Iqssl Rules

Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka - Rules
INSTITUTE OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS SRI LANKA

(INCORPORATED BY ACT NO 20 OF 2007)
RULES
PRELIMINARY
1.
i.
The rules contained herein (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) shall

be the rules for the purposes of Section 7 of the Institute of Quantity
Surveyors, Sri Lanka (Incorporation) Act No. 20 of 2007. In the event of
any inconsistency between the Act and the Rules, the Act shall prevail.
ii.
APPENDICES scheduled to the Rules are:

Appendix 1 By-laws
Appendix 2 Requirements for Membership
Appendix 3 Annual Subscriptions and Fees
Appendix 4 The Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
INTERPRETATION
2.
i.
The Institute means the Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka

incorporated by the Act mentioned below.
ii
College of Quantity Surveying means a place of education owned and

managed by the Institute to conduct coursers leading to the qualification
of Quantity Surveying
iii
The Act means the Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka

(Incorporation) Act No 20 of 2007.
iv
When any provision of the Act is referred to, the reference is to such
provisions as modified by any Statute for the time being in force.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the expressions defined in the Act
or any statutory modification thereof, for the time being in force, shall
have the meaning so defined.
vi
The Council means the Office Bearers of the Institute and the
Executive members for the time being hereby constituted and hereinafter
defined in the Rule 47 (i) pursuant to section 5 of the Act.
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The Rules means the rules given herein including those amended
altered to or rescinded from time to time in accordance with the Act.
Viii
The By-laws mean the by-laws scheduled to the Rules (Appendix 1) or

such other by-laws as shall, for the time being, in force including those
added or altered or adopted by the Council in accordance with Rule 46.
Ix
Requirements for Membership means the requirements for the time

being, in force and which has to be met by the applicants who will apply
for the membership of the Institute (Appendix 2 scheduled to the Rules)
or such other requirements that may be added or altered or adopted by
the Council from time to time in accordance with the Rules.
Annual Subscriptions and Fees means the subscriptions and fees for
the time being in force as shall become due from or payable by the
Members (Appendix 3 scheduled to the Rules) or such other
subscriptions and fees that may be added or altered or adopted by the
Council from time to time in accordance with the Rules.
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xi
The Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics mean the standards of

professional conduct for the time being in force to which Members of
the Institute must adhere, (Appendix 4 scheduled to the Rules) including
such other code of conduct and ethics added or altered or adopted by the
Council from time to time in accordance with the Rules.
xii
The Members mean Corporate members and Non Corporate members

of the Institute for the time being having memberships of the Institute
and persons who shall be admitted to the Institute as Corporate members
or Non Corporate members in any of the grades of membership
hereinafter defined but for the purpose of the Act the word Members
mean Corporate members only.
xiii
The Corporate member mean the person for the time being having
membership of the Institute as a Fellow member or Associate member
who also shall be referred to as the Chartered Quantity Surveyor in
accordance with the Act.
xiv
The Non Corporate member means the person for the time being
having membership of the Institute in any of the grades of membership
hereinafter defined, namely Registered member, Graduate member,
Technical member, Probationary member, Subscribing member, and
Student member.
xv
The Approved Employment means being employed in the Quantity

Surveying field as a Principal or a Director or an employee in one of the
following:(a)
A firm of Chartered Quantity Surveyor or a firm of Chartered

Quantity Surveyors as defined in the Section 13 (4) of the Act.
(b)
A private practice of a Chartered Quantity Surveyor as defined in

the Section 13 (4) of the Act.
(c)
Quantity Surveying unit of a Public Sector organization duly

recognized by the Institute.
(d)
Quantity Surveying unit of a Private Sector organization duly

recognized by the Institute.
(e)
Tertiary educational institution such as University, Technical

College and any other higher educational institution recognized
by the Institute, engaging in full time lecturing in the field of
Quantity Surveying.
(f)
Any other organization the Institute may recognize as performing

Quantity Surveying Work.
xvi
Working day means a day other than Saturday, Sunday and public and
mercantile holiday.
xvii
Day means a calendar day.
xviii
Expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention

appears, be construed as including references to printing, lithography,
photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a
visible form.
xvix
Words importing persons shall include corporations, words importing
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the masculine gender shall include the feminine and words importing the
singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
MEMBERSHIP
Members and the Register
of the Members
3.
The Corporate members and the Non Corporate members of the Institute as on the
day preceding the date of commencement of the Act and such persons as the
Council shall thereafter admit to membership shall be the Corporate members or
the Non Corporate members of the Institute and their names shall be entered in
the Register of Members accordingly. Nevertheless only those sections of such
register containing the names of the Corporate members shall constitute the
Register of Members kept pursuant to Section 6 of the Act.
Restrictions on
membership
4.
Membership of the Institute shall not be open to any person who is not primarily
concerned with Quantity Surveying and election to membership shall be in
accordance with the membership criteria as described in the Requirements for
Membership (Appendix 2) upon evaluation of application for membership and
would be at the sole discretion of the Council.
No person shall be admitted to the membership of the Institute or shall remain as
a Member of the Institute if he;
i.
has been convicted by a court of law in Sri Lanka or abroad for a criminal
offence as shall be prescribed by the law.
ii.
has been adjudged by a court of law in Sri Lanka or abroad to be of

unsound mind.
5.
Membership of the Institute shall be classified according to the grades of

