5. The council shall have the following powers: -
| (a) to acquire by purchase, exchange, gift, testamentary disposition or otherwise, and to mortgage, lease, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of, any property whatsoever; |
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| (b) to utilize the funds of the council for the purpose of meeting all expenditure incurred by the council and the committee in carrying out the objects of the association, in remunerating the employees of the council, and in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the council and the committee; |
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| (c) to borrow and raise money, with or without security, for any of the purposes of the council; |
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| (d) to invest the moneys of the council in any securities in which trustees are required by the Trusts Ordinance to invest trust money; |
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| (e) to create or undertake any trust affecting property for the benefit of the association or any branch association; |
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| (f) to form branches of the association in accordance with the rules of the council; and to have general control over the activities of such branches; |
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| (g) to publish, sell or distribute papers, books, or pamphlets, and to supply information, for the purpose of stimulating interest in and promoting the objects of the association, and to take other suitable measures that may appear to be necessary for providing and maintaining an efficient organization for the purpose of the association; |
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| (h) to form groups of Boy Scouts and to enrol fit and proper persons as members or officers thereof; |
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| (i) to supply with or without charge, and to deal in, equipment of all kinds for the use of Boy Scouts, and to provide prizes, badges, certificates and other rewards of merit to be competed for by, and awarded to, them; |
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| (j) to grant such rewards and honorary titles as may be considered necessary by the council for good services to the Boy Scout movement; |
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| (k) to assist past or present Boy Scouts in obtaining any training in any trade or undertaking as apprentices or otherwise and in establishing themselves in life, and to establish, contribute to, and administer, special funds for that purpose; |
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| (l) to make and carry out any arrangement for joint working or co-operation with any other society or body, whether incorporated or not, carrying on work of a similar nature; |
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| (m) to enter into any arrangements with any educational authorities or departments of the Government for promoting the interests of the association; |
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| (n) to appoint all such officers and servants of the council as it may deem necessary and to pay to such officers and servants such salaries, pensions, gratuities and allowances as may from time to time be sanctioned by the council; |
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| (o) to delegate any of the powers of the council to the committee of the council; |
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| (p) to do such other acts as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the objects of the council or to the exercise of any of its powers. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts