1.     Name 

                The name of the Council will be as Lanka Diyaeli Sansandaya in Sinhales and in English it shall be as Lanka Council On Waterfalls. The abbreviated form of the name will be as LCWF. And it should be located in a place decided by the Secretarial Office and the Board of Directors. The logo of the Council shall be as indicated below.

2.     Objectives                 

a)     To increase the awareness and interest of People with regards to the Waterfalls in Sri Lanka. Also to create  a deeper understanding of  the social life and the culture built around these Waterfalls with a view to protect them. 

b)     To promote the interest among local and Foreign tourists about the Waterfalls of Sri Lanka and there by  to minimize  the possible threats. 

c)     Organizing workshops  and  Seminars with  latest  techniques on  how to conduct research  on  Water  falls. Thus improving  and  enhancing  the knowledge of   those  who  are  keen on  doing  research on  Waterfalls of  Sri Lanka. 

d)     By collecting and storing  the researched  data  on Waterfalls,  publishing research papers, organizing educational trips, conducting Community based workshops and Exhibitions and thus to become the Sri Lanka Center on Waterfalls.

3.     Governing Body 

                The governing Body shall be comprised of 18 pioneering members. At any given stage when the council become inactive, Majority may gather together and convene a General Meeting under the coordination of the appointed Executive coordinator to search and decide the necessary steps to be taken. Only the members who received the membership during the current year  be entitled to take part in decision making. The quorum shall be 10 persons.

4.     Membership           

a)     The membership for the Council would comprise of different types of membership categories. They are Fulltime membership, associate membership, incentive and corporate membership and  lifetime membership of national and international membership. The co-secretaries would maintain the membership  registers. Fulltime membership be awarded subjected to the approval of Executive governing body. 

b)     Only the local Lifetime  &  Fulltime  members are allowed to participate in the General Meeting,  to exercise their Votes and also to take decisions regarding the functioning of the Council.

5.     Membership Fee         

a)     The entrance  fee  for  the  Fulltime  membership  is  Rs.500/= only. 

b)     The annual membership fee is Rs.300/- and  it should be paid in full a month before  every Election of Office bearers / General Meeting on a date specified by the administrative body. The membership will automatically be cancelled  of those who have not paid the annual membership fee. 

c)     The annual fee  for  associate  membership is Rs.300/=. 

d)     The Lifetime Local membership fee is Rs.2500/=. 

e)     The Lifetime International membership fee is   100 $. 

f)       Annual Fee  for incentive  membership is  Rs. 100/=.

6.     Corporate membership 

                This membership could be obtained by any NGO / CBO or Company.  The Entrance fee for the above membership is Rs.1000/- and annual renewal fee is Rs.1000/-. These  forum may  not  take any  responsibility for any activities performed by  the LCWF Council, but as independent institutions they could always cooperate with LCWF.

7.     Administrative Council        

a)      The Administrative Council  of Council  would  consist   of  a  President , two Joint Secretaries, Treasurer, National Organizer, Deputy President, two Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretary , Assistant Treasurer and 11 executive committee members.

b)       The President  is solely responsible  for convening and conducting the meetings of the council until the election  of office bearers at the annual general meeting of the administrative Council. 

c)       The  administrative  Council  should  meet  at least  once in six  months  and  the quorum should be of 11 members.

d)       Any member of the administrative body who is not performing his /her duties as expected and who is also with an offensive  behavior could always be dismissed from the Council with the approval of the majority membership

e)       To elect  or to dissolve a working committee, and to decide the salaries and allowances for the members the authority lies within the administrative Council.

8.     Duties and Responsibilities of  Committee Members

a)       President

        Should chair the Administrative Council Meeting & The General Meeting.

                When there is a tie in Voting He should have the freedom to  exercise his powers to call for a decisive Vote.

                Should take Initiative and Leadership in designing the policies  and  promoting the welfare of the Council members.

 b)       Joint  Secretaries

               They  should  convene  the  Administrative Council Meeting and the annual General Meeting.

                     In the event of a request being made by the members of the Administrative  Council (by  two third  or  greater  number ) they should call for a meeting of executive Board members. Such  Meetings  should  be notified  to the members at least Before three days. Such written   requests  should  be forwarded  to the Assistant Secretaries at least 14 days prior to the meeting.  And  upon  receipt of such written requests They should  call for a meeting before 21 day from the date of  submission of those requests.

