4. Subject to the provisions of written law, the Corporation shall have the following powers which shall be exercised by the committee of management of the Corporation :"
| (a) to acquire, hold, take or give on lease or hire, mortgage, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of, any immovable or movable property for the purposes of the Corporation ; |
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| (b) to enter into or perform, either directly or through any officer or through agent authorized in writing in that behalf by the Corporation, all such contracts or agreements as may be necessary for the carrying out of the objects of the Corporation ; |
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| (c) to collaborate with, assist, receive assistance from, and develop links with, other persons, agencies and organizations in Sri Lanka or abroad, having objects similar to those of the Corporation ; |
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| (d) to establish branches of the Corporation in Sri Lanka and abroad ; |
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| (e) to sponsor and conduct, conferences, training programmes, seminars, workshops, group studies and public lectures on numismatics ; |
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| (f) to receive gifts, grants, donations, subsidies, whether in cash or otherwise, from sources in or outside Sri Lanka ; |
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| (g) to open and operate bank accounts and to draw, make, accept, endorse, negotiate, cheques, promissory notes, bills of exchange and negotiable instruments ; |
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| (h) to appoint, employ, and dismiss, such officers and servants as may be necessary for carrying out the objects of the Corporation, on such terms and conditions and at such remuneration as may be determined by the Corporation ; |
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| (i) to grant fellowships, scholarships, prizes, bursaries, studentships and similar awards to enable persons to undertake research, feasibility studies, training and other programmes in numismatics ; |
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| (j) to give donations, gifts, subsidies and assistance to persons and bodies of persons, corporate or unincorporate, who are engaged in activities similar to or in furtherance of, the objects of the Corporation ; and |
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| (k) to take all other steps that are necessary and desirable for the promotion of the objects of the Corporation. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts