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Short title.
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1. This Act may be cited as the Society of the Apostolic Church of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act, No. 6 of 1991.
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Incorporation of the Society of the Apostolic Church of Sri Lanka.
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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 Society of the Apostolic Church of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the “Society”), or shall hereinafter be admitted 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 ” Society of the Apostolic Church of Sri Lanka “, 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 constituted are hereby declared, to be-
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(a) to preach, disseminate and propagate the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ;
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(b) to teach the Holy Scriptures in conformity with the authorised version of the Bible;
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(c) to promote activities for propagation of Christianity ;
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(d) to print, publish and distribute, books, treatises, journals, magazines and pamphlets on Christianity;
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(e) to hold public gospel meetings, discussions, seminars and conventions, on the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ ;
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(f) to establish and maintain institutions, directly or in collaboration with other organizations for the purpose of the attainment of the objects of the Corporation ;
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(g) to do all 3tieh other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to, the attainment, of the aforesaid objects or any one of them.
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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 whatsoever, as are necessary or desirable for the definition and 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 officer: and servants required for the carrying out of the objects if the Corporation.
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Management of the affairs of the Corporation.
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5.
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(1) The affairs of that Corporation shall, subject to this rules of the Corporation, be administered by a Commit tee of Management consisting- of the office-bearers and such other persons as may be provided for in such 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 Society holding office on the day prior to the date of commencement of this Act.
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Rules of the Corporation.
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6.
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(1) It shall be lawful for the Corporation, from time to time, at any general meeting of the members and by majority of 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 any other written law for the admission, withdrawal, resignation, retirement or expulsion of members, for the election of the office-bearers of the Committee of Management and for the conduct of the duties of the Committee of Management and of the various officers, agents and servants of the Corporation for the procedure to 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 subject however to the provisions of subsection (2).
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(2) No rule of the Corporation made under subsection (1) shall be altered added to amended or rescinded except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting at a general meeting and unless such alteration, addition, amendment or rescission shall have been previously approved by the Committed of Management.
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(3) The rules of the Society in force on the day prior to the date of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be the rules of the Corporation made under this section in so far as they are not inconsistent with provisions of this act or any or other written law.
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(4) The members of the Corporation shall be subject to the rules Corporation.
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Debt due to and payable by the Society.
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7. All debts and liabilities of the Society existing on the day preceding the date of commencement of this Act, shall be paid by the Corporation hereby constituted and all debts due to and subscriptions and contributions payable to the Society on that day shall be paid to the Corporation for the purposes of this Act.
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Corporation may hold property movable and immovable.
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8.The Corporation shall be capable in law to acquire and hold any property, movable or immovable which may become vested in it by virtue of any purchase grant, gifts, testamentary disposition or otherwise and all such property shall be held by the Corporation for the purposes of this Act, and shall subject to the rules of the Corporation, have full power to sell mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same.
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How the seal of the Corporation is to be affixed.
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9. The seal of the Corporation shall not be affix to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of two members of the Committee of Management who shall 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.
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Saving of the right 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 any body politic or corporate or of any other person, 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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