membership as defined herein and in the document Requirements for
Membership (Appendix 2) and no person shall be eligible for membership of the
Institute otherwise than in accordance with the provision in the said Appendix,
such provision to be read as the minimum standard in each case.
6.
In exceptional cases only the regulations governing admission to any grade of

membership may be overridden by particular and special consideration which, in
the opinion of the Council, may warrant that an applicant be exempted from
taking examinations of the Institute, provided always that such consideration shall
be limited to those which the Council may hold to be expressly or impliedly
established by the By-laws (Appendix 1) for the time being of the said
examinations in relation to contents in the Requirements for Membership
(Appendix 2).
Change of Address or
Employment
7.
Should any Member of the Institute at any time change, his address or place of
employment he shall forthwith notify the Secretary of the Institute in writing,
giving full particulars.
Special Retention of
membership
8.
Should any Member at any time cease to fulfill any of the conditions of eligibility
appropriate to his grade of membership, he shall forthwith notify the Secretary of
the Institute in writing, giving full particulars of the changed circumstances and
thereafter the continuance or cancellation of his membership or the retention or
amendment of his membership grade, shall lie at the discretion of the Council,
whose decision shall be absolute and final and the Council shall not be obliged to
disclose the reasons for its decision and pending such decision, his membership
and grade thereof shall meanwhile hold good, subject always to the Rules and the
By-laws.
Ceasing of membership
9.
Upon any person ceasing membership of the Institute, notice of the fact shall be
published in the Journal/ Web Site of the Institute and the persons name be
deleted from the Register of Members.
Classification of
membership
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10.
All Corporate members ceasing membership of the Institute shall surrender their
membership certificates to the Secretary of the Institute.
11.
Any Member who has ceased membership of the Institute may be re-admitted to
membership at the absolute discretion of the Council, provided that all the
regulations regarding membership are satisfied.
Confirmation of
fulfillment of Condition of
membership
12.
Every Member of the Institute shall be required once in each year to declare on a
form provided by the Council that he is still engaged in Quantity Surveying
Work, in the manner under which his particular grade of membership was granted
and in conformity with the regulations governing membership. Such forms
provided by the Council may be attached to any printed reminders for payment of
subscriptions circulated to the Members.
Members retired
13.
Any Member of the Institute retiring from practice for any reason whatsoever
shall forfeit his rights of membership, but at the discretion of the Council may be
permitted to become a Subscribing member on payment as prescribed from time
to time by the Council.
Power for electing

Members
14.
The Council alone shall have the power to enroll the Members of the Institute and
to decide whether any person proposed for or seeking membership has or has not
fulfilled the requirements applicable to his case.
Rights and privileges of

Members
15.
The rights and privileges of every Member of the Institute shall be personal to
himself and shall not be transferable or transmissible by his own act or by
operation of law.
16.
The rights and privileges of all Members shall be to enjoy the facilities provided
by the Institute and as provided in the Rules and only the Corporate members
shall have the right of voting on all matters put to a vote. Non Corporate
members, namely Graduate members, Technical members, Probationary
members, Student members, Subscribing members and Registered members shall
not have the right of voting, nominating or seconding in any elections, nor at any
Annual General Meeting, nor Extraordinary General Meeting, of the Institute, nor
of any overseas group thereof and such rights as aforesaid shall be specifically the
rights only of the Corporate members.
Student membership
17.
i.
The Council may register as a Student member of the Institute any person
who complies with the general conditions of admission and the
requirements for the Student membership set out in the Requirements for
Membership (Appendix 2).
ii.
The Council may also register as a Student member of the Institute any
person who is not employed in the Approved Employment but following
a Quantity Surveying Course recognized by the Institute in any one of the
following institutions as an undergraduate or a student.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
A University recognized by the Institute.

The College of Quantity Surveying of the Institute
Tertiary educational institution recognized by the Institute.
Any other educational institution recognized by the Institute.
Student members of this category shall be required to pay only 50% of the
prescribed amounts of the Annual subscription and the Application
processing fee for the Student membership of the Institute and they will
be exempted from the payment of Admission fee. They shall not be
considered as Student members who are eligible candidates to sit for the
examinations conducted by the Institute but shall be entitled to the
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benefits and the privileges enjoyed by the other members in the Student
membership category of the Institute.
18.
A person shall not remain a Student member of the Institute for a period
exceeding ten (10) years from the date of his registration as a Student member,
save by the express special authority in writing by the Council, lacking which a
Student member shall, upon the expiry of the said period of ten (10) years, forfeit
his membership of the Institute forthwith and his name shall be deleted from the
Register of Members.
19.
A person must become registered as a Student member of the Institute before he

will be permitted to sit for any examinations of the Institute save as it may be
expressly provided otherwise in the By-laws and the Requirements for
Membership (Appendix 1 and Appendix 2).
20.
The Council may register as a Probationary member of the Institute any person
who complies with the general conditions of the admission and the requirements
for the Probationary membership set out in the Requirements for Membership
(Appendix 2).
21.
A person shall not remain a Probationary member of the Institute for a period
exceeding ten (10) years from the date of his registration as a Probationary
member save by the express special authority, in writing, of the Council, lacking
which, a Probationary member upon the expiry of the said period of ten (10)
years, shall forfeit his membership of the Institute forthwith and his name shall be
deleted from the Register of Members.
22.
A person must become registered as a Probationary member of the Institute

