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CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08 FEB 1927
AS AMENDED ON 02 SEP 1964
AS AMENDED ON 18 JUL 1973
AS AMENDED ON 13 APR 2015
AS AMENDED ON 29 NOV 2021
Charitable objects
(1) THE ADVANCEMENT FOR SOCIETY MEMBERS’ AND THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE STUDY, APPRECIATION, AND ENJOYMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND
(2) THE PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE AND ELSEWHERE AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMITTEE, BY:
- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO MEET FOR NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTATIONS AND FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE;
- PROMOTING PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NATURAL HISTORY BY PUBLIC LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER BODIES;
- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO UNDERTAKE EXPERT-LED FIELD TRIPS OR WORKSHOPS IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS;
- PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONGER NATURAL HISTORY EXCURSIONS IN THE UK OR BEYOND.
NOTE: THE SOCIETY HAS A PARTICULAR INTEREST AND EXPERTISE IN ORNITHOLOGY.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
