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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
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RETIRED SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS’
ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATION)
ACT, No. 3 OF 2009
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[Certified on 05th February, 2009]
Printed on the Order of Government
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Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lankaof February 06, 2009
PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA
TO BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, COLOMBO5
Price : Rs. 7.00 Postage : Rs. 5.00
Retired Senior Police Officers’ Association 1
(Incorporation) Act, No. 3 of 2009
[Certified on 05th February, 2009]
L.D.—O. (Inc) 29/2007.
ANACT TO INCORPORATE THE RETIRED SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS’
ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS an Association called and known as the “Retired Preamble.
Senior Police officers’ Association” has heretofore been
established in Sri Lanka, for the purpose of effectually
carrying out and transacting all objects and matters connected
with the said Association :
AND WHEREAS the said Association has heretofore
successfully carried out and transacted several objects and
matters for which it was established and has applied to be
incorporated and it will be for the public advantage to grant
the application:
BE it therefore enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the Retired Senior Police Short title.
Officers’ Association (Incorporation) Act, No. 3 of 2009.
2. From and after the date of commencement of this Act, Incorporation
such and so many persons as presently are members of the of the Retired
Senior Police
Retired Senior Police Officers’ Association (hereinafter
Officers’
referred to as the “Association” or “R.S.P.O.A”) or shall Association.
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 “Retired Senior Police Officers’
Association”, and by that name may sue and be sued with
full power and authority to have and use a common seal and
to alter the same at its pleasure.
3. The general objects for which the Corporation is General
constituted are hereby declared to be — objects of the
Corporation.
(a) to foster a spirit of camaraderie and Esprit-de-Corps;
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(Incorporation) Act, No. 3 of 2009
(b) to afford Members an opportunity to meet together;
(c) to promote the welfare of its members, their families
and that of other retired Police Officers and their
families, who are non-members of the Association;
(d) to assist the spouse of members, in organising the
“Ladies Wing” of the R. S. P. O. A.;
(e) to grant financial and other assistance where
possible, to its members and any other retired Police
Officers;
(f) to render to the country any service consistent with
the object of the Association;
(g) to help and assist the members when they are in
need of medical assistance;
(h) to collaborate with any other institution or
organization, whether foreign or local having
objects similar to those of the Corporation; and
(i) to do any act or thing generally essential to achieve
the above objectives.
Management of 4. (1) The management of the affairs of the Corporation
the affairs of the shall subject to the other provisions of this Act and the rules
Corporation.
of the Corporation, be administered by an Executive
Committee consisting of the President, two vice Presidents,
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer,
not less than five committee members and two immediate
Past Presidents elected in accordance with such rules made
under section 6.
(2) The first Executive Committee of the Corporation
shall consist of the members of the Executive Committee of
the Association holding office on the day immediatly
preceding the date of commencement of this Act.
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(Incorporation) Act, No. 3 of 2009
5. Subject to the provisions of this Act and any other General powers
of the
written law, the Corporation shall have the power—
Corporation.
(a) to purchase, acquire, rent, construct and otherwise
obtain lands or buildings which may be required for
the purposes of the Corporation;
(b) to borrow or raise money for the purposes of the
Corporation;
(c) to make, draw, accept, discount, endorse, negotiate,
buy, sell and issue bills of exchange, cheques,
promissory notes and other negotiable instruments;
(d) to invest any funds not immediately required for the
purposes of the Corporation, in such a manner as
the Executive Committee may think fit;
(e) to enter into agreements or contracts with any person,
company or body of persons;
(f) to appoint, employ, dismiss or terminate the services
of officers and servants of the Corporation and to
pay them such salaries, allowances and gratuities as
may be determined by the Corporation to execute
disciplinary action on them;
(g) to seek, receive or collect subscriptions, grants,
donations and gifts whether in cash or kind from
any person locally or foreign sources;
(h) to operate, open and close bank accounts and to
borrow or raise money with or without security; and
(i) to do all such other acts or things as may be necessary
or conducive to the carrying out of the objects of
the Corporation.
