The object of the Society shall be to promote for the benefit and education of the public all branches of diatom studies throughout the world.
In furtherance of the above object but not further or otherwise the Society shall have the following powers:
(a) To facilitate the exchange of information amongst diatomists by organizing, in cooperation with other scientific bodies, a biennial conference and publishing the proceedings of the conference;
(b) To publish the results of diatom research in a journal entitled Diatom Research;
(c) To raise funds and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation, and otherwise, provided that the Society shall not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for its charitable objects;
(d) To do all such other lawful things as are necessary to attain the above objects.