NIGERIAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION PROTECTION (NSRP) CONSTITUTION (October, 2015) ARTICLE I NAME The name of the Society is the NIGERIAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION PROTECTION which may be referred to in abbreviated form as NSRP or referred to as the SOCIETY. ARTICLE II OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES Section 1. The SOCIETY is a professional, non-profit organization whose objective and purpose is to advance radiation protection by promoting knowledge, information, and research and providing networking opportunities for professional in the field (or related fields). SOCIETY activities include encouraging research in radiation science, developing standards, and disseminating radiation safety information. SOCIETY members are involved in understanding, evaluating, and controlling the potential risks from radiation relative to the benefits. Section 2. The activities of the SOCIETY are those appropriate to the accomplishment of the objective including: (i) promoting cooperation and communication among people engaged in radiation protection activities, (ii) providing for the dissemination and exchange of information through scientific and professional meetings, education, and publications, (iii) encouraging scientific, professional, and public education, (iv) promoting scientific research, (v) encouraging and supporting the development and use of radiation protection standards and recommendations, and (vi) pursuing other activities appropriate to radiation safety. Section 3. The SOCIETY shall carry out its activities in such a manner as to be benevolent, educational, scientific, and without monetary profit to its organizers or members. It may own and acquire land, contract for and erect buildings, and own or acquire personal
NIGERIAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION PROTECTION (NSRP) CONSTITUTION (October, 2015) ARTICLE I NAME The name of the Society is the NIGERIAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION PROTECTION which may be referred to in abbreviated form as NSRP or referred to as the SOCIETY. ARTICLE II OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES Section 1. The SOCIETY is a professional, non-profit organization whose objective and purpose is to advance radiation protection by promoting knowledge, information, and research and providing networking opportunities for professional in the field (or related fields). SOCIETY activities include encouraging research in radiation science, developing standards, and disseminating radiation safety information. SOCIETY members are involved in understanding, evaluating, and controlling the potential risks from radiation relative to the benefits. Section 2. The activities of the SOCIETY are those appropriate to the accomplishment of the objective including: (i) promoting cooperation and communication among people engaged in radiation protection activities, (ii) providing for the dissemination and exchange of information through scientific and professional meetings, education, and publications, (iii) encouraging scientific, professional, and public education, (iv) promoting scientific research, (v) encouraging and supporting the development and use of radiation protection standards and recommendations, and (vi) pursuing other activities appropriate to radiation safety. Section 3. The SOCIETY shall carry out its activities in such a manner as to be benevolent, educational, scientific, and without monetary profit to its organizers or members. It may own and acquire land, contract for and erect buildings, and own or acquire personal
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