Section 14 in The Sri Aurobindo Memorial Act, 1972.
14. Regulations.
- The Society may make regulations to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-(a)meetings of the Society and of the working committee, the manner in which such meetings shall be convened, the quorum necessary for transaction of business and the procedure at such meetings,(b)the powers and duties of the Secretary of the Society.(c)the appointment, remuneration and all other conditions of service of the Secretary and other members of the staff employed by the Society,(d)any other matter which the Society thinks necessary for the due discharge of its functions under this Act.First Schedule[See section 2 (b)](a)Premises No. 8, Shakespeare Sarani, being all that piece or parcel or plot of rent-free land measuring 0.61 hectare, more or less, situate in the town of Calcutta bounded in the following manner, that is to say, on the north by Shakespeare Sarani, on the south by 16 and 17, Lord Sinha Road, on the east by 10, Shakespeare Sarani, and on the west by 6, Shakespeare Sarani,(b)together with all buildings, structures and erections standing or being on the said land, which said premises and buildings are commonly known as 8, Shakespeare Sarani, Calcutta, and(c)together with all rights, easements and appurtenances whatsoever belonging or attached or appurtenant to the said land, buildings, structures and erections or held or enjoyed therewith.Second Schedule(See sections 7 and 8.)The property of the Society may, inter alia, be used for the following objects, that is to say:-(1)for holding public meetings and lectures for propagating the teachings of Sri Aurobindo amongst the masses,(2)for holding such lectures, seminars and discourses as may be beneficial to the mental and moral outlook of the people generally and as may help them to solve their cultural and spiritual problems in the light of the teachings of Sri Aurobindo,(3)to provide a reading room which may offer to the public an opportunity to be acquainted with the thoughts of Sri Aurobindo,(4)to provide a suitable place for preservation of the sacred relies of Sri Aurobindo where members of the public may pay homage to his memory,(5)to provide opportunities for enabling research students to carry on research on the life and teachings of Sri Aurobindo, and(6)to provide a permanent exhibition with models depicting the life and times of Sri Aurobindo as well as events of India leading up to the freedom struggle of Bangladesh.
