Alakolamada Sri Jayasumanarama Maha Vihara Dayaka Sabha (Incorporation)

(a) to promote the interests of Buddhism ;

(b) to provide for, and maintain, the Alakolamada Sri Jayasumanarama Maha Vihara temple and the Sri Dhammadhara Maha Pirivena affiliated thereto ;

(c) to protect and develop places of religious worship and cultural interest within the premises of the said temple and pirivena ;

(d) to construct, repair and maintain the necessary buildings of the said temple and pirivena and to provide electricity, water and such other facilities for the well being of the bhikkus in occupation of the said temple and pirivena;

(e) to provide the resident bhikkus and the bhikkus visit’ ting the said temple and pirivena with the four requisites and other facilities ;

(f) to promote co-operation and understanding between the bhikkus and the laity and thereby create a national, religious, social, educational and cultural revival in the area;

(g) to construct and repair houses for the poor and destitute ;

(h) to provide educational facilities to bhikku students of the pirivena and to grant scholarships for deserving students of the area to further their education ;

(i) to provide recreational facilities for the children and youths of the area ; and

(j) to provide relief and welfare measures in case of natural calamities and unforeseen circumstances.

(1) The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the rules for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by a Council of Management consisting of

(2) It shall be the duty of the Board of Patrons to ad vise the Council of Management on matters relating to the achievement of the objects of the Corporation.

(3) The first Council of Management of the Corporation shall be the Council of Management of the Dayaka Sabha holding office on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act-

(4) Every member of the Council of Management other than members of the Board of Patrons shall hold office for a period of two years and at the end of which period, a successor shall be elected at a general meeting or at a special general meeting of the Corporation convened for such purpose.

(5) Any member of the Council of Management who has not been removed for negligence of duty or fraud may be re-elected to any office.

(1) It shall be lawful for the Corporation from time to time, at any general meeting of the members and by the votes 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 admission, withdrawal or expulsion of members, for the election of office bearers, the Council of Management for the conduct of the duties of the Council of Management, and of the various officers, agents and servants of the Corporation for the procedure to be followed in the transaction of business of the Council of Management and the Corporation, and otherwise generally, for the management of the affairs of the Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects. Such rules when made may at a like meeting convened for such purpose in like manner be altered, added to, amended or rescinded:

Provided however, that no such alteration, addition, amendment or rescission shall have effect unless approved by the Council of Management.

(2) The rules of the Dayaka Sabha in force on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or other written law be deemed to be the rules of the Corporation made under this section.

(3) The members of the Corporation shall at all times be subject to the rules of the Corporation-

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act or any other written law the Corporation shall have the power to do, per form, and execute all such acts, matters and things what so ever as are necessary or desirable for the promotion or furtherance of the objects of the Corporation or any one of them, including the power to open, operate and close bank accounts, to borrow or raise moneys, with or without security, to receive or collect grants and donations, to invest its funds and to engage, employ and dismiss officers and servants required for the carrying out of the objects of the Corporation.

(2) The powers conferred on the Corporation by section 6 and subsection (1) of this section shall be exercised by the Council of Management.