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The Ceylon Association For The Mentally Retarded (Incorporation) Act (No. 10 of 1971) - Sect 14

Membership

3. The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be:-
(a) To foster and. promote medical, educational, vocational and spiritual service for the mentally retarded children and adults.
(b) To provide training and employment for the mentally retarded.
(c) To foster interest in mentally retarded children having physical disabilities as well.
(d) To educate parents and the public in the care of the mentally retarded.
(e) To establish and maintain additional homes for the mentally retarded.
(f) To establish a counselling service where parents and others engaged in work with mentally retarded could meet and discuss problems and obtain advice.
(g) To promote the training of personnel involved in the care and education of the mentally retarded.
(h) To act as a national advisory body for the promotion of services for the mentally retarded.
(i) To encourage and foster research in the field of the mentally handicapped.
(j) To co-operate and co-ordinate with other agencies local and international dealing with the mentally retarded.
Membership
3.Membership: -
(a) All those interested in the aims of the Association shall be eligible for membership. They shall be elected at any meeting of the Executive Committee appointed as stipulated below. The members of the first Executive Committee shall be deemed to be the founder members.
(b) Every member shall pay an annual subscription of Rs. 5 which shall be regarded as due on the 31st July of each year, the financial year ending on 81st July.
(c) Any member whose subscription shall fail into arrears for two years shall be regarded as having resigned if his subscription remains unpaid on the 31st July following the date on which his second unpaid subscription becomes due.
(d) Any society or association with similar objectives shall be eligible for membership as an affiliated member on a minimum subscription of Rs. 10 per annum. They shall have the right to exercise one vote at any meeting.


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