RULES OF 
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 
[Adopted by the General Committee at Leicester, 1907, 
with subsequent amendments. | 
On 
CHAPTER I. 
Objects and Constitution. 
1. The objects of the British Association for the Advance- Objects. 
ment of Science are: To give a stronger impulse and a more 
systematic direction to scientific inquiry ; to promote the 
intercourse of those who cultivate Science in different parts 
of the British Empire with one another and with foreign 
philosophers ; to obtain more general attention for the objects 
of Science and the removal of any disadvantages of a public 
kind which impede its progress. 
The Association contemplates no invasion of the ground 
occupied by other Institutions. 
2. The Association shall consist of Members, Associates, Constitution. 
and Honorary Corresponding Members. 
The governing body of the Association shall be a General 
Committee, constituted as hereinafter set forth; and its 
affairs shall be directed by a Council and conducted by 
General Officers appointed by that Committee. 
3. The Association shall meet annually, for one week or Annual 
longer, and at such other times as the General Committee Meetings. 
may appoint. The place of each Annual Meeting shall be 
determined by the General Committee not less than two years 
in advance ; and the arrangements for these meetings shall 
be entrusted to the Officers of the Association. 
Cuaprer II. 
The General Committee. 
1. The General Committee shall be constituted of the Constitution. 
following persons :— 
(i) Permanent Members— 
(a) Past and present Members of the Council, and past 
and present Presidents of the Sections. 
