered, added to, amended or rescinded except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting at a ganeral menting of the Corporation:

The rules of the Association in force on the date of commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be the rules of the Corporation made under this section.

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

All debts and liabilities of the Association existing on 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 Association 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 Board of Management, 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—

take and hold any property, movable or immovabie, 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

sell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same.

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 sum determined by the Board of Management.

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.

Saving of rights of the Republic and others:

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 claiming by, from or under them.

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