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AN ACT TO AMEND THE ALL CEYLON BUDDHIST CONGRESS ACT.
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WHEREAS it has become necessary, inter alia, to provide for the Corporation to be able to engage in economic activities to raise funds for the Corporation and to provide ‘or the executive committee to change its membership periodically to enable it to carry out its activities more penitently and smoothly ;
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AND WHEREAS the Corporation has requested to effect the necessary amendments to the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress Act to provide for the above requirements and it is expedient to effect such amendments :
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BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist republic of Sri Lanka as follows : ”
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[10th December
, 1991 ]
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Short title.
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1. This Act may be cited as the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (Amendment Act. No. 40 of 1991.
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Amendment of section 3 of Chapter 319.
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2. Section 3 of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress Act hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) hereby amended as follows: ”
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(1) by the relettering of paragraph (f) of that section as paragraph (g) thereof;
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(2) by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (e) of that section, of the following new paragraph :”
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“(f) to engage in fund raising activities for the Corporation and to Invest such funds; “; and
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(3) by deleting the word ” and ” at the end of paragraph (e) of that section.
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Replacement of subsection (1) of section 4 of the principal enactment.
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3. Subsection (1) of section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following subsection substituted therefore:-
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“(1) The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the rules for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by an executive committee which shall consist of the following: ”
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The ex officio members viz. the honorary members, past Presidents, Presidents of the Palaka Sabhai and the representatives of the regional branches and member-associations and hundred other members elected at the annual general meeting of the Corporation :
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Provided however, that not less than sixty of the members so elected shall be members of the Corporation of at least three years standing :
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Provided also that out of the hundred members so elected twenty-live shall retire each year. The question as to who shall retire at the end of each year shall be decided on the criterion of least attendance at meetings and if there: arise any difficulties it shall be decided by the working and finance Committee by the drawing of lots.
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No member shall serve in the executive committee continuously for more than six successive years but shall be eligible for re-election after the lapse of one year, “.
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Replacement of subsection (2) of section 5 of the principal enactment.
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4. Subsection (2) of section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following subsection substituted therefor:-
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“(2) The register of the members of the Corporation shall contain the following particulars:-
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(a) in the case of regional branches and member associations of the Corporation”
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(i) the name and full postal address of each regional branch or member association ;
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(ii) the date on which such regional brand: or association was enrolled as a member ; and
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(iii) the date on which such regional branch. or association ceased to be a member :
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(b) in the case of honorary, life or ordinary members of the Corporation”
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(i) the name, full postal address, rank, occupation or profession of each such member ;
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(ii) the date on which each such member was enrolled as a member ; and
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(iii) the date on which each such member ceased to be s member.”.
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Amendment of section 6 of the principal enactment.
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5. Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :
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(1) in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution, for the words “‘ voting at a general meeting of the corporation.” of the words ‘” voting at an annual general meeting or special general meeting of the Corporation,”; and
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(2) by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection ; –
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“(2) Any such rules made by the Corporation under subsection (1) of this section, may at a like meeting and in like manner be amended or rescinded. “,
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Replacement of section 11 of the principal enactment.
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6. Section 11 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:-
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“Saving of the rights of the Republic and others.
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11. Nothing in this Act contained shall prejudice or affect the rights of the Republic or of any body politic or corporate or any other person, except such as are mentioned in this Act, and those claiming by, from or under, them”.
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Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.
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7. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
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