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(Incorporation) Act, No. 3 of 2009
Rules of the 6. (1) It shall be lawful for the Corporation from time to
Corporation.
time at any General Meeting of the Corporation and by a
majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present
and voting to make rules not inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act or any other written law, for the following
matters:—
(a) the classification of membership and the admission,
withdrawal or expulsion of members;
(b) the election of the members of the Executive
Committee, the resignation from or vacation of or
removal from office and their powers, conduct and
duties;
(c) the powers, conduct and duties and functions of the
various officers, agents, servants of the Corporation,
their appointments, the resignation from or vacation
of and removal from office;
(d) the procedure to be observed at the summoning and
holding of meeting of the Executive Committee,
the times, places, notices and agenda of such
meetings and the quorum thereof and the conduct
of business thereat;
(e) the administration and management of the property
of the Corporation the custody of its funds; and
maintenance and audit of its accounts; and
(f) generally for the management of the affairs of the
Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects.
(2) Any rule made by the Corporation may be amended,
altered, added to or rescinded in like manner, as a rule at a
like meeting and in like manner as a rule made under
subsection (1).
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(Incorporation) Act, No. 3 of 2009
(3) The members of the Corporation shall at all times be
subject to the rules of the Corporation, made under this
section.
7. (1) The Corporation shall have its own fund and all Fund of the
moneys heretofore or hereafter to be received by way of Corporation.
testamentary disposition, donations, subscriptions,
contributions and fees shall be deposited in the name of the
Corporation in one or more State Banks as may be decided
by the Executive Committee.
(2) The Corporation may create any depreciation fund,
reserve or sinking fund for the purpose of rehabilitation,
development and improvement of the property of the
Corporation.
(3) There shall be paid out of the fund, all sums of moneys
to defray any expenditure incurred by the Corporation in the
exercise, performance and discharge of its powers, duties and
functions under this Act.
(4) The moneys and property of the Corporation, however
derived shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the
objects set-forth herein and no portion thereof shall be paid
or transferred, directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus
or otherwise however to the members of the Corporation.
8. The Corporation shall be able and capable in law to Corporation may
acquire and hold subject to any express trust or otherwise, hold property
any property movable or immovable which may become movable and
immovable.
vested in it by virture 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 of the Corporation made under section 6 with full
power to sell, mortgage, lease, exchange, grant, convey,
devise, assign or otherwise dispose of the same.
9. (1) The Corporation shall cause proper accounts to be Accounts and
kept of all money received and expended by the Corporation. Auditing.
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(2) The accounts of the Corporation shall be examined
and audited at least once in every year and the correctness of
income, expenditure and the balance sheet shall be certified
by a qualified auditor or auditors appointed by the
Corporation.
(3) In this section, “qualified auditor” means—
(i) an individual who being a member of the 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
(ii) a firm of Chartered 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 practice as an Accountant issued by the Council
of such Institute.
Debts due by 10. All debts and liabilities of the Association on the
and payable to day preceding the date of commencement of this Act shall be
the Association.
paid to the Corporation hereby constituted and all debts due
to, subscriptions and contributions payable to the Association
on the day shall be paid to the Corporation for the purpose of
this Act.
Remains on 11. If upon the dissolution of the Corporation there
dissolution of the
remains after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities,
Corporation.
any property whatsoever, such property shall not be
distributed among the members of the Corporation but shall
be given or transferred to institution or institutions having
objects similar to the objects of the Corporation and which is
or are by the rules thereof prohibited from distributing any
income or property, among the members of the such
institution or institutions and at the discretion of the
Executive Committee of the Corporation.
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12. The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to Seal of the
Corporation.
any instrument whatsoever, except in the presence of
President and the Secretary or such other person duly
authorized by 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.
13. Nothing in this Act contained shall prejudice or affect Saving of the
the rights of the Republic or any body corporate. rights of the
Republic and
others.
14. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala Sinhala text
and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail. to prevail in
case of
inconsistency.
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(Foreign), Payable to the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, NO. 163, KIRULAPONA MAWATHA, POLHENGODA, COLOMBO 05 before 15th
December each year in respect of the year following.
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