Volume II

Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act

Arrangement of Sections

1. Short title.

2. Incorporation of the Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka.

3. General objects of the body corporate.

4. Body corporate to ensure no conflict with work of Ministry or Department of the Govern­ment or Provincial Council.

5. Management of affairs of the body corporate.

6. Powers of the body corporate.

7. Rules of the body corporate.

8. Register of members.

9. Fund of the body corporate.

10. Accounts and auditing.

11. Annual report.

12. Debts due by and payable to the Chamber.

13. Property vested in the Chamber.

14. Body corporate may hold property movable and immovable.

15. Application of moneys and property.

16. Seal of the body corporate.

17. Property remaining on dissolution.

18. Saving of the rights of the Republic.

19. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.

23 of 2019.

An Act to incorporate the Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka.

[Date of Commencement: 22nd November, 2019]

Preamble

WHEREAS a Chamber called and known as the “Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka” has heretofore been registered under the Companies Act, No. 7 of 2007 for the purpose of effectually carrying out its objects and transacting all matters connected with the said Chamber according to the rules agreed to by its members:

AND WHEREAS the said Chamber has heretofore successfully carried out and transacted the several objects and matters for which it was established and has applied to be incorporated and it will be for the public advantage to grant the said application.

1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act.

2. Incorporation of the Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka.

From and after the date of commencement of this Act, such and so many persons as now are members of the Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the “Chamber”) and shall hereafter be admitted as members of the body corporate hereby constituted shall have perpetual succession under the name and style of the “Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka” (hereinafter referred to as the “body corporate”) and by that name may sue and be sued with full power and authority to have, and use a common seal and to alter the same at its
pleasure.

3. General objects of the body corporate.

The general objects for which the body corporate is constituted are hereby declared to be—

(a) to act as a representative body, to promote and protect the interests of those engaged in construction activities;

(b) to assist the relevant authorities to stimulate the development of national construction industry;

(c) to study issues of national significance and to make recommendations;

(d) to establish panels of professionals in such areas in projects relating to its members and to evaluate and issue reports and certificates on such projects;

(e) to act as a centre for recruitment of staff for member firms in the national construction industry on the request of such firms;

(f) to secure contracts within and outside Sri Lanka for the members of the body corporate upon receipt of the registration of the Construction Industry Development Authority and subject to the provisions of the Construction Industry Development Authority Act, No. 33 of 2014 and standards and guidelines of the Construction Industry Development Authority;

(g) to award scholarships and fellowships for the furtherance and development of the local construction industry;

(h) to conduct training courses and issue certificates with the approval of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission established under section 2 of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Act, No. 20 of 1990; and

(i) to act as trustees, custodians or managers to funds subscribed or donated for the upliftment of the construction industry.

4. Body corporate to ensure no conflict with work of Ministry or Department of the Govern­ment or Provincial Council.

The objects of the body corporate shall be carried out in such manner so as not to create any conflict between the work of the body corporate and any work being carried out simultaneously by any Ministry or Department of the Government or of any Provincial Council.

5. Management of affairs of the body corporate.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the management and administration of the affairs of the body corporate shall be carried out by a Board of Management consisting of such number of office bearers as may be specified by the rules made under section 7.

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