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| (1) The rules of a club licensed under this Law shall contain provisions relating to the following matters: -
| | (a) the election of ordinary, associate and honorary members and the admission of temporary members and guests; | | |
| | (b) the election of the secretary and other office bearers of the club; | | |
| | (c) an interval of not less than four weeks between the nomination of any person for membership and his election as a member; | | |
| | (d) the rate of any subscriptions and entrance fees that are payable; | | |
| | (e) the manner of terminating membership; | | |
| | (f) the days on which, and the hours at which, the premises of the club are open and closed; and | | |
| | (g) the mode of altering the rules. | | |
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| (2) Where a club has, at the time the licence is granted, rules containing provisions relating to the matters specified in subsection (1), the president, secretary or manager of the club shall, within thirty days after the licence is granted, send to the Chairman a copy of such rules certified by him to be a true copy thereof. |
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| (3) Where a club has at the time the licence is granted no rules or rules which contain provisions relating to only some of the matters specified in subsection (1): -
| | (a) the members of the club shall within three weeks after the grant of the licence make rules containing provisions relating to such matters or amend the existing rules in such manner that such rules as amended will contain provisions relating to all such matters; | | |
| | (b) the president, secretary or manager of the club shall, within one month after the date of the completion of the making of the rules, or the amendment of the rules, as required by paragraph (a) of this subsection, send a copy of the. rules so made or amended to the Chairman. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts