Short title.
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1 This Act may be cited as the AII-Ceylon Young Men’s Muslim Association Conference (Incorporation) Act.
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Incorporation of the Ceylon Young Men’s Muslim Association Conference.
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2. The members for the time being of the Conference known as the All-Ceylon Young Men’s Muslim Association Conference (hereinafter referred to as M the Conference”) shall be a body corporate (hereinafter referred to as ” the Corporation “) with perpetual succession, a common seal, and the name ” The All-Ceylon Young Men’s Muslim Association Conference “. The Corporation may sue and be sued in such name.
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General Objects of the Corporation.
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3. The general Corporation shall be-
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(a) to aim at developing a generation of men worthy of the highest traditions of Islam and capable of the highest deeds to serve their country in every branch of modern life;
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(b) to spread the virtues of Islam and its culture;
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(c) to bring about an Islamic synthesis of the culture of the East and the West by accepting what is good in them;
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(d) to promote the cause of education generally and of adult education in particular;
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(e) to render assistance to all Young Men’s Muslim Associations in Sri Lanka in all matters of common interest;
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(f) to arrange inter-Young Men’s Muslim Association debates, oratorical contests, games and other activities;
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(g) to maintain contacts with similar institutions in Sri Lanka and abroad, inter alia, by subscribing to magazines and periodicals, inviting delegates to participate in annual conferences and arranging lectures and discourses by prominent personalities;
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(h) to collect and disseminate all such information that may be considered useful for all Young Men’s Muslim Associations in Sri Lanka, and to advise such Associations in implementing the recommendations and proposals that may be contained in such information;
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(i) to arrange annual conferences to be held in Colombo or in rotation in other parts in Sri Lanka, where delegates may discuss matters of common interest, exchange views and establish contacts with each other;
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(j) to foster inter-communal amity;
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(k) to arrange sports meets, picnics, camps and educational tours in Sri Lanka and abroad;
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(l) to publish an annual journal of the Conference;
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(m) to initiate, assist, co-ordinate and conduct youth activities;
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(n) to disseminate information and exchange ideas regularly for the benefit of the general membership; and
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(o) to take all other steps that are necessary and desirable for the promotion of the above-mentioned aims and objects.
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The affairs of the Corporation to be administered by an Executive Committee.
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4.
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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 office-bearers of the Corporation, elected at the annual general meeting of the Corporation, and all persons who were formerly Presidents and General Secretaries of the Conference,
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(2) The Executive Committee may delegate any of its functions to one or more Standing Committees or Sub-Committees.
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Register of members.
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5.
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(1) The General Secretary of the Corporation shall keep a register of the members of the Corporation.
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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 affiliated members of the Corporation-
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(i) the name and full postal address of each Association which is an affiliated member;
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(ii) the date of inception of such Association;
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(iii) the date on which the first annual general meeting of such Association was held ;
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(iv) the date on which such Association was enrolled as an affiliated member; and
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(v) the date on which such Association ceased to be an affiliated member;
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Provided, however, that in the case of affiliated members existing at the commencement of this Act, the requirements of sub-paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) may be dispensed with.
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(b) In the case of special members, past Presidents, past General Secretaries, and office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee-
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(i) the name, full postal address and rank, profession or occupation of each such person;
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(ii) the date on which such person was elected as a member; and
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(iii) the date on which such person ceased to be a member.
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Rules.
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(1) The Corporation may, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting at a general meeting of the Corporation, make rules for admission to and removal from, membership of the Corporation, for the performance of the duties of the office-bearers and other members of the Executive Committee of the Corporation, for the procedure in the transaction of business, and otherwise generally for the management of the affairs of the Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects.
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(2) Any of the rules* of the Corporation, excepting the rules appearing under Articles 1 and 2 in Chapter I of those rules, may be amended or rescinded by a vote of two- thirds of the members present and voting at a general meeting of the Corporation, provided that such amendment or rescission shall have been previously approved by the Executive Committee.[* Schedules omitted.-Private enactment.]
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(3) Subject to the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the rules set out in the Schedule* to this Act shall be the rules of the Corporation. [* Schedules omitted.-Private enactment.]
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Liabilities of, be and debts due conference.
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7. All debts of the Conference existing at the commencement of this Act shall paid by the Corporation and all debts due and fees, subscriptions and grants payable to the Conference shall be paid to the Corporation.
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The Corporation may hold property.
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8. The Corporation may acquire and hold any movable or immovable property by right of purchase, grant, gift, testamentary disposition or otherwise and, subject to the rules for the time being of the Corporation, may sell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any movable or immovable property of the Corporation.
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Seal of the Corporation and the procedure for affixing it.
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9. The seal of the Corporation may be altered at the pleasure of the Corporation. The seal shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of two office-bearers of the Corporation one of whom shall be the President or in his absence a Vice-President, who shall sign their names on the instrument in token of their presence, and such signing shall be independent of the signing of any person as a witness.
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Custody of the Seal of the Corporation.
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10. The General Secretary of the Corporation shall have the custody of the seal of the Corporation.
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Saving of the rights of the Republic, etc.
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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 of any other person, except such as are mentioned in this Act and those claiming by, from, or under them.
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