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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
SOCIETY OF THE CEYLONESE BROTHERS
OF ST. JOSEPH ACT, No. 4 OF 2013
[Certified on 21st February, 2013]
Printed on the Order of Government
Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of February 22, 2013
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Society of the Ceylonese Brothers of St. Joseph 1
(Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 2013
[Certified on 21st February, 2013]
L.D.—O. (Inc.) 1/2012.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CEYLONESE BROTHERS OF
ST. JOSEPH ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 301)
WHEREAS the Society of the Ceylonese Brothers of Preamble.
St. Joseph was incorporated by the Ceylonese Brothers of
St. Joseph Ordinance, No. 59 of 1942 :
AND WHEREAS the Society of the Ceylonese Brothers of
St. Joseph now wish to change its name to “Society of the
Sri Lankan Brothers of Charity” :
AND WHEREAS the said Society of the Ceylonese Brothers
of St. Joseph has now applied to have the said Ordinance
amended to give effect to such change in its name and it will
be expedient to grant such application :
BE it therefore enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the Society of the Ceylonese Short title.
Brothers of St. Joseph (Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 2013.
2. In every context in which the Society of the Ceylonese “Society of the
Brothers of St. Joseph is mentioned (whether by that name or Ceylonese
Brothers of St.
by the abbreviation of the Ceylonese Brothers of St. Joseph
Joseph” and
in the Ceylonese Brothers of St. Joseph Ordinance (Chapter “Ceylonese
301), other than in the long title, or in any rule, notice or Brothers of St.
other document made or issued under the Ceylonese Brothers Jeseph” to be
known as
of St. Joseph Ordinance (Chapter 301), there shall, unless the
“Society of the
context otherwise requires, be substituted for the expression Sri Lankan
“Society of the Ceylonese Brothers of St. Joseph” and for the Brothers of
Charity” and “Sri
expression “Ceylonese Brothers of St. Joseph” the words
Lankan Brothers
“Society of the Sri Lankan Brothers of Charity” and the words of Charity”
“Sri Lankan Brothers of Charity”. respectively.
2—PL 006396—3,090 (11/2011)
2 Society of the Ceylonese Brothers of St. Joseph
(Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 2013
Continuation of 3. (1) All contracts, agreements, certificates or other
contracts,
instruments or documents whatsoever made, issued or
agreements,
actions, appeals, executed prior to the date of the commencement of this Act,
rights and by or in favour of the “Society of the Ceylonese Brothers of
liabilities &c. St. Joseph” shall be deemed on or after date of commencement
of this Act, to be, and to have been made, issued or executed
by or in favour of the Society of the Sri Lankan Brothers of
Charity.
(2) All suits, actions, appeals and other legal proceedings
instituted by or against the “Society of the Ceyloness Brothers
of St. Joseph” and pending on the day immediately prior to
the date of the commencement of this Act, shall not abate or
be discontinued, and may be continued or enforced by or
against the “Society of the Sri Lankan Brothers of Charity”.
(3) All the rights, liabilities and obligations of the “Society
of the Ceylonese Brothers of St. Joseph” other than the rights,
liabilities and obligations referred to in subsection (1) on the
day immediately prior to the date of the commencement of
this Act, shall be deemed to be the rights, liabilities and
obligations of the “Society of the Sri Lankan Brothers of
Charity”.
Sinhala text to 4. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala
prevail in case of
and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
inconsistency.

Society of the Ceylonese Brothers of St. Joseph 3
(Amendment) Act, No. 4 of 2013
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