before he will be permitted to sit for the prescribed examination/ Assessment of
Professional Competence (APC), and Viva-voce for the Registered membership
save as it may be expressly provided otherwise in the By-laws and the
Requirements for Membership (Appendix 1 and Appendix 2).
Probationary membership
Graduate membership,
Technical membership
and Registered
membership
23.
i.
Graduate membership
The Council may register as a Graduate member of the Institute a
graduate who has been a Student member of the Institute for minimum of
one (01) year prior to the graduation and comply with the general
conditions of admission and the requirements for the Graduate
membership set out in the Requirements for Membership (Appendix
2).
The Council may not register as a Graduate member of the Institute a
graduate who has not been a Student member of the Institute in
accordance with the Rule 17 (ii) above even though the graduate
complies with the general conditions of admission and the requirements
for the Graduate membership set out in the Requirements for
Membership (Appendix 2). However, such graduates shall apply for
Graduate membership of the Institute one (01) year after the date of
graduation.
A person shall not remain a Graduate member of the Institute for a period
exceeding ten (10) years from the date of his registration as a Graduate
member save by the express special authority, in writing, of the Council,
lacking which, a Graduate upon the expiry of the said period of ten (10)
years, shall forfeit his membership of the Institute forthwith and his name
shall be deleted from the Register of Members.
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ii.
Technical membership
The Council may register as a Technical member of the Institute any
person who complies with the general conditions of admission and the
requirements for the Technical membership set out in the Requirements
for Membership (Appendix 2).
iii.
Registered membership
The Council may register as a Registered member of the Institute any
person who complies with the general conditions of admission and the
requirements for the Registered membership set out in the Requirements
for Membership of Institute (Appendix 2).
24.
A person must become registered as a Graduate member or Technical member or

Registered member of the Institute before he will be permitted to maintain the
diaries and sit for the prescribed Assessments of Professional Competence (APC)
and the Viva-voce of the Institute for the Associate membership save as it may be
expressly provided otherwise in the By-laws & the Requirements for
Membership of the Institute (Appendix 1 and Appendix 2).
Associate membership
25.
The Council may register as an Associate member of the Institute any person who
complies with the general conditions of admission and requirements for the
Associate membership set out in the Requirements for Membership (Appendix
2).
Fellow membership
26.
The Council may register as a Fellow member of the Institute any person who
complies with the general conditions of admission and requirements and meets
the selection criteria for the Fellow membership set out in the Requirements for
Membership (Appendix 2).
Honorary Fellow
membership
27.
Any person, in recognition of notable service rendered by him to the Institute in

particular or to the Quantity Surveying profession in general, or who by virtue of
position, experience, eminence, rank or otherwise, may be able to render valuable
assistance towards promoting the aims and objects of the Institute, or the welfare
and high standing of the Quantity Surveying profession in general, may be
elected by the Council as an Honorary Fellow of the Institute, such an
appointment shall not constitute him a Member of the Institute and he shall not
have voting rights. A proposal for such an election must be subscribed by at least
three (3) Fellow members of the Institute.
Determination of
membership
28.
Any Member of the Institute may determine his membership at any time on
giving to the Council written notice of his desire, but he shall nevertheless
continue liable to pay any subscription or arrears of subscription due at the date
of such notice.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscriptions to be paid
29.
i.
The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid in full direct to the Institute by

each respective Member of the Institute, both in Sri Lanka and overseas,
such subscriptions shall be paid in advance and payment shall become
due on 1 April in each year as stipulated in Annual Subscriptions and
Fees (Appendix 3).
ii.
The Council may amend the Annual Subscriptions and Fees payable by
the Members subject to approval at a General Meeting.
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The Council shall have power to excuse payment of part of or all of

subscriptions of any Member who is unable to pay the subscription due
to personnel difficulties provided such difficulties are justified by the
Member to the satisfaction of the Council.
If any Member shall leave his subscription in arrear for six (6) months he
shall be suspended from the membership of the Institute. If he shall fail
to pay such arrears within three (3) months after written notice of his
default has been given to him by the Secretary of the Institute, his name
may be struck off from the Register of Members of the Institute, by the
Council at any time afterwards and he shall thereupon cease to have the
rights as a Member of the Institute, but he shall nevertheless continue
liable to pay the arrears of subscriptions due at the time at which his
name was struck off. Provided always that the striking off as aforesaid
shall be at the discretion of the Council and subject to the By-laws and
such further conditions as may be prescribed by the Council.
30.
31.
EXPULSION AND SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS

32.
The Council may expel, for such period as it thinks fit or suspend from the
membership of the Institute, any Member who shall have acted in contravention
to the Rules and the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics of the Institute
Appendix 4 and in the By-laws (Appendix 1) or who shall in the opinion of the
Council, has been guilty of conduct unbefitting a Member of the Institute,
subject to the following provisions :i.
The Council may either;

