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RULES OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 



frocedure. 



Constitution. 



Proposals by 



Sectional 



Committees. 



Tenure. 



Reports. 



Chapter IV. 

 Research Committees. 



1. Every proposal for special research, or for a !,'rant of 

 money in aid of special research, which is made in any 

 Section, shall be considered by the Committee of that Section ; 

 and, if such proposal be approved, it shall be referred to the 

 Committee of Recommendations. 



In consequence of any such proposal, a Sectional Com- 

 mittee may recommend the appointment of a Research 

 Committee, composed of Members of the Association, to 

 conduct research or administer a grant in aid of research, 

 and in any case to report thereon to the Association ; and the 

 Committee of Recommendations may include such recom- 

 mendation in their report to the General Committee. 



2. Every appointment of a Research Committee shall be 

 proposed at a meeting of the Sectional Committee and adopted 

 at a subsequent meeting. The Sectional Committee shall 

 .settle the terms of reference and suitable Members to serve 

 on it, which must be as small as is consistent with its efficient 

 working ; and shall nominate a Chairman and a Secretary. 

 Such Research Committee, if appointed, shall have power to 

 add to their numbers. 



3. The Sectional Committee shall state in their recommen- 

 dation whether a grant of money be desired for the purposes 

 of any Research Committee, and shall estimate the amount 

 required. 



All proposals sanctioned by a Sectional Committee shall 

 be forwarded by the Recorder to the Assistant Secretary- not 

 later than noon on the Monday of the Annual Meeting for 

 presentation to the Committee of Recommendations. 



4. Research Committees are appointed for one year only. 

 If the work of a Research Committee cannot be completed 

 in that year, application may be made through a Sectional 

 Committee at the ne.\t Annual Meeting for reappointment, 

 with or without a grant— or a further grant — of money. 



5. Every Research Committee shall present a Report, 

 whether interim or final, at the Annual Meeting next after 

 that at which it was appointed or reappointed. Interim 

 Reports, whether intended for publication or not, must be sub- 

 mitted in writing. Each Sectional Committee shall ascertain 

 whether a Report has been made by each Research Committee 

 appointed on their recommendation, and shall report to the 

 Committee of Recommendations on or before the Monday of 

 tlie Annual Meetinsr. 



