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Short title.
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1. This Act may be cited as the Palaka Sabhawa of the Sandagirigala Aranya Senasanaya (Incorporation) Act, No. 39 of 1992.
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Incorporation of the Palaka Sabhawa of the Sandagirigala Aranya Senasanaya.
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2. From and after the date of commencement of this Act, such and so many persons as now are members of the Palaka Sabhawa of the Sandagirigala Aranya Senasanaya (hereinafter referred to as the Palaka Sabhawa) and such persons as shall hereafter be admitted as members of the Corporation hereby constituted shall be a body corporate (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation) with perpetual succession, under the name and style of the Palaka Sabhawa of the Sandagirigala Aranya Senasanaya 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.
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General objects of the Corporation.
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3 The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be:
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(a) to administer, maintain and develop the Sandagirigala Aranya Senasanaya ;
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(b) to provide for the needs of the resident bhikkhus and laymen engaged in meditation and observance of Sil at the Sandagirigala Aranya Senasanaya ;
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(c) to facilitate the religious activities of the benefactors of the Sandagirigala Aranya Senasanaya and visiting pilgrims;
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(d) to preserve and disseminate Buddhist philosophy and way of life : and
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(e) to maintain friendly relations with other Buddhist organizations in and outside Sri Lanka.
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General powers of the Corporation.
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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 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 moneys, with or without security to receive or collect grants and donations, to invest its funds and to engage, employ and dismiss officers and servants in the carrying out of the objects of the Corporation.
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Corporation may hold property movable and immovable.
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5. The Corporation shall be able and capable in law to acquire and hold any property, movable or immovable which may become vested in it by virtue of any purchase, grant, gift, testamentary disposition or other wise, and all such property shall be held by the Corporation for the purposes of this Act and subject to the rules of the Corporation and it shall have power to sell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same.
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Management of the affairs of the Corporation.
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6.
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(1) The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by a Committee of Management consisting of the office bearers and such other persons as may be provided for in these rules and elected in accordance therewith.
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(2) The first Committee of Management of the Corporation shall be the Committee of Management of the Palaka Sabhawa holding office on the day preceding the date of the commencement of this Act.
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Rules of the Corporation.
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(1) It shall be lawful for the Corporation, from time to time, at soy general meeting and by a majority 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 all or any of the following matters:
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(a) the classification of membership and the admission, withdrawal or expulsion of members;
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(b) the election of the office-bearers, their resignation or Avocation or removal from office and their powers, conduct and duties;
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(c) the election of the members of the Committee of Management and its powers, conduct and duties;
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(d) the powers, conduct, duties and functions of the various officers, agents and servants of the Corporation ;
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(e) the procedure to be observed at and the summoning, and holding of, meetings of the Committee of Management, the times, places, notices and agenda, of such meetings, the quorum therefor and the conduct of business thereat;
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(f) the administration and management of the property of the Corporation, the custody of its funds, and the maintenance and audit of its accounts ; and
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(g) generally, for the management of the affairs of the Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects.
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(2) Any rule made by the Corporation may be amend- end, altered added to or rescinded at a like meeting and in like manner as a rule made subsection (1).
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(3) The members of the Corporation shall be subject to the rules of the Corporation.
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Debts due by and payable to the palaka Sabhawa.
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8. All debts and liabilities of the Palaka Sabhawa 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 Palaka Sabhawa on that day shall be paid to the Corporation for the purposes of this Act.
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Seal of the Corporation.
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9. The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of the President and the Secretary of the Corporation who shall sign their names to the instrument in taken of their presence and such signing shall be independent of the signing of any person as a witness.
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Saving of the rights of the Republic and others.
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10. Nothing in this Act contained shall prejudice or affect the rights of the Republic, or of any body politic or corporate or any other persons, 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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11. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail,
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