(a) give notice in writing to such member of the complaint received
against him and afford him an opportunity of
submitting
explanation in writing within a month.
or
(b) suspend such member in the first instance, for a period not
exceeding twelve (12) months, without first giving any notice to
him, provided that notice in writing shall, within one (01) month
after the date of such suspension, be given to such Member of the
complaint against him and an opportunity of explanation given to
him and in the event of such notice not being given within the said
period of one (1) month then such suspension shall cease to have
effect.
ii.
If at the expiration of the period allowed by the Council for an

explanation such Member shall have failed to make an explanation
which, in the opinion of the Council, is satisfactory, the Council may
suspend or continue any suspension for such period as it may think fit, or
expel such Member from membership and upon such expulsion his name
shall be removed from the Register of Members.
iii.
Any Member to whom notice may have been given as aforesaid, shall
have the right to appeal to the Council stating his case. Upon evaluation
of the appeal or explanation, it is at the sole discretion of the Council to
consider reinstatement or expulsion of a Member who had been
suspended on disciplinary action as mentioned above.
iv.
Any notice required to be given in accordance with the above, shall be

deemed to have been properly given if it is handed to such Member
personally, or sent to him by Registered Post to his last address
(communication or permanent) registered with the Institute.
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v.
For the purpose of this Rule, the Council may act by a committee
appointed by the Council.
MEETINGS
Annual General Meeting
33.
An Annual General Meeting, for the conduct of election, receiving of annual

reports and accounts and otherwise as may be prescribed shall be held once in
every year at such time (not being more than fifteen months after the holding of
the last preceding Annual General Meeting) and place, as may be prescribed by
the Council.
Extraordinary General
Meeting
34.
The Council may, wherever it thinks fit, convene an Extraordinary General

Meeting and an Extraordinary General Meeting shall also be convened by the
Secretary of the Institute, should a requisition signed by five (5) Corporate
members of the Institute and specify the object of the meeting, be at any time
delivered to him. If within thirty (30) Working days after the delivery of such
requisition a meeting is not convened in accordance therewith, the Corporate
members who were the requisitionists along with fifteen (15) other Corporate
members out of which five (5) would be the Council members of the Institute
may convene an Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the
requisition. However, any meeting so convened shall not be held after the
expiration of one (1) month from the last date of said thirty (30) Working days
period.
Notice of Meetings
35.
Not less than fifteen (15) working days notice in writing at the least, shall be
given of every Annual General Meeting and of every meeting convened to pass
special resolution and not less than ten (10) working days notice in writing at the
least shall be given of every other General Meeting. Notice shall be exclusive of
the day on which it is served and of the day for which it is given and shall
specify the place, the day and the hour of Meeting and in the case of special
business, the general nature of that business and shall be given to such persons
(including the Auditors) as are under the Rules or under the Act entitled to
receive such notice from the Institute, provided that a meeting of the Institute
shall notwithstanding that it is called by shorter notice than that specified in the
Rules, be deemed to be duly called if it is so agreed :-
36.
i.
In the case of a meeting called as an Annual General Meeting by all the

Corporate members entitled to vote thereat : and
ii.
In the case of an Extraordinary General Meeting by a majority in number

of the Corporate members having a right to attend and vote at the
Meeting, being a majority together representing not less than ninety five
percent of the total voting rights at that meeting of all Corporate
members.
Accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or the non receipt of
notice of a meeting by, any Corporate member or Non Corporate member
shall not invalidate the proceedings at any Meeting.
Proceedings at General Meetings

Business of Meetings
37.
Only ordinary business shall be conducted at Annual General Meetings. All

other business shall be transacted at an Extraordinary General Meeting.
38.
Ordinary Business at Annual General Meetings shall include the election of the
Executive members of the Council and the Office Bearers of Institute, as defined
herein, the consideration of Accounts and Balance Sheet, the appointment of
Auditors and the fixing of subscriptions and fees payable by the Members and
Auditors fees for the ensuing year, the ordinary report of the President and of
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the Council and such other reports as may be stated on the agenda.
Quorum
39.
40.
Presiding of Meetings
Voting at Meeting
Minutes of Meeting
41.
42.
No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless a quorum of

Corporate members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business,
save as herein otherwise provided, twenty (20) Corporate members of the
Institute personally present shall be a quorum.
If within half-an-hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not
present, such meeting shall be adjourned to such day, time and place as the
Council may determine and at any such adjourned meeting the Corporate
members present shall be a quorum.
i.
The President of the Institute shall preside as the Chairman at every

General Meeting of the Institute. If the President, is not present within
fifteen (15) minutes after the time appointed for holding the General
Meeting, or is unwilling to act as the Chairman, the Vice-President
present shall preside or if the Vice-President is not present, or is
unwilling to act as the Chairman, the Corporate members present shall
choose one of their members to be the Chairman to preside the General
Meeting.
ii.
The person who presides shall regulate the order and procedures of such
meetings according to the Rules, the By-laws and other regulations as
applicable. He shall call to order and otherwise exercise the normal
duties and rights of the person who is presiding including the right of a
casting vote.
i.
Any decision required at a General Meeting shall, except where

otherwise provided in the Act or the Rules be ascertained by a simple
majority on a show of hands or otherwise decided by the membership
present at the General Meeting. Provided that any General Meeting a
poll, may, before or upon the declaration of the result of the show of
hands, be demanded by the Chairman or by at least three (3) Corporate
members present in person, and unless a poll be so demanded a
declaration by the Chairman of the meeting that a resolution has been
carried, or carried unanimously or by a particular majority, or lost, or not
carried by a particular majority and as entry to that effect in the minute
book of the Institute maintained by the Secretary shall be conclusive
evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the
votes recorded in favour of or against that resolution, the demand of a
poll may be withdrawn.
ii.
If a poll be demanded in a manner aforesaid, it shall be taken at such

time and place and in such manner, as the Chairman of the meeting shall
direct and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of
the meeting at which the poll was demanded.
iii.
No poll shall be demanded on the election of a Chairman of a meeting or

on any question of adjournment.
43.
Each Corporate member of the Institute entitled to vote shall have one vote on
any one motion. In the case of equality of votes, the Chairman shall have the
casting vote. All votes shall be given personally and proxies shall not be
allowed.
44.
Minutes shall be kept of all Meetings by the Secretary, in books preserved for the
purpose and which shall specifically describe:(a) All elections or appointments.
(b) The names of those Corporate members present.
(c) All resolutions, the results of any voting and all proceedings.
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PROCEEDINGS AT ALL OTHER MEETINGS

