Public Service Mutual Provident Association (Amendment) Law
A LAW TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE MUTUAL PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION ORDINANCE
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BE it. enacted by the National State Assembly of the Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:-
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Short title.
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1. This Law may be cited as the Public Service Mutual Provident Association (Amendment) Law, No. 54 of 1973.
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Replacement of section 3 of Chapter 283.
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2. Section 3 of the Public Service Mutual Provident Association Ordinance, hereinafter referred to as the ” principal enactment “, is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor: –
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” General objects.
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3. The general objects for which the corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be to promote thrift, to give relief to the members in times of sickness or distress, to aid them when in pecuniary difficulties, and to make provision for their spouses, legitimate children, children in respect of whom adoption orders have been made by virtue of the Adoption of Children Ordinance, and the legitimate issue of any such “legitimate or adopted child, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces.”.
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Amendment of section 4 of the principal enactment.
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3. Action 4 of the principal enactment, as amended by Act No. 15 of 1966, is hereby further amended, by the substitution. for subsection (1) thereof, of the following new subsection: –
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” (1) The affairs of the corporation shall, subject to the rules made as hereinafter provided, be administered by a committee of management consisting of –
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(a) such state officer stationed within the administrative limits of the municipality of Colombo, being a member of the association and not below the status of an officer whose name appears in the Sri Lanka Civil List as the Secretary to the Treasury may be pleased to appoint to be president;
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(b) such two state officers, stationed within the administrative Limits of the municipality of Colombo, being members of the association and not below the status of officers whose names appear in the Sri Lanka civil list as the Secretary to the Treasury may nominate; and
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(c) eleven members of the corporation to be elected once a year at the annual general meeting, subject to the proviso that if in service, they should be officers stationed within the administrative limits of the municipality of Colombo.”.
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Amendment of section 6 of the principal enactment.
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4. Section 6 of the principal enactment, as amended by Act No, 15 of 1966 is hereby further amended, by the substitution, for subsection (1) thereof, of the following new subsection:-
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” (1) Such state officer. stationed within the administrative limits of the municipality of Colombo, being a member of the association and not below the status of an officer whose name appeal’s in the Sri Lanka Civil fast, as the Secretary to the Treasury may be pleased to appoint, shall be president of the said corporation and committee, and in case of his absence at any meeting a chairman for the occasion shall be chosen by the members present.”.
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Replacement of section 11 of the principal enactment.
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5. Section 11 of the principal enactment is herein repealed and the following new section substituted therefor:
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” Vacancies how filled.
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11. On the death, resignation. transfer from the administrative limit of the municipality of Colombo (if in service), vacation of office under sub section (3) of section 4, or absence front Sri Lanka of any member of the committee of management not being the president or one of the two nominated members, or in the event of such member of the committee of management ceasing to be a member of the corporation under the rules made as hereinafter provided, it shall be lawful for the remaining members of the committee of management to elect any member of the corporation as his successor, and the member so elected shall continue in office until the annual general meeting of the corporation next following his election:
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Provided that the member so elected. if in service, shall be stationed within the administrative limits of the municipality Colombo.”.
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Amendment of section 15 of the principal enactment.
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6. Section 15 of the principal enactment, as amended by Act No. 15 of 1966, is hereby further amended, by the substitution, for paragraph (6) of subsection (1) thereof, of the following new paragraph;
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“(b) to grant loans to its employees for-
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(i) the relief of distress, including sickness of themselves and members of their families.
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(ii) the redemption of debts,
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(iii) the tiding over financial difficulties,
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(iv) the purchase of push bicycles and motor cycles to facilitate their daily travel to and from the office:
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Provided, however, that in the case of any single employee. the sum so granted shall not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees or the cost of the means of transport, whichever is less, and
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(v) the celebration of festivals.”.
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Amendment of section 16 of the principal enactment.
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7. Section 16 of the principal enactment, as amended by Act No. 15 of 1966, is hereby further amended, by the substitution, for subsection (4) of that section, of the following new subsection: –
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Declaration of construction of powers conferred by this section.
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(4) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the powers conferred on the corporation by this section to make rules at any general meeting of the members thereof for the management of the affairs of the corporation and the accomplishment of its objects include, and shall from the commencement of this Ordinance be deemed to have included, the power to make rules containing provision to the effect that, upon the death of any such member, the benefits accruing to his spouse and legitimate children may be paid only to such of them as he may nominate, or be apportioned among all or any of them in such shares as he may specify.”.
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Retrospective effect of amendments.
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8. The amendments made to the principal enactment by the preceding provisions of this Law shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have come into force on January 1, 1973.
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