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OBJECTS

2. The objects of the Association are: -

i. To encourage, promote, develop and control amateur athletics in Jamaica amongst all sections of the community and amongst all Jamaican citizens.

ii. To arrange and provide for or join in arranging and providing for the holding of courses for the instruction and teaching of athletics to teachers, coaches, instructors, athletes, officials, athletic administrators and any other persons and for the holding of meetings, lectures and classes calculated directly or indirectly to further the objects of the Association.

iii. To promote and organise or assist in promoting and organising the holding of amateur athletic meetings, championships, competitions, demonstrations and events, to select competitors to represent Jamaica or the Association and to pay the expenses of persons so selected and to enter into any agreements and to make any arrangements which may be necessary or convenient in connection therewith or with any of the objects of the Association and to do all or any of the above things either alone or in conjunction with other person or persons or any other association.

iv. To lay down and enforce rules and regulations covering all aspects of amateur athletics, to improve the management of athletic meetings by the establishment of uniform regulations to define the status and prescribe the conduct of amateur athletes, and to deal repressively with any abuses in amateur athletics.

v. To give prizes, medals and other awards and to obtain, collect and receive money and funds by way of contributions, donations, subscriptions, legacies, grants or any other lawful method, and to accept and to receive gifts of property of any description for or towards the objects of the Association or any of them.

vi. To procure to be written or made and print, publish, issue, exhibit and circulate gratuitously or otherwise any reports, periodicals, books, pamphlets, leaflets, films, photographs, instructional matter or any other such documents or things as may be thought expedient in connection with the objects of the Association or any of them.

vii. To purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire, any real or personal property and any rights or privileges which the Association may think necessary or convenient for the promotion of its objects, and to construct, maintain and alter any buildings or erections necessary or convenient for the work of the Association.

viii. To sell, let, mortgage, dispose of or turn to account all or any of the property or assets of the Association as may be thought expedient with a view to the promotion of its objects.

ix. To undertake and execute any trusts which may lawfully be undertaken by the Association and may be conducive to its objects.

x. To borrow or raise money for the purpose of the Association on such terms and on such security as may be thought fit.(xi) To invest the monies of the Association not immediately required for its purposes in or upon such investments, securities or property as may be thought fit.

xii. To provide for the welfare of employees and ex-employees of the Association by grants of money, pensions or otherwise.(xiii) To procure and maintain the affiliation of the Association to the International Amateur Athletic Federation and to such other international or other body as to the Association shall seem incidental or conducive to the Association’s objects or any of them.

xiv. To accept and declare records for athletic events held in Jamaica or for athletic performances achieved by Jamaican citizens or by athletes eligible to represent Jamaica in international competition.

xv. To do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Association or any of them.