ACT, No. 68 OF 2009

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
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GRAMODAYA MANDALA FUND
(AMENDMENT) ACT, NO. 68 OF 2009
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[Certified on 18th November, 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 Lanka of November 20, 2009
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[Certified on 18th November, 2009]
L. D. — O. 53/2007.
ANACT TOAMEND THE GRAMODAYAMANDALA FUND
ACT, NO. 28 OF 1982
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the Gramodaya Mandala Short title.
Fund (Amendment) Act, No. 68 of 2009.
2. The Long Title to the Gramodaya Mandala Fund Act, Amendment of
No. 28 of 1982 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal the Long title to
enactment”) is hereby amended by the substitution for the Act, No. 28 of
1982.
words “Gramodaya Mandala Fund” of the words “Jana Diriya
Fund”.
3. (1) In the principal enactment and in any other written “Gramodaya
law, there shall be substituted for the words “Gramodaya Mandala Fund
Mandala Fund Act” and “Gramodaya Mandala Fund,” of the Act” and
“Gramodaya
words “Jana Diriya Fund Act” and “Jana Diriya Fund”, Mandala Fund”
respectively. to be known
respectively as
(2) Every reference to the “Gramodaya Mandala Fund “Jana Diriya
Act” and “Gramodaya Mandala Fund” in any regulation, Fund Act” and
“Jana Diriya
rule, order, notice, notification or other document shall be
Fund”.
read and construed as a reference to the “Jana Diriya Fund
Act” and the “Jana Diriya Fund”, respectively.
4. Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
amended as follows:— section 3 of the
principal
enactment.
(1) in subsection (2) thereof—
(a) by the repeal of paragraph (b) and the
substitution therefor of the following:—
“(b) the Minister in charge of the subject of
Finance:
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Provided however where the President is
functioning as the Minister of Finance, the
reference shall be to the Deputy Minister
in charge of the subject of Finance”;
(b) in paragraph (l) thereof, by the substitution
for the words “three other persons” of the
words “four other persons”;
(2) in subsection (4) thereof, by the substitution for the
words “without assigning a reason therefor” of the
words “assigning reasons therefor”; and
(3) in subsection (6) thereof by the substitution for the
words “four members” of the words “five members”.
Amendment of 5. Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby
Section 5 of the amended as follows:—
principal
enactment.
(1) by the substitution for the words “Every Gramodaya
Mandala” of the words “Every society or an
institution registered under any written law
specified in the First Schedule to this Act”;
(2) by the substitution for the words from “any work”
to the end of that section of the words “any work
pertaining to the subjects referred to in the Second
Schedule hereto.”; and
(3) by the repeal of the marginal note to that section
and the substitution therefor of the following:—
“Powers of a registered society or institution”.
Amendment of 6. Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 6 of the amended by the substitution for the words “assistance to
principal Gramodaya Mandala” of the words “assistance to every
enactment.
society or an institution registered under any written law
specified in the First Schedule to this Act” and for the words
“such Gramodaya Mandalaya” of the words “such society
or institution”.
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7. The following new section is hereby inserted Insertion of new
section 6A in the
immediately after section 6 of the principal enactment, and
principal
shall have effect as section 6A of that enactment:— enactment.
“Approved 6A. (1) The Minister may for the purpose of
society. this Act, approve any society or institution
which is a non-profit making society or a non-
political society or non-profit making
institution, as an approved society.
(2) The Minister may prescribe the criteria
to be satisfied by a society for such society to
be approved.”.
8. Section 7 of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
amended in paragraphs (d) and (g) of subsection (2) of that section 7 of the
section by the substitution for the words “Gramodaya principal
enactment.
Mandala” wherever those words appear in those paragraphs
of the words “any society or institution registered under any
written law specified in the First Schedule to this Act.”.
9. Section 14 of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
amended by the substitution for the words Inland Revenue section 14 of the
principal
Act, No. 28 of 1979 of the words “Inland Revenue Act, No.
enactment.
28 of 1979, or the Inland Revenue Act, No. 38 of 2000 or
Inland Revenue Act, No. 10 of 2006 as the case may be”
wherever those words appear in that section.
10. Section 15 of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
amended as follows:— section 15 of the
principal
enactment.
(1) in subsections (2) and (3) thereof by the substitution
for the words “section 13 of the Transport Board
Law, No. 19 of 1978” of the words “section 14 of
the National Transport Commission Act, No. 37 of
1991”;
(2) in subsection (5) thereof by the substitution for the
words “Local Government Service” and “Local
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Government Service Advisory Board” of the words
“Provincial Public Service” and “Provincial Public
Service Commission” respectively wherever those
words appear in that section.
Amendment of 11. Section 20 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 20 of the amended by the repeal of the definition of the expression
principal
enactment. “Development Council” in that section.
Amendment of 12. The Schedule to the principal enactment is amended
the Schedule in as follows:—
the principal
enactment.
(1) by the re-numbering of that Schedule as the Second
Schedule ; and
(2) by the insertion immediately before the re-
numbered Second Schedule of the following new
Schedule:—
“FIRST SCHEDULE
(a) Any Gramodaya Mandala established under
section 17A of the Development Councils Act,
No. 35 of 1980, amended by Act, No. 45 of
1981;
(b) A Samurdhi Force registered under the Sri
Lanka Samurdhi Authority Act, No. 30 of
1995;
(c) A Co-operative Society registered under the
Co-operative Societies Act, No. 5 of 1972;
(d) A Farmer’s Association registered by the
Agrarian Services Commissioner under the
Agrarian Development Act, No. 46 of 2000;
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(e) A Youth Association affiliated to the National
Youth Service Council under the National
Youth Services Act, No. 69 of 1979; and
(f) Every organization, association or body
registered or approved by any Ministry,
Department of Government or other
Government Agency, under a scheme
approved by the Government for such
registration or approval.”.
13. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala text to
Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail in case
of inconsistency.
prevail.

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