Statute: 5.6 The Council shall have power
<...> to set up any Special Interest
Group or other body it may deem necessary
for the administrative and scientific work of the
Association, and to determine the terms of
reference of such a body.
Statute: 7. Special Interest Groups in any area
of crystallography may be proposed by 4 or more
Councillors or 20 or more Individual Members. The
establishment of any Special Interest Group
requires the approval of the Council.
Statute: 8.2 The Chairman or Chairwoman of each
Special Interest Group (or another member
approved by the Executive Committee) shall be
responsible to the Executive Committee for any
expenditure of funds by the Group.
By-Law: 4. Special Interest Groups
4.1 [ approximately as Statute 7 ]
4.2 The rules and regulations governing
each Special Interest Group shall be
approved by the Council
By-Law: 6.4 Membership of a Special Interest
Group shall not involve any additional fee to the
Association.
The SIG has financial responsability to
the ExC; members of a SIG do not pay any addidional
fee.