The Permanent Commission shall take care of current business either at its meetings or after an exchange of views by correspondence. It shall draw up its own rules of procedure.
It shall be responsible for the execution of the decisions of the General Assembly and the proper use of the funds at its disposal.
Art. 12
The sums paid by the States members of the Association, and the income from other sources, shall be used:
- a) to defray the Association's administrative and publication expenses;
- b) to pay the salary of the Secretary General;
- c) to pay the fees or remunerations due for theoretical works or for experiments commissioned by the General Assembly;
- d) to cover the expenses of construction and upkeep of the seismological observatories founded by the Association.
The distribution of funds among these various items shall be determined by the Permanent Commission.
The sums so allocated shall be expended on the responsibility of the Director of the Central Office and under the supervision of the Permanent Commission.
The sums so allocated shall be expended on the responsibility of the Director of the Central Office and under the supervision of the Permanent Commission.
All payments shall be ordered by the Director of the Central Office with the authorization of the President of the Permanent Commission.
A justification of disbursements and a statement of receipts shall be published in the minutes of the meetings of the Permanent Commission.
Any unused funds shall be carried forward as assets in the budget of the following year and applied to the expenses of that year.
Art. 13
The Central Office shall be connected with one of the principal seismological stations, whose director shall at the same time serve as director of the Central Office. The seismological station shall be designated by the General Assembly.
The Central Office shall receive reports or observations from the various countries, draw general conclusions therefrom, and publish them.
Art. 14
The Director of the Central Office shall submit an annual report to the President of the Permanent Commission covering the whole field of activity of this Office. He shall also submit to him the work program for the following year. This annual report, as well as the work program, shall be published and sent to all the delegates of States members of the Association.
