Ambalangoda Delduwa Vivekarama Aranya Senasana Dayaka Sabha (Incorporation)



Ambalangoda Delduwa Vivekarama Aranya Senasana Dayaka Sabha (Incorporation)
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE AMBALANGODA DELDUWA VIVEKARAMA ARANYA SENASANA DAYAKA SABHA
Preamble.

WHEREAS an Association called and known as the ” Ambalangoda Delduwa Vivekarama Aranya Senasana Dayaka Sabha “, has heretofore been established in Sri Lanka for the purpose of effectually carrying out and transacting all matters connected with the said Association according to the rules agreed to by its members :

AND WHEREAS the said Association has heretofore successfully carried out and transacted the 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 such application :

BE it therefore enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows : ”

[17th December
, 1991 ]
Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Ambalangoda Delduwa Vivekarama Aranya Senasana Dayaka Sabha (Incorporation) Act, No. 47 of 1991.

Incorporation of the Ambalangoda Deludwa Vivekarama Aranya Senasana Dayaka Sabha.

2. From and after the date of commencement of this Act, such and so many persons as now are members of the Ambalangoda Delduwa Vivekarama Aranya Senasana Dayaka Sabha (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”) or shall hereafter be admitted members of the Corporation hereby instituted shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession under the name and style of the “Ambalangoda Delduwa Vivekarama Aranya Senasana Dayaka Sabha ” (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”) and by that name may sue, and be sued, in all courts, with full power and authority to have and use a common seal and alter the same at its pleasure.

General objects of the Corporation.

3. The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be”

(a) to provide facilities to enable the resident bhikkhus of the hermitage to observe religious practices and customs and traditions of the Sasana ;

(b) to develop and maintain the hermitage ;

(c) to utilize, with the approval of the sangha, the revenue derived from the sale of the produce in the Aranya sector of the hermitage for the development of the hermitage and the fulfilment of the needs of the resident bikkhus ;

(d) to facilitate the ordinations, higher ordination and other rites connected with the bikkhus resident within the hermitage ;

(e) to take steps with the approval of the resident bhikkhus to protect the Buddhist doctrine and to evolve a righteous social order and with this end in view to organize and support programme such as religious discourses, meditation classes, and ‘ sil’ campaigns ; and

(f) to attend to such other matters as are conducive to the welfare and well-being of the hermitage with the approval of the Maha Sangha.

General powers of the Corporation.

4. Subject to the provisions of this Act and any other written law. the Corporation shall have the power to do; perform and execute all such acts, matters and things whatsoever 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 money, 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.

Management of the affairs of the corporation.

5.

(1) The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the rules of the Corporation, be administered by an Executive Committee consisting of the office-bearers and such other persons as may be provided for in such rules and elected in accordance therewith.

(2) The first Executive Committee of the Corporation shall be the Executive Committee of the Association holding office on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act.

Rules of the Corporation.

6.

(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 other written law for the admission, withdrawal or expulsion of members, for the election of the office-bearers and the Executive Committee, for the conduct of the duties of the office-bearers, the Executive Committee and the various officers, agents and servants of the Corporation, for the procedure to be followed in the transaction of business, 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 and in like manner, be altered, added to, amended or rescinded.

(2) The members of the Corporation shall be subject to the rules of the Corporation.

Debts due by and payable to the Association.

7. All debts and liabilities of the Association existing on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act shall be paid by the Corporation, and all debts due to and subscriptions and contributions payable to. The Association on that day shall be paid to the Corporation for the purposes of Ibis Act.

Corporation may hold property movable and immovable.

8. The Corporation shall be able and capable in law to take and hold any property, movable or immovable, which may become vested in it by virtue 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, with full power to sell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same.

How the seal of the Corporation is to be affixed.

9. The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to instrument whatsoever, except in the presence of the President and either the Secretary 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.

Saving of the rights of the Republic and others.

10. 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 persons except such as are mentioned in this Act and those claiming by, from, or under them.

Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.

11. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act. the Sinhala text shall prevail.