Council Meeting
45.
i.
ii.
Voting at Council
Meeting/ Committee
Meeting/ Board Meeting
Meetings of the Council shall be presided by the President of the Institute

and the President, if not present within fifteen (15) minutes after the time
appointed for holding the Council Meeting, or is unwilling to preside, the
Vice-President present shall preside or if the Vice-President is not
present, or is unwilling to preside, the members of the Council present
shall choose one of their members to preside the Council Meeting.
Any committee meetings of the Institute shall be presided by the
appropriate elected Chairman. If there is no previously elected Chairman
for any committee, or if at any meeting the appropriate Chairman is not
present within fifteen (15) minutes of the time appointed for holding the
meetings, or is unwilling to act as the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman (if
any) shall preside, or if there is no Vice-Chairman present or unwilling to
act as the Chairman the members of the committee present shall elect one
of their member to be the Chairman. The Secretary of the Institute shall
be informed of such election by a letter with signatures of all committee
members together with the Minutes of the Committee Meeting.
iii.
The person who presides Council Meeting/ Committee Meeting/ Board

Meeting shall regulate the order and procedures of such meetings
according to the By-laws and other regulations as applicable. He shall
call to order and otherwise exercise the normal duties and rights of the
person who is presiding including the right of a casting vote.
iv.
Any decision required at a Council meeting or committee meeting be

ascertained by a simple majority on a show of hands.
BY-LAWS
Authority and Application
of By-laws
46.
The Council shall have power by resolution to make, vary and repeal By-laws,
Standing Orders for specific purposes, which shall become binding on the
Members or on a particular class or classes of Members and such By-laws or
Standing Orders shall deal with all matters which by the Rules are left to be
prescribed thereby and all such other matters which shall be made the subject of
By-laws; provided that no By-laws, Standing Orders shall be made which is
inconsistent with, or varied so as to render it inconsistent with the Rules and the
Act; Provided always that any such amendments or additions to the By-laws,
Standing Orders be circulated to all Members whom they affect and due notice
be given to such members before adoption and that any such amendments or
additions to the By-laws be incorporated into any editions thereof published after
the date of such amendments and additions. In the alternative the Council may
by special resolution alter or add to the By-laws or adopt new By-laws in
substitution for the previously in force.
47.
i.
Unless otherwise determined by the Institute in a General Meeting, the

Council shall consist of the President, the Immediate Past President, Vice
President, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, the
Assistant Treasurer, and maximum of Eight (8) Executive members.
ii.
Council shall meet once each month. The Secretary of the Institute shall
convene an Extra Ordinary Council Meeting if directed by the President
and / or upon receipt of a written requisition signed by at least three (3)
members of the Council, to consider any matter specified by the
President or in such requisition within seven (7) Working days after the
receipt of such direction of the President or such requisition.
COUNCIL
Composition of Council
and its Meetings
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Powers and Duties of the

Council
Quorum of the Council

Meetings
48.
The management of the affairs and business of the Institute shall be vested in the
Council who may exercise all such powers as are by the Act and the Rules or Bylaws required to be exercised by the Institute in a General Meeting, but no new
By-laws made or the Rules adopted shall invalidate any prior act of the Council
which would have been valid if that By-law or the Rules had not been made or
adopted.
49.
The Council may exercise all the powers of the Institute to invest, borrow or
raise money and to mortgage or charge the undertaking and property of the
Institute and to create or issue Debentures, Debenture Stock and other securities
of any description whatsoever.
50.
The Council may elect honorary officers as it may consider desirable, but such
elections shall not constitute those so elected members of the Council or of the
Institute.
51.
Any decisions of the Council, in general business shall be final and binding on
all Corporate members and Non Corporate members of the Institute.
52.
No Office bearer of the Institute nor individual Executive member of the Council
nor a member of any committee nor a member of any board nor any officer shall
have the power to make any official decisions, actions, statements, or
implications construable as officially given by the Council, apart from the power
ordinarily bestowed upon officers and the Chairman as indicated herein, or as
may otherwise be provided by the Council.
53.
The Council may assign any of its duties to Standing or Special committees or
Boards and may create such regulations concerning these committees or boards
as may be necessary provided that the membership of such committees or boards
is restricted to the Corporate members of the Institute with the exception of
committees or boards dealing with education, training, examinations and
research when Non Corporate members may be included, but such Non
Corporate members shall not be entitled to vote at meetings of such committees
or boards.
54.
Any act done in good faith by a member of the Council whose office is vacated
by decease, resignation or disqualification shall be valid unless prior to the doing
of such act, written notice shall have been served upon the Institute or an entry
shall have been made in the Councils Minute Book stating that such member has
ceased to be a member of the Council.
55.
A member of the Council shall not vote in respect of any contract in which he is
interested or an matter arising therefrom and if he does so his vote shall not be
counted.
56.
One third (1/3) of the members of the Council elected for the period shall form a
quorum at a Council Meeting. The Council shall regulate its own procedure,
which may be defined in any Standing Orders which the Council may prescribe,
provided that such Standing Orders to regulate procedure of the Council be
adopted or amended, only by resolution in Council supported by at least two
thirds (2/3) of the members of the Council present at the meeting.
57.
The continuing members of the Council may act notwithstanding any vacancy
therein and if and so long as, the number of members of the Council is reduced
below the number fixed by, or pursuant to, the Rules of the Institute as the
necessary quorum thereof, the continuing members may act for the purpose of
increasing the numbers to that number or to summon a General Meeting of the
Institute, but for no other purpose.
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Remuneration for
members of the Council/
Committees/ Boards
58.
i.
No member of the Council, nor of any member of committee or board,

