THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CYTOLOGISTS
(continued from previous page)
The constitution was ratified at the AGM 8 July, 2007
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6. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE
The ordinary business of the Association shall be managed by the
Executive, but they shall be empowered to co-opt members to the Executive
for specific tasks when required.
The Executive shall invite representation
from appropriate Professional bodies to attend for the ordinary business
of the association.
The Executive shall cause minutes to
be made in books provided for the purposes:
* Of all appointments
of Officers made by the Executive
* Of names of the members of
the Executive present at each meeting of the Executive
* Of all
resolutions and proceedings of any meetings of the Executive
A quorum shall consist of five Executive members, with the Chairman
having the casting vote.
The Association shall pay such out
of pocket expenses as may properly be incurred by members of the Executive
in performing duties on behalf of the Association, including attendance
at Executive and other representative meetings.
7. GENERAL MEETINGS
The Association will normally meet once a year
* This meeting will be considered as the Annual General Meeting
* Combined meetings with other groups may be held from time to time
* The President shall present a report of the year’s work of the Association
8. RESOLUTIONS
All resolutions to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting in
any year, shall be lodged with the Secretary at least six weeks before
the date of the meeting. They must be proposed and seconded by current
members of the National Association of Cytologists.
Except
in the case of a meeting convened upon the requisition of members,
no resolution should be submitted which has not been approved first
by the Executive.
9. EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS
Any other general meeting shall be called an Extra-Ordinary General
Meeting.
An Extra-Ordinary Meeting can be convened by the
Executive at the written request of fifty members of the Association.
The Honorary Secretary will give notice and circulate the agenda at
least two weeks before an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting.
10. SUBSCRIPTIONS
Members shall pay an annual subscription due on the first of April
each year. This sum shall be fixed from time to time by the Executive
Committee and for its implementation must be approved by the membership
at the Annual General Meeting.
Any excess of income over
expenditure will not be distributed (apart from Cause 11 Dissolution)
but will be used to further the aims and objectives of the Association.
11. DISSOLUTION
The Association can only be dissolved by a two-thirds majority vote
of the membership in favour of such an action.
The assets
after settling all outstanding debts, shall be give to a charity in
the United Kingdom with similar aims and ideals as the Association.
The final decision to be approved by the Executive Committee.