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(1) The Foundation shall have its own fund (hereinafter called and referred to as the "Fund"). |
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(2) There shall be credited to the Fund -
| | (a) all such sums of money as may be received by the Foundation in the exercise, discharge and performance of its powers, functions and duties under this Act; and | | |
| | (b) all such sums of money as may be received by the Foundation, by way of loans, donations, gifts or grants from any source, whether in Sri Lanka or abroad; | | |
| | (c) all such sums of money as may be voted from time to time by Parliament to meet the annual maintenance cost of the Sigiriya World Heritage Site; | | |
| | (d) all such sums of money transferred to the Fund by the Central Cultural Fund and consisting of -
| | | (i) the entire income derived by the Central Cultural Fund from the levy of charges from local visitors for admission to the Sigiriya World Heritage Site; |
| (ii) twenty-five per-centum of the income derived by the Central Cultural Fund, for the period commencing on the date of Commencement of this Act and ending on the last day of the fifth year calculated from the date of commencement of this Act, from the levy of charges from tourists for admission to the Sigiriya World Heritage Site; |
| (iii) thirty-five per-centum of the income derived by the Central Cultural Fund, during the period of five years commencing of the first day of the sixth year calculated from the date of commencement of this Act and ending on the last day of the tenth year calculated from the date of commencement of this Act, from the levy of charges from tourists for admission to the Sigiriya World Heritage Site; and |
| (iv) fifty per-centum of the income derived by the Central Cultural Fund for any period after the end of the tenth year calculated from the date of commencement of this Act, from the levy of charges from tourists for admission to the Sigiriya World Heritage Site. |
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(3) There shall be paid out of the Fund of the Foundation:-
| | (a) all such sums of money as are required to defray any expenditure incurred by the Foundation in the exercise, discharge and performance of its powers, duties and functions under this Act; and | | |
| | (b) all such sums of money as are required to be paid out of such Fund, by or under, this Act. | | |
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