Section No :  
1980 Revised version
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
Marginal Notes
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Episcopal Churches Ordinance.
2. Notice of election for church already erected
3. or in course of erection
4. or to be hereafter erected
5. Mode of holding election. Mode of voting.
6. Appointment by Bishop of one trustee.
7. Vacancy of trustee.
8. Qualification of trustee.
9. Trustee resigning to render account.
10. Annual election of trustees.
11. Bishop to appoint in default of election of trustees.
12. Bishop may be sole trustee.
13. Chaplain or clergyman chairman of trustees.
14. Property vested in trustee
15. Power to trustee to lease real property for a term not exceeding ninety nine years.
16. Trustees to make agreements, &c, and sue and be sued.
17. Trustees to apportion sitting
18. Subscribers entitled to sittings,
19. Trustees to collect moneys, and defray necessary expenses.
20. Trustees authorized to acquire property and maintain parsonages, schools, and missions out of income and collections.
21. Erection of monuments, &c.
22. Appointment of auditor.
23. Trustees to keep account-
24. Trustees may accept lands.
25. Performance of service for troops.
26. Trustees to nominate clergyman.
27. Certain churches declared exempt.
28. Standing committee of the Diocesan Council empowered to exempt churches. [ 8,6 of 1972.]*
29. Churches exempted and hereafter to be exempted to vest in the Incorporated Trustees of the Church of England.
30. Exclusive privileges chaplain-
31. Trustees may sell if authorized thereto by trust deed.
32. Powers, &c, of Governor to be exercisable by President.
33. Ordinance not to affect the Kandy Church Ordinance.