nor any Office bearer of the Institute, shall be paid any remuneration for
his services [except as provided under the Rule 58 (ii)] but he shall be
entitled to be paid all his reasonable traveling and other expenses
properly and necessarily incurred by him in and about the business of the
Institute.
ii.
The foregoing shall not debar reasonable payment for the services of
examiners for any examinations of the Institute, be the examiners,
Members of the Institute or not. Provided always that :(a)
The number of members of the Council appointed as examiners at

a remuneration shall not at any time exceed two-third (2/3) of the
total number of the members of the Council then in office;
(b) The rate of the remuneration paid to such members of the Council
shall not exceed that paid to examiners who are not members of
the Council.
(c)
The President
The Vice President
No member of the Council who is or is proposed to be appointed

as an examiner shall vote at meetings of the Council or of any
Committee on any resolution relating to the appointment or
remuneration of examiners.
59.
The President of the Institute shall be a Fellow member of the Institute eminent
as a Quantity Surveyor who held the office as the Vice President of the Institute
at the conclusion of the preceding year and shall retain office and serve in
honorary capacity for two (2) consecutive years unless removed or resign from
the office or the Institute in accordance with the Rules. The President so
appointed shall not hold the office for more than two (2) years consecutively.
60.
Persons who have held the office of President of the Institute shall be designated
on all lists of Members of the Institute and Office bearers of the Institute as Past
Presidents of the Institute.
61.
The Vice President of the Institute shall be a Fellow member of the Institute
eminent as a Quantity Surveyor who is presently a Council member with at least
three (3) years standing as an Executive member of the Council. The Vice
President shall be nominated by the Council prior to and shall be elected each
year at the annual General Meeting and shall remain office and serve in honorary
capacity for two (2) consecutive years unless removed or resign from the office
or the Institute in accordance with the Rules. The Vice President so elected shall
not hold the office for more than two (2) years consecutively. The benefits
brought to the Institute by an individual as a Corporate Member or a Council
Member shall be recognized as a qualification for nomination to the vice
presidency. Vice President may be empowered to act as a deputy to the President
when a deputy is necessary.
When counting the required number of years standing as a member of the
Council it shall not necessarily be consecutively.
The Secretary
62.
The Secretary of the Institute shall be a Fellow member of the Institute who is
presently a Council member with at least two (2) years standing as an Executive
member of the Council and shall be nominated by the Council prior to and shall
be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting and shall retain office and
serve in honorary capacity until the next ensuing Annual General Meeting unless
removed or resign from the office or the Institute in accordance with the Rules.
The Secretary so elected shall not hold office for more than two (2) years
consecutively.
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In the event of a Fellow member is not available for nomination, the Council
shall have the right to nominate an Associate member with at least two (2) years
standing as an Executive member of the Council for the post of Secretary.
The Treasurer
63.
The Treasurer of the Institute shall be a Fellow member of the Institute who is
presently a Council member with at least two (2) years standing as an Executive
member of the Council and he shall be nominated by the Council prior to and
shall be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting of the Institute and
shall retain office and serve in honorary capacity until the next ensuing Annual
General Meeting unless removed or resign from the office or the Institute in
accordance with the Rules. The Treasurer so elected shall not hold office for
more than two (2) years consecutively.
In the event of a Fellow member is not available for nomination, the Council
shall have the right to nominate an Associate member with at least two (2) years
standing as an Executive member of the Council for the post of Treasurer.
The Assistant Secretary
64.
The Assistant Secretary of the Institute shall be a Corporate member of the

Institute who is presently a Council member with at least two (2) years standing
as an Executive member of the Council and shall be nominated by the Council
prior to and shall be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting and shall
retain office and serve in honorary capacity until the next ensuing Annual
accordance with the Rules. The Assistant Secretary so elected shall not hold
office for more than two (2) years consecutively.
The Assistant Treasurer
65.
The Assistant Treasurer of the Institute shall be a Corporate member of the

Institute who is presently a Council member with at least two (2) years standing
as an Executive member of the Council and shall be nominated by the Council
prior to and shall be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting and shall
retain office and serve in honorary capacity until the next ensuing Annual
accordance with the Rules. The Assistant Treasurer so elected shall not hold
office for more than two (2) years consecutively.
Executive Members
of the Council
66.
To qualify as an Executive member of the Council a member must be a

