Walagedara Sri Nivasa Pusthakala Piriven Viharastha Sanwardena Samithiya (Incorporation)

(a) to maintain the buildings of Walagedara Sri Nivasa Pusthakala Piriven Viharaya and to construct new buildings including a shrine room;

(b) to promote the religious, social, educational and cultural welfare of the people of the area ;

(c) to promote the advancement of education of the Sangha and the laity, by providing courses of studies in Sinhala, Pali, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Ayurvedic Medicine and technology ;

(d) to train a line of bhikkus well versed in the teaching of the Dhamma ;

(e) to re-organize and improve, the Siri Uparatana Dhamma School, the Dayaka Sabhawa of, avid other Buddhist societies affiliated to, the Walagedara Sri Nivasa Pusthakala Piriven Viharaya ;

(f) to assist needy students by providing them with books, instruments, apparel, loans and grants ;

(g) to establish and maintain libraries;

(h) to conduct discourses, Buddhapujas, Chetiya pujas, Bodhi pujas, deva pujas, meditation classes, discussions, seminars, lectures and tours, in furtherance of its objects ;

(i) to conduct vocational training courses for youth ;

(j) to provide instruction, training and assistance to youth to enable them to be self employed ;

(k) to provide assistance to deserving persons in times of natural disasters ;

(l) to provide financial or other aid, to bhikkus and voluntary organizations who assist in the accomplishment of the objects of the Corporation ;

(m) to provide technical instruction and implements to those who are engaged in industrial and agricultural ventures ;

(n) to liaise with the public and with private sector institutions involved in promoting self-employment or in manufacturing or in importing and exporting; and

(o) generally, for the management of the affairs of the Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects.

(1) The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to of the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation,be administered by a Council of Management (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ Council “) consisting of office bearers and such other persons as may be provided for in such rules and elected, appointed or nominated in accordance therewith.

(2) The first Council of Management of the Corporation shall be the Council of Management of the Association holding office on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act.

(a) to acquire, hold and develop any property movable or immovable which may become vested in it by virtue of any purchase, grant, gift, testamentary disposition or otherwise ;

(b) to sell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any such property;

(c) to appoint, employ, remunerate, exercise disciplinary control over, and dismiss, such officers and servants as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the Corporation ;

(d) to receive grants, gifts or donations in cash or kind whether from local or foreign sources ;

(e) to establish branches of the Corporation in Sri Lanka or in any foreign country for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the Corporation ;

(f) to open, operate and close bank accounts and to borrow or raise money with or without such security ;

(g) to invest moneys belonging to the Corporation in such securities as may be determined by the Council ; and

(h) to do all such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the carrying out of the objects of the Corporation.

(1) The Fund of the Corporation shall consist of-

(2) All moneys lying to the credit of the Fund of the Corporation shall be utilized to defray the expenses incurred in the management of the affairs of the Corporation and the accomplishment of its objects.

(1) It shall be lawful for the Corporation from time to time at a 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, for all or any of the following matters:

(2) Any rule made under subsection (1) may at a like meeting and in like manner be amended, altered, added to or rescinded.

(3) The rules of the Association in force on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Act shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any other written law, be deemed to be rules made under this section.

(4) All members of the Corporation shall be subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation.