Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Voluntary Social Service Organizations (Registration And Supervision) Act (No. 31 of 1980) - Long Title

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OP VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION ; TO FACILITATE THE CO-ORDINATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS ; TO GIVE GOVERNMENTAL RECOGNITION TO SUCH ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE PROPERLY CONSTITUTED ; TO ENFORCE THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS IN RESPECT OF FINANCIAL AND POLICY MANAGEMENT UNDER THE EXISTING RULES OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS, TO THE MEMBERS OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT ; TO PREVENT MALPRACTIES BY PERSONS PURPORTING TO BE SUCH ORGANIZATIONS ; TO REGULARISE THE CONSTITUTION OF VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE GROUPS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN LEGALLY RECOGNIZED ; AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.