Corporate member of at least two (2) years standing as an active member of a
committee or a board of the Institute and shall be elected to the office in the
manner stipulated in the Rules 67 to 78.
The Executive members of the Council shall serve in honorary capacity.
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67.
At each Annual General Meeting of the Institute, four (4) Executive members of
the Council shall retire from office, but every such retiring Executive member
shall be eligible for re-election and unless he shall signify his desire to the
contrary, shall be automatically nominated for re-election.
68.
The four (4) Executive members aforesaid shall be those who have been longest
in office. As between two or more who have been in office an equal length of
time, the Executive member or Executive members to retire shall be determined
between the Executive members concerned themselves, or in default of
agreement between them, be determined by lot by the Council. The length of
time an Executive member has been in office shall be computed from his last
election or appointment.
69.
In the event of any Executive members of the Council desiring to resign from
office at an Annual General Meeting, the number thereof shall be included in the
list of four (4) Executive members to retire aforesaid. Executive members elected
to fill casual vacancies as provided in the Rule 80 shall also be included in the
list of four (4) Executive members aforesaid subject to the Rule 66.
70.
Provided that where the number of any Executive members resigning from office
at the Annual General Meeting together with the number of Executive members
elected to fill casual vacancies exceed four (4) Executive members to retire as
aforesaid, then the number to retire shall be the total of such retiring members
together with those filling casual vacancies and in these circumstances the Rules
67 and 68 shall not apply.
71.
The Executive members of the Council to retire from office and those to stand
for re-election as provided herein shall be determined by the Council prior to the
preparation the list for election if necessary, at the Annual General Meeting.
72.
Any Corporate member may be nominated in writing by at least two (2) other
Corporate members of the Institute to stand for election as an Executive member
of the Council. Provided that such nomination be accompanied by the nominated
members written agreement to stand for election and be received at the office of
the Institute at least eight (8) weeks prior to the date of the Annual General
Meeting of the Institute, any such nominations received after such closing date to
be disqualified.
73.
At least Twelve (12) weeks notice prior to the Annual General Meeting shall be
given to all Corporate members of the Institute (for which purpose a notice in the
Journal or Web Site of the Institute may be deemed full and proper notice) of the
provisions of the Rule 72 and stipulating a closing date for return of any
nominations as provided therein, which closing date shall provide four (04)
weeks interval after the date of the notice.
74.
In the event of the number of nominations exceeding, the number of vacancies,

at least five (5) weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Institute, a
copy of the List for election at the Annual General Meeting shall be sent to every
Corporate member of the Institute. Such list of election shall not be sent to the
Non Corporate members of the Institute who shall not have power to vote.
75.
It shall be stipulated on the notification requesting nominations list that they shall
be returned to the Secretary and be received by him not later than two (2) weeks
before the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Institute. Any Nomination
list returned after that date shall be disqualified and rejected.
76.
The election of Executive members of the Council shall be performed by the

Corporate members of the Institute present at the Annual General Meeting of the
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Institute, in each year. The number of Executive members to be elected shall be

a number not exceeding the number of vacancies, as provided in the Rules 67, 68
and 69. In electing Executive members of the Council, the Meeting shall follow
provisions contained in the Rule 42.
Request for Nomination

for Election of Executive
members of the Council
Casual Vacancies in the

Council
Disqualification of
Council Members
77.
The Document requesting Nomination for Elections if necessary, at the

discretion of the Council shall indicate every candidate for election as an
Executive member, as provided in the Rules. Indication shall be made as to those
members retiring and standing for re-election and those who are new
nominations and in the case of the latter, the nominators respective to each such
candidate shall be stated. In the case of each candidate the particulars of
qualifications of the candidate and any other relevant information, such as
service as Chairman of Committees or Board and the like shall be given. The
number of vacancies which may be filled shall be stated and provisions made for
nominations the voter to record his vote up to that number, against the names of
the candidates.
78.
The Document requesting for nominations where necessary, at the sole discretion
of the Council shall indicate, in addition, all persons nominated by the Council as
Office bearers of the Institute and the names of Executive members of the
Council who are remaining in office.
79.
The Council may make such decisions concerning nominations or Elections as

final as may, in their opinion, be necessary prior to any action.
80.
Any casual vacancy occurring among the Executive members of the Council or
among the Office bearers of the Institute may be filled by the Council, which
shall also have power to fill any such vacancy left open at the Election in the
Annual General Meeting. Any member so appointed shall retire at the next
ensuing Annual General Meeting and shall be eligible to stand for re-election.
81.
Notice of any change in the Executive members of the Council or in the Office
bearers of the Institute shall be given to the Members of the Institute. For this
purpose, notice in the Journal or Web Site of the Institute as soon as possible
after the amendment, shall be taken as adequate. Specific written notice shall be
served on all Executive members of the Council and Office bearers of the
Institute.
82.
Casual vacancies may be created by the decease of any member of the Council or
Office bearer of the Institute, or by his resignation in writing submitted to the
Secretary, or by his disqualification under the Rule 83.
83.
The office of a member of the Council shall be vacated or left vacant if the
member :-
i.
Holds any office of profit under the Institute (except as provided under
the Rule 58); or
ii.
Becomes bankrupt or insolvent or compounds with his creditors; or
iii.
Becomes of unsound mind; or
iv.
Absents himself from the Meetings of the Council for three (3)
consecutive Council Meetings without special leave of absence from the
Council; or
v.
Becomes prohibited from being a Member of the Institute by reason of

any order made under the provision of the Rules/ By-laws; or
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vi.
Is directly or indirectly interested in any contract with the Institute and

fails to declare the nature of his interest in the manner required by the
Rules/ By-laws; or
vii.
Ceases to be a Corporate member of the Institute; or
viii.
Is removed from office by a resolution duly passed by the members of

the Council. Or
ix.
Is removed from office by a resolution duly passed at an Extra Ordinary

General Meeting by a majority of (2/3) of the Corporate members
present; or.
x.
dies. Or
xi.
resign from his office
A member of the Council who holds some other office in the Institute shall on
ceasing to be a member of the Council vacate that office.
Other Officers and
Officials
84.
i.
The Council may at any time appoint or dismiss such other officers or
officials, servants or staff, as may in their opinion be found necessary.
ii.
Provided that an officer shall be appointed from the membership of the

Institute and shall be without remuneration, whereas an official may be
other than a Member of the Institute and may be paid such remuneration
as the Council shall decide.
ACCOUNTS
85.
The Council shall cause proper books of account to keep with respective to
income & expenditure assets & Liabilities and all transactions of the Institute.
The books of accounts shall be kept at the Registered Office or at such other
place or places as the Council may determine and subject to any reasonable
restrictions as to the time and manner of inspecting the same which may be
imposed by the Institute in General Meeting, the books shall be open to the
inspection of the Corporate members of all times during the usual business
hours.
86.
The Council shall from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before
the Institute in General Meeting such income and expenditure accounts, balance
sheets and reports as are required by the Act.
87.
A copy of Balance Sheet which is to be laid before the Institute in General

Meeting, together with a copy of the Auditors report, shall, not be less than
Fifteen (15) Working days before the date of the meeting, be sent to all Members
entitled to receive notice of General Meeting of the Institute.
88.
The Auditors shall be appointed and their duties regulated in accordance with the
Act.
89.
A notice may be served upon any Member of the Institute either personally or by
sending it through the post in a letter or electronic mail addressed to such
member at his last address (communication or permanent) registered with the
Institute.
AUDITORS
NOTICE
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90.
Any notice, if served by post or electronic mail shall be deemed to have been
served at the time when the letter containing the same would be delivered in the
ordinary course of the post or electronic mail and in proving such service it shall
be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice was properly addressed
and posted/ electronic mailed.
91.
No Member of the Institute not having a registered address within Sri Lanka
shall be entitled to any such notice and all proceedings may be had and taken
without notice to such member in the same manner as if he had due notice.
92.
The members of the Council, committees and boards and Office bearers of the
Institute shall be indemnified and saved harmless out of the funds of the Institute
from and against all law suits, charges, costs, losses, damages and expenses
which they or any of them shall or may incur or sustain in or about the execution
of their respective offices, or in furtherance of the objects of the Institute, except
such charges or expenses as shall be incurred or sustained by them through their
own willful default and none of them shall be answerable for the others of them,
nor for joining in any receipt for the sake of conformity only, nor for the
solvency or honesty of any banker, broker or other person with whom any
monies or effects belonging to the Institute may be lodged or deposited for safe
custody, sale investment or otherwise, nor for any insufficiency of any security
on which any monies of the Institute shall be placed out or invested, nor or any
misfortune loss or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective
offices or in any way in relation thereto, unless the same shall happen by or
through their own willful default.
INDEMNITY
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Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka - Rules

INSTITUTE OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS SRI LANKA

The rules contained herein (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) shall

APPENDICES scheduled to the Rules are:

The Institute means the Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka

College of Quantity Surveying means a place of education owned and

The Act means the Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka

The By-laws mean the by-laws scheduled to the Rules (Appendix 1) or

Requirements for Membership means the requirements for the time

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The Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics mean the standards of

The Members mean Corporate members and Non Corporate members

The Approved Employment means being employed in the Quantity

A firm of Chartered Quantity Surveyor or a firm of Chartered

A private practice of a Chartered Quantity Surveyor as defined in

Quantity Surveying unit of a Public Sector organization duly

Quantity Surveying unit of a Private Sector organization duly

Tertiary educational institution such as University, Technical

Any other organization the Institute may recognize as performing

Day means a calendar day.

Expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention

Words importing persons shall include corporations, words importing

Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka - Rules

has been adjudged by a court of law in Sri Lanka or abroad to be of

Membership of the Institute shall be classified according to the grades of

In exceptional cases only the regulations governing admission to any grade of

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Power for electing

Rights and privileges of

A University recognized by the Institute.

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A person must become registered as a Student member of the Institute before he

A person must become registered as a Probationary member of the Institute

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A person must become registered as a Graduate member or Technical member or

Any person, in recognition of notable service rendered by him to the Institute in

The Annual Subscriptions shall be paid in full direct to the Institute by

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The Council shall have power to excuse payment of part of or all of

EXPULSION AND SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS

The Council may either;

If at the expiration of the period allowed by the Council for an

Any notice required to be given in accordance with the above, shall be

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An Annual General Meeting, for the conduct of election, receiving of annual

The Council may, wherever it thinks fit, convene an Extraordinary General

In the case of a meeting called as an Annual General Meeting by all the

In the case of an Extraordinary General Meeting by a majority in number

Proceedings at General Meetings

Only ordinary business shall be conducted at Annual General Meetings. All

Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka - Rules

No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless a quorum of

The President of the Institute shall preside as the Chairman at every

Any decision required at a General Meeting shall, except where

If a poll be demanded in a manner aforesaid, it shall be taken at such

No poll shall be demanded on the election of a Chairman of a meeting or

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PROCEEDINGS AT ALL OTHER MEETINGS

Meetings of the Council shall be presided by the President of the Institute