Nusawela Malayumviana Rajamaha Vihara Sanwardhana Sabhawa (Incorporation)

(a) to construct and maintain buildings required for the Nugawela Malagammana Rajamaha Viharaya ;

(b) to promote the religious education of the Buddhist laity;

(c) to provide the resident bhikkus of the Nugawela Malagammana Eajamaha Viharaya, with educational facilities and to help them in meeting their daily needs ;

(d) to promote cultural activities including ancient forms of art in the villages and the areas in and around the Rajamaha Viharaya ;

(e) to preserve ancient buildings and paintings, in collaboration with the Archaeological Department and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs;

(f) to organize the annual perahera of the Rajamaha Viharaya in collaboration with the four Dewalayas ;

(g) to establish, equip and maintain a pre-school and a library ;

(h) to establish and maintain a department for oriental languages ;

(i) to establish and maintain a department for international languages such as English and French ;

(j) to engage in the dissemination of the Dhamtna, internationally:

(k) to preserve and disseminate the Buddhist Philosophy and the Buddhist Way of life ;

(l) to establish friendly relations with other Buddhist organizations in Sri Lanka and abroad ;

(m) to conduct vocational training courses for youth in Sri Lanka ;

(n) to train students in small industries and to help them, financially or otherwise, to establish themselves as useful citizens ;

(o) to promote education by establishing and maintaining privenas, schools and other educational institutions and by granting scholarships;

(p) to provide medical aid, food and housing to the poor, the destitute and the sick;

(q) to establish and maintain orphanages and homes for the aged and to establish social welfare centres;

(r) to provide welfare facilities for the deaf, dumb and the blind and for disabled persons and to establish welfare homes ;

(s) to assist financially or by granting scholarships or, otherwise, voluntary workers and others who are engaged in the attainment of the objects of the Corporation;

(t) to establish and maintain libraries, to subscribe for and issue books, journals, souvenirs and periodicals and to provide such other services as may be deemed desirable for attaining the objects of the Corporation ;

(u) to promote, arrange, organize and hold, exhibitions, lectures, seminars, symposia, workshops, classes, debates, conferences, tours, excursions or any other acts in the furtherance of the objects of the Corporation;

(v) to co-operate and associate with other associations, societies or organizations having objects similar to those of the Corporation;

(w) to engage with a view to imparting technical expertise to the people, in any industry, vocation or import and export business and to promote and to carry on agricultural find industrial enterprises, to aid and assist any person to carry on such enterprises, to maintain training programmes in respect of such enterprises and to organize services and propaganda work ;

(x) to organize programmes for the study of Ayurvedic end indigenous medicine and to conduct courses of study leading to the award of diplomas and other educational courses;

(y) to act as an affiliated institution or a representative of any local or foreign technical or professional training institute carrying on educational activities ; and

(z) to do all such other acts and things as are necessary, conducive or incidental to, the attainment of all or ‘any of the objects of the Corporation.

(1) The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, and the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by a Committee of Management consisting of the Director-General, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer and not less than six other members elected in accordance with such rules.

(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in sub section (1) of-this section, Yen. Pandit Bowatte Ratnajothi There shall be the Director-General of the Corporation for life and he shall nominate his successor to be Director- General of the Corporation after him. Such succeeding Director-General shall also hold the office of Director- General for life.

(3) The first Committee of Management of the Corporation shall consist of the members of the Committee of Management of the Sabhawa holding office on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act and whose names are specified in the Schedule hereto.

(1) It shall be lawful for the Corporation, from time to time, at any general meeting and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, 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 all or any of the following matters: ”

(2) Any rule made by the Corporation may be amended, altered, added to or rescinded at a like meeting and in like manner as a rule made under subsection (1).

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

(1) The Corporation shall have its own fund and all monies received by way of gifts, testamentary dispositions, transfers, donations, contributions or fees shall be deposited in the name of the Corporation in one or more banks as may be decided by the Committee of Management.

(2) The Corporation may establish a depreciation fund or a sinking fund for the purpose of rehabilitation, development or improvement of the property of the Corporation.

(3) All expenses borne by the Corporation in the exercise and discharge of the powers and functions of the Corporation shall be paid out of the fund.