Cap.496]SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

CHAPTER 496

SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION FOR THEADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

Act AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OFNo. 11 of 1966. SCIENCE.

Short title.

Incorporationof the CeylonAssociationfor theAdvancementof Science.

General objectsof thecorporation.

1. This Act may be cited as the SriLanka Association for the Advancement ofScience Act.

2. From and after the passing of thisAct all persons as now are members of theCeylon Association for the Advancement ofScience or shall hereafter be admittedmembers of the corporat ion herebyconstituted shall be and become acorporation with continuance for ever underthe style and name of " The Sri LankaAssociation for the Advancement ofScience "*, and by that name shall and maysue and be sued in all courts with full powerand authority to have and use a commonseal and alter the same at its pleasure.

3. The general objects for which thecorporation is constituted are herebydeclared to be—

(a) to promote the advancement ofscience (Pure and Applied);

(b) to provide for systematic direction ofscientific inquiry in the interests ofthe country;

(c) to promote contact among scientificworkers;

(d) to hold an Annual Session;

(e) to disseminate scientific knowledge;and

(f) to do such other things as may benecessary for the advancement ofscience.

[25th April, 1966.]

4. The governing body of the The Generalcorporation shall, subject to the rules in Committee.force for the time being of the corporationas hereinafter provided, be the GeneralCommittee consisting of such members withsuch qualifications and exercising suchpowers as the said rules shall direct. Thefirst General Committee of the corporationshall be the General Committee of theCeylon Association for the Advancement ofScience for the time being.

5. The affairs of the corporation shall be The Council.administered by an executive body calledthe Council, elected by the GeneralCommittee in accordance with the rules ofthe corporation and it shall consist of suchnumber of members with such qualificationsexercising such powers and for such periodsas the said rules shall direct. The firstCouncil of the corporation shall be theCouncil of the Ceylon Association forthe Advancement of Science for the timebeing consisting of Dr. D. V. W.Abeygunawardena, Dr. V. Appapillai,Dr. B. A. Baptist, Dr. N. G. Baptist, Prof. G.H. Cooray, Prof. C. C. de Silva, Mr. E. B.Dissanaike, Mr. T. Gunawardhana, Mr. V.E. Herat, Dr. S. R. Kottegoda, Mr. A. S.Mendis, Miss C. L. M. Nethsinghe, Mr. D.B. Pattiarachchi, Dr. G. Ponnamperuma,Dr. W. D. Ratnavale, Mr. S. Selvaratnam,Dr. S. Sentheshanmuganathan, Dr. W.M. Tilakaratne, Mr. N. A. D. Weerasinhaand Dr. T. W. Wikramanayake.

6. All debts and liabilities of the saidCeylon Association for the Advancement ofScience existing at the time of the cominginto operation of this Act shall be paid by

Debts due byand payable tocorporation.

*The title of the Corporation was altered from " The Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science " to" The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science " by a resolution of the General Committee ofthe Corporation held on 19th December, 1974.

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How the sealof thecorporation isto be affixed.

Corporationmay holdproperty,movable andimmovable.

Power to makerules.

the corporation hereby constituted, and alldebts due to and subscriptions andcontributions payable to the said CeylonAssociation for the Advancement of Scienceshall be paid to the said corporation for thepurposes of this Act.

7. The seal of the corporation shall be inthe safe custody of the Council and shall notbe affixed to any instrument whatsoeverexcept with the authority of the Councilpreviously obtained and in the presence oftwo members of the Council, who shall signtheir names to the instrument in token oftheir presence, and such signing shall beindependent of the signing of any person asa witness.

8. The corporation shall be capable inlaw to take and hold any property, movableor immovable, which may become vested init by virtue of any purchase, grant, gift,testamentary disposition, or otherwise, andall such property shall be held by thecorporation for the purposes of this Act andsubject to the rules for the time being of thesaid corporation, with full power to sell,mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwisedispose of the same.

9. It shall be lawful for the corporation,from time to time, at any meeting of theGeneral Committee, and by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting tomake rules for admission, withdrawal orexpulsion of members; for the conduct ofthe duties of the Council and of the various

Rules in theSchedule to bethe rules of thecorporation.

officers, agents and servants of thecorporation; for the procedure in thetransaction of business and otherwisegenerally for the management of affairs ofthe corporation and the accomplishment ofits objects. Subject to the provisions ofsection 11, such rules may at such meetingbe amended, added to or repealed.

10. Subject to the provisions of section9, the rules set out in the Schedule* to thisAct shall for all purposes be the rules of thecorporation:

Provided, however, that nothing in thissection contained shall be held or construedto prevent the corporation at all timeshereafter from making fresh rules or fromaltering, amending, adding to or rescindingany of the rules set out in the Schedule* orwhich may hereafter be made by thecorporation.

12. Nothing in this Act contained shallprejudice or affect the rights of theRepublic, or of any body politic orcorporate, or of any other persons, exceptsuch as are mentioned in this Act, and thoseclaiming by, from, or under them.

11. No rule in the Schedule* to this Act Amendment,nor any rule which may hereafter be passed &c,of rules.at a meeting shall be altered, added to,amended or rescinded, except by a vote oftwo-thirds of the members present andvoting at a meeting of the GeneralCommittee of the corporation.

Savings of therights of theRepublic andothers.

* Schedule omitted.—Private enactment.

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