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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SRI LANKA EX-SERVICEMEN’S ASSOCIATION LAW NO 8 OF 1976.
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BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows: “
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[17th August
, 1992 ]
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Short title.
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1. This Act may be cited as the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association (Amendment) Act. No, 42 of 1902.
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Amendment of section 3 of Law No of 8 of 1976.
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2. Section 3 of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association Law, No. 8 of 1976, (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended as follows : ”
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(1) in paragraph (e) of that section by the substitution for the words affiliated to the Association ; and “, of the words “affiliated to the Association;”;
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(2) in paragraph if) of that section by the substitution for the words ‘framed for that purpose.”, of the words ” framed for that purpose ; and ” ; and
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(3) by the addition immediately after paragraph (f) of that section, of the following new paragraph; ”
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” (g) to preserve the memory of the servicemen who sacrificed their lives in the defence of Sri Lanka. “
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Amendment of section 5 of the principal enactment.
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3. Section 5 of the principal, enactment is hereby amended as follows : ”
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(a) in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words ” The Corporation may, by a vote of the majority of the members present and voting at a general meeting of the Corporation, make rules for”, of the words “The General Council may, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting at an annual meeting or a special meeting of the General Council make rules, not. inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any written law, for ”; and
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(b) in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words at a general meeting of the Corporation “, of the words ” at an annual meeting or a special meeting of the General Council”.
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Amendment of the First Schedule to the principal enactment.
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4. The First Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of rule 27 thereof.
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Sinhala text to prevail in case of consistency.
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5. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
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