7. The objects of the Board shall be -
| (a) to provide financial assistance to seamen or their dependants particularly in cases of sickness or death; |
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| (b) to provide ex-gratia financial assistance to seamen who become invalid, disabled or otherwise prevented from working on a ship consequent to an accident while working on such ship ; |
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| (c) to provide financial assistance to seamen who intend pursuing higher studies and who wish to improve their skills ; |
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| (d) to provide financial assistance to seamen who may be stranded at foreign ports ; |
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| (e) to provide scholarships to children of seamen who are disabled or have met with a fatal accident while on any vessel; and |
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| (f) to do all such other acts or things as may be necessary for, or conducive to, the attainment of the objects specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts