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| BRITISH SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ INSTITUTE |
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Repealed By British Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Institute of Colombo (Repeal) Law, No. 3 of 1973
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AN ORDINANCE TO INCORPORATE THE BRITISH SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ INSTITUTE OF COLOMBO.
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Whereas by ” The Colombo Sailors’ Home Ordinance, 1877,” it was enacted that the Principal Collector of Customs of this Island and the Master Attendant of the Port of Colombo for the time being shall be ex officio trustees of the Colombo Sailors’ Home, and the Governor was empowered to appoint from time to time a third trustee to act with the said ex officio trustees in the execution of the trusts of the said Home:
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And whereas by ” The Colombo Sailors’ Home Ordinance, 1906,” it was enacted that the aforesaid trustees shall permit the buildings and premises vested in them or which may thereafter become vested in them to be opened for the admission and entertainment of soldiers as well as sailors :
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And whereas the buildings and premises used as the said Colombo Sailors’ Home have become unsuitable for the purpose for which they were intended, and it is necessary and expedient to sell the same and make other provisions for carrying out the objects of the said trust :
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Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Ceylon, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows : –
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| Ordinance Nos, |
| 19 of 1922 |
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| 55 of 1942 |
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| 14 of 1945 |
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| Act Nos, |
| 22 of 1955 |
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| 3 of 1973 |
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[21st October
, 1922 ]
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Short title.
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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the British Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Institute of Colombo Ordinance.
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Power to sell premises of Colombo Sailors’ Home, and expiration of existing trust.
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(1) The trustees appointed by ” The Colombo Sailors’ Home Ordinance, 1877,” shall have power to sell to the best advantage the properties vested in or belonging to them as such trustees and to hand over to the trustees hereinafter provided the proceeds of such sale, after defraying all liabilities, if any, of the said Colombo Sailors’ Home and of the cost of effecting such sale.
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(2) The trusts, powers, and authorities vested in, held, possessed, or exercised by the trustees appointed under ” The Colombo Sailors’ Home Ordinance, 1877, ” shall be deemed to have expired on such sale and handing over of the proceeds thereof to the trustees hereinafter provided.
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Incorporation of trustees.
[ 8, 22 of 1955.]
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[ [ 2, 14 of 1945.]
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(1) From and after the passing of this Ordinance the Government Agent of the administrative district of Colombo for the time being, the Principal Collector of Customs for the time being, the general secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Colombo for the time being, three persons appointed by the Governor-General to represent, respectively, Her Majesty’s naval forces, Her Majesty’s military forces and Her Majesty’s Air Force, and a person to be appointed by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to represent the said chamber, shall be the trustees of “The British Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Institute of Colombo “, hereinafter referred to as the institute, and be and become a body corporate with continuance for ever under the style and name of ” The British Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Institute of Colombo “, and by that name shall and may sue and be sued in all Courts of Justice in Ceylon, with full power and authority to have and use a common seal and to change and alter the same at their pleasure.
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(2) If any trustee appointed as aforesaid by the Governor-General [3] or the Chamber of Commerce is absent from Ceylon for a period exceeding three months, or if he resigns or dies, or if he becomes incapable of acting as trustee, or if the Governor-General [3] or Chamber of Commerce, at his or their discretion, cancels the appointment of any trustee made by him or them, the Governor-General [3] or the Chamber of Commerce, as the case may be, may appoint another person in the place of any trustee who is so absent or has resigned, died, or become incapable of acting or whose appointment has been cancelled as aforesaid.
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Objects of the institute.
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(1) The objects of the institute shall be-
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(a) to provide the privileges of club life in the institute for members of Her Majesty’s forces and of the British Merchant Navy in Colombo ;
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(b) to establish and maintain branches for the institute at places in Ceylon other than Colombo and to provide therein the privileges of club life for members of Her Majesty’s forces and of the British Merchant Navy at such places ;
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(c) to make subventions, whether by means of grants of money or otherwise, to clubs or similar institutions anywhere in Ceylon, which in the opinion of the trustees are conducted with the object of providing for the welfare of members of Her Majesty’s forces or of the British Merchant Navy.
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(2) The institute and its branches shall be maintained for the use of members of Her Majesty’s forces and of the British Merchant Navy without any distinction of colour or race.
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(3) Persons other than members of Her Majesty’s forces and of the British Merchant Navy may from time to time be admitted, at the discretion of the trustees, to the institute or to any branch of the institute.
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Provision of necessary-land or buildings.
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5. The trustees may, for the purposes of this Ordinance, take and hold any property, movable or immovable, which may become vested in them by virtue of any purchase, grant, gift, testamentary disposition, or otherwise, and may, subject to any trust affecting the same, sell, mortgage, lease, exchange, or otherwise deal with the same for such purposes as aforesaid.
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Management and control of institute and its branches and its property.
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6. The trustees shall be responsible for the entire control and management of the institute and its branches, and may make such rules as they deem fit for the management and use of the institute and its branches.
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Contribution out of the Consolidated Fund towards expenses of institute.
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7. There shall be paid, monthly, to the trustees of the institute by the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury [1] out of the Consolidated Fund, [1] a sum not exceeding half the amount expended during the previous month by the trustees in carrying on the institute, provided that no such payment shall exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty rupees in any one month.
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Saving of the rights of Her Majesty, &c.
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8. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall prejudice or affect the rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, or of any body politic or corporate, or of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from, or under them.
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