viii CHARTER OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 



Association, body or persons whether incorporated or not 

 whose objects are similar to any objects of the Association 

 for the furtherance of those objects. 



(iv) To make grants of money or otherwise financially 

 assist any scientific research or object approved by the 

 General Committee or the Council of the Association as 

 within the scope of the objects of the Association. 



(v) To accept and take by way of gift and absorb upon 

 any terms approved by the General Committee and the 

 Council the undertaking and assets of any Society or body 

 whether incorporated or not carrying on work similar to any 

 work for the time being carried on by the Association and to 

 undertake and add to the expressed objects of the Association 

 the objects of any other such Society or body. 



(vi) To receive and accept donations, endowments, and 

 gifts of money, lands, hereditaments, stocks, funds, shares, 

 securities and any other property and assets whatsoever and 

 either subject or not subject to any special trusts or con- 

 ditions but so that any powers conferred by this paragraph 

 shall be subject to the proviso contained in Article 3 of this 

 Our Charter, and to improve, manage, develop, sell, 

 exchange, lease, let or otherwise dispose of or mortgage or 

 otherwise charge or deal with or turn to account all or any 

 property of the Association, provided that no disposition of 

 any real property situated in Great Britain or Northern 

 Ireland shall be made without such consent or approval (if 

 any) as may be by law required therefor. 



(vii) To undertake, execute, and perform any trusts or 

 conditions aflfecting any real or personal property of any 

 description acquired by the Association. 



(viii) To do all such other acts and things as are or may 

 be deemed incidental or conducive to the attainment of all 

 or any of the purposes of the Association or the exercise of 

 all or any of its said powers. 



5. Inasmuch as We have heretofore been Patron of the 

 Existing Association We do hereby reserve to Ourselves to 

 be the First Patron of the Association after the granting of 

 this Our Charter. 



