Sri Lanka Library Association (Amendment) Act (No. 7 of 2004)

Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Replacement of section 3 of the principal enactment

3. Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor :-

(1)

(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 ;

(2) The Council may by rules specify -

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

(b) the form of the application for membership ;

(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.

	(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding provisions of this section all persons who were members of the corporation, whatever the category immediately prior to the date of commencement of this Act, shall for all purposes continue to be members of the corporation in the same category, from the date of commencement this Act."