Section No : 1980 Revised version BUDDHIST TEMPORALITIESMarginal Notes1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance.2. Interpretation. 3. Temples governed by the Ordinance. 4. Manager of temple property 5. Public Trustee's powers. 6. Advisory board. 7. Trustee for Dalada Maligawa- Diyawadana Nilame. 8. Trustee for dewales- Basnayake Nilame or other person. 9. Trustee for Atamasthana- Atamasthana committee. 10. Trustee for other temples, 11. Appointment of trustees and provisional trustees. 12. Term of office of trustee 13. All trustees to give security 14. Qualification of trustee. [2,22of 1980.] 15. Suspension and dismissal of trustees. 16. Appointment of trustee on vacancy. 17. Provisional appointment of trustee during vacancy or suspension or temporary absence. 18. Trustee may sue and be sued, but shall not be personally liable in costs- 19. Neglect of duty by trustees 20. All temple property and all offerings to vest in trustee. 21. Commutation under the Service Tenures Ordinance to be paid to trustees or controlling viharadhipati. 22. Trustee or controlling viharadhipati to enforce contracts in favour of, and to recover moneys payable to, temple. 23. Pudgalika property acquired by bhikkhu for own use.24. Money to be deposited in bank. 25. Application of income by trustees. 26. Mortgage or alienation of immovable property invalid. 27. Transfer of paraveni pangu. 28. Recovery of property improperly alienated. 29. Power of trustee or controlling viharadhipati to lease. 30. Assignment of leases. 31. Court may set aside leases in certain cases. 32. Recovery of possession of property from trustee who has vacated office, or viharadhipati. 33. General powers of court. 34. Prescription not to apply. 35. Trustee to keep complete and detailed accounts of income and disbursements. 36. Account to be made up half- yearly and submitted. 37. Duty of viharadhipati to furnish information to trustee and the Public Trustee. 38. Audit of accounts. 39. If income not duly accounted for Public Trustee to hold inquiry and if necessary cause the prosecution of trustees reasonably suspected of breach of trust. 40. General qualification for existing powers under the Ordinance. 41. Register of bhikkhus 42. Offence of passing off as a bhikkhu. 43. Power to make regulations. 44. Tenant, lessee, or servant of temple not qualified to vote at election of trustee