SRI LANKA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

(a)The Membership of the corporation shall consist of corporate members and non corporate members ;

(b) The Corporate members shall consist of Fellows and Associates who shall have voting rights ;

(c) The non corporate members (persons not eligible to be corporate members) shall have no voting rights.

(a) the qualifications and disqualification for membership of the corporation ;

(b) the form of the application for membership ;

(c) the application fee :

(d) the form and conditions for issuing of the certificate of membership ;

(e) the manner of maintenance of the register of members ;

(f) the payment of any additional fees, the waiver or reduction of the membership fee;

(g) the effect of non payment of the membership fee ;

(h) the rights, privileges and duties of members and conditions of membership.

(a) to establish, maintain and promote the Library, Documentation and Information Services in Sri Lanka a and to set up professional standards for such services ;

(b) to co-ordinate and co-operate with authorities concerned with planning, programming and developing of all aspects of library, documentation and information services ;

(c) to provide professional advice and to promote, facilitate and assist in the use of new technologies in the field of library science, documentation and information service ;

(d) to organize discussions, meetings, conferences and seminars relating to library science documentation and information service and encourage and facilitate the participation of person interested ;

(e) to safeguard, protect and promote the rights, privileges, status, interests and welfare of the Librarians and Information Scientists ;

(f) to organize, conduct and control the education and training of persons desiring to qualify as professional librarians and information scientists and for that purpose prescribe, approve and accredit appropriate courses of study ;

(g) to promote and facilitate the study, teaching and research on library science and information science and services ;

(h) to co-operate and co-ordinate with other establishments and associations both national and international, having objects similar to the corporation ;

(i) to unite all those engaged in library and information services and promote coordination and fellowship among them ;

(j) to promote co-ordination and cooperation between libraries in Sri Lanka;

(k) to collect literature pertaining to library information and documentation science and maintain a library and documentation center ;

(l) to introduce a Code of Conduct and Ethics for the members of the Corporation and monitor the implementation of such Code ; and

(m) to do all such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects.

(a) the office-bearers of the corporation specified below who shall be elected at the annual general meeting or a special general meeting of the corporation, from among its members in accordance with the rules of the corporation :

(b) The Immediate Past President of the Council.

(c) Other members, namely-

(a) to constitute disciplinary committees, standing committees and other committees as the council deems necessary ;

(b) to make recommendations to the Corporation in respect of making of additions, alterations and amendments to the rules and regulations and to the code of Conduct and Ethics ;

(c) to determine the common seal of the Corporation and to alter it when necessary;

(d) to consider and adopt, with amendments when necessary, the annual report and the financial estimates of the Corporation;

(e) to summon special and annual general meetings of the Corporation;

(f) to award fellowships and associate ships of the Corporation ;

(g) to expel any member from membership of the Corporation for conduct unbecoming of arid prejudicial to the interests of the Corporation on the recommendation of the Executive Committee and to withdraw any fellowship or associate ship awarded to such member by the Corporation;

(h) to create posts of paid officers and servants of the Corporation and to determine the emoluments payable to them and the terms and conditions of their service ;

(i) to award scholarships, medals and other awards of distinctions as may be necessary and to create special fund, for such purpose ;

(j) to tender advise in the recognition and accreditation of Library and Information Science courses and examinations conducted by other institutions and on any other matter relating to the profession of librarian ship and information science ;

(k) to determine the fees to be paid by the corporation to examiners, lecturers and to persons preparing distance education courses in library science, documentation and information science ;

(l) to determine the rights, powers, functions and privileges of the office bearers of the corporation.

(m) to determine membership, tuition, examination and other fees payable to the Corporation;

(n) to establish, recognize and register professional groups and regional sections of the Corporation ; and

(o) to do or perform any other act or duty authorized or imposed upon the Council by this law or by the rules of the Corporation.

(a) The office bearers specified below :

(b) Four other members who shall be elected by the Council from among its number, (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Executive Committee shall be determined by the council.

(a) to purchase, hold, control, and administer the property and funds of the Corporation;

(b) to provide for the custody of the common seal of the Corporation, and give directions with regard to the use of such seal;

(c) to appoint, promote, suspend, dismiss and otherwise punish paid officers and other employees of the Corporation;

(d) to receive, accept and administer bequests, donations and grants of any funds or property made to the Corporation;

(e) to prepare and consider the Annual Report, and the financial estimates of the Corporation and to submit such report and estimates to the Council;

(f) to provide the buildings, premises, furniture and equipment and other facilities required tin carrying out the work of the Corporation or any of its Committees or Agencies;

(g) to enter into, vary, carry out or cancel contracts on behalf of the Corporation;

(h) to convene and organize seminars and conferences in furtherance of the objects of the Corporation and to make rules regarding the conduct of such seminars or conferences ;

(i) to make recommendations to the Council regarding the award of fellowships and associate ships of the corporation.

(j) to admit and enroll new members;

(k) to suspend members from membership of the Corporation for non-payment of subscriptions or for any conduct unbecoming of and prejudicial to the interests of the Corporation and to recommend their expulsion to the Council;

(l) to award scholarships; and

(m) to make recommendation to the Council in relation to the award of scholarships, medals and other awards of distinction ; and

(n) to exercise all such other powers and perform all such other duties as shall be conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Corporation.

(a) if he has been adjudged by a competent court, whether in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka to be of unsound mind ;

(b) if having been adjudged as insolvent or bankrupt by a competent court, whether in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka, he has not been granted by such court a certificate to the effect that his in solvency or bankruptcy has arisen wholly or partly from unavoidable losses or misfortunate ; or

(c) if he has been convicted by a competent court whether in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka, of any prescribed offence or of any offence involving moral turpitude and punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a period exceeding three months.