(Society Act Certificate No. S-12,073 June 5, 1990)
1. The name of the Society is "THE BRITISH COLUMBIA HANG GLIDING AND PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION."
2. The purpose of the Society are:
a) To engage in the non-commercial development, study and safe use (Motion 1979) of hang gliders and other flight systems capable of being foot launched and to make knowledge of these subject (sic) available to the public Motion 1979);
b) to make knowledge relating to these subjects available to the public;
c) To obtain the advantages of group participation in the flying of hang gliders and other flight systems through the encouragement of good construction practices and safe flying techniques through safety seminars, newsletters, and coaching development;
d) To organize meets where the testing (sic) flying of such systems may be carried out;
e) To encourage strong support of liaison between the BCHPA and local clubs, municipal, provincial and federal governments, Transport Canada and the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada.
f) To operate exclusively as a charitable (Motion 1979) organisation for the objects aforesaid.
3. Upon the dissolution of the Association and after payment of all debts and liabilities, the remaining property of the Society shall be distributed or disposed of to one or more recognised charitable organisations in Canada, the objects of which are similar to those of the Society and this clause shall at all times remain unalterable.
4. That the said Society shall not, at present, or in the future, operate, run, engage in, take part in, or allow to operate on premises under their control any games of chance, or mixed skill and chance, and that this clause shall, at all times, remain unalterable.