Sri Gangathilaka Maha Viharastha Sasanaraksaka Samithiya(Incorporation)

(a) to construct and maintain buildings required for the Sri Gangathiiaka Maha Viharaya ;

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

(c) to provide the resident bhikkus of the Sri Gangathilaka Maha Viharaya. with educational facilities and to help them in with their daily needs :

(d) to promote cultural activities, including ancient forms of art, in the village and the area in and around the Sri Gangathilaka Maha Viharaya ;

(e) to establish, equip and maintain a pre-school :

(f) to establish and maintain departments for oriental languages ;

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

(h) to engage in the dissemination of the Dhamma internationally ;

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

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

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

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

(m) to promote education, by establishing and maintaining pirivenas. schools and other educational institutions, and by granting scholarships ;

(n) to provide medical aid, food and housing, to the poor, the destitute and the sick :

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

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

(q) 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 ;

(r) 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 :

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

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

(u) to organize programmes for the study of ayurvedic and indigenous Medicine and to conduct courses of study leading to the award of diplomas and other educational qualifications :

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

(w) 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 President, 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 subsection (1) on this section Venn. Panvila Uttarananda thero shall be the President of the Corporation for life and he shall nominate his successor to be President of the Corporation after him. Such succeding President shall also hold the office of President for life.

(3) The first Committee of Management of the Corporation shall consist of the members of the Committee of Management of the Samithiya, holding office on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act.

(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 to make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any other written law. on ail or any of the following matters :”

(2) Any rule by made 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 grants. donations, contributions or Ices 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 hind 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.

(a) The financial year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year.

(b) The Corporation shall cause proper accounts to be kept of its income and expenditure, assets and liabilities and all other transactions of the Corporation.

(c) The accounts of the Corporation shall be audited by a qualified auditor.

In this section, “qualified auditor” means”