        C) Treasurer               

                The Treasurer  is responsible for maintaining all the account books of the Council. All such accounts should be audited by an approved Auditor and an audited accounts report should be presented at the Annual General Meeting with copies to the members of the annual general meeting.

    D)  National Organizer

                 He is responsible for the maintenance of the secretarial Offices and be accountable to the Annual General Meeting. At the same time He should submit a Monthly Progress & Work Plan Report to the Administrative Council. All  his Programs should be submitted to the Administrative Council.

                 He is responsible for the Daily functioning of the Secretarial Offices.

                 Under the Supervision of Administrative Council and by virtue of his/Her Office He/She is entitled and responsible for implementing all projects and liaising with other Government bodies.

        E) Deputy President   

                 In the absence of the President He/She should act on behalf of  the President.

        F) Assistant Treasurer / Secretary

                 In the absence of the top Officials and during  busy occasions  He/She is vested with the Power to act in accordance with the Board decisions.

9.  Funds  

a)   The Financial year of the Council should be a period beginning with January 1st till the 31st December of the Following Year. 

b)    Monies could be released  only for those Projects of which the  Estimates have been forwarded to either to the Treasurer or to the Administrative Council. By the National Organizer. 

c)    The Signatories of the Councils Bank Account will be the Treasurer or Assistant  Treasurer and the Chairperson or the National Organizer. 

d)     At any given moment for the recurrent expenditure a minimum amount of Rs. 50,000/= could be made available either with the treasurer or with any authorized member.

 10. General Meeting / Election of office bearers 

a.)   Each year the Annual General Meeting should be held on or before 30th of March. And the Quorum should consist of 25 members.

b.)   Each Annual General Meeting should be notified to All the members at least 21 days before the meeting either by the assistant Secretary or in an emergency by a coordinating executive nominated by the governing body. Non  reserved of such notice by any member Shall not be reason to Cancel the meeting.

 c.)  All suggestions given in writing by the members before 7 days to the AGM should be tabled at the Meeting. However all unsuitable suggestions may be rejected  by the governing body at their preparatory meeting prior to AGM.

 d.)  AGM / Election of Office bearers should be notified in writing to all the members. All nominations should be sent to the Councils address under Registered Post before the closing date. Each nomination should be proposed and seconded by the fulltime members of the Council. All other nominations outside of this criteria will automatically be rejected. The screening of the  accepted nominations should be done in the first meeting of the governing body which shall be held soon  after the closing date of nominations.

 e.)   When there are more nominees for different offices a elections should be organized. All such candidates should be made known to the members of the council. There are 21 positions in the Administrative Council of the Council. First the Executive Organizer should be elected. Later the election should be held to elect required officials consisting of  2 members from  the governing body, 9 members from the lifetime members, 10 from the fulltime members. Those who receive the highest votes are then chosen to fill the above 21 positions.

11. Special General Meeting 

                Upon a written request   made  either by  the 2/3 of fulltime membership or by 2/3 membership of  administrative  Body  or by the majority of the governing body  a Special  General Meeting  should  be convene.  It   should have the 2/3 quorum. The meeting should be notified 14 days before the scheduled date.

12. Cancellation or suspension of Membership 

 a)   Any member who refrain from paying the membership Fee will automatically loose the membership.

 b.)  With the full consent of the administrative Board  a disciplinary procedure could be held against any member. The General Meeting has the Power to cancel  a fulltime or Lifetime membership. Prior to this cancellation the Administrative Council has the power to suspend any membership, temporally.

13. Introduction of bylaws 

                When there is a need for a constitutional change or a introduction of a new by law it should be forwarded as a new proposal,  with the signatures of 36 members and 14 days before the General Meeting. And also it should be approved by the majority Votes at the General Meeting.

A constitutional change could also be effected through a proposal unanimously approved at a General Meeting.

14. External Relationships      

                With  the consent of the Administrative  Board  the Council could obtain membership with any  Local / Foreign or Government / Non Government Organization.

15. Definition 

      a)     Council  or  LCWF  indicates  Lanka Council On Waterfalls or Lanka Diyaeli  Sansandaya  in  Sinhalese  language. 

b)     Administrative Council is the executive members and the main Office bearers of the Council.

           This Constitution Was approved at the Special General Meeting held  on 14thSeptember 2002 and it will come into force with effect from 1st January 2003.