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| (1) There shall be a board of governors consisting of seven persons. |
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| (2) The board of governors of the said Kelani Young Men's Buddhist Association in office on the date of commencement of this Act shall be the first board of governors of the corporation and where a vacancy occurs among the members of the board hereafter the remaining members of the board shall fill such vacancy by electing a fit and proper person as member of the board. |
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| (3) No person shall be elected a member of the board of governors if he-
| | (a) is not a member of the corporation, | | |
| | | (c) is less than thirty-five years of age, | | |
| | (d) is a person who, having been declared a bankrupt or insolvent by a court, is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent, | | |
| | (e) is married to a non-Buddhist, | | |
| | (f) is of unsound mind, or | | |
| | (g) has been by any competent court found to have committed any offence involving moral turpitude. | | |
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| (4) A member of the board of governors shall be deemed to vacate office if he-
| | (a) becomes subject to any of the disabilities enumerated in sub-section 3 of this section, or | | |
| | (b) is absent from three consecutive meetings of the board without the prior sanction of the board. | | |
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| (5) A member of the board may resign office by letter addressed to the board. |
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| (6) No decision of the board of governors shall be deemed invalid by reason of any vacancy in the board provided that such decision has been approved by not less than four members of the board at a meeting of the board. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts