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(1) Title:
The name of the Group to be the South Wales Construction Safety
Group.
(2) Objects:
The objects of the Group are as follows:-
a. To protect and preserve
occupational health and safety in the
Construction Industry in the South Wales area.
b. In furtherance of these
objects, but not otherwise, the Group may-
i. Foster
and develop co-operation between employers and employees towards the
establishment of active and efficient health and safety organisations.
ii. Provide
facilities for studying relevant statutory Acts and Regulations, exchanging and
disseminating knowledge by promoting lectures, discussions and publications.
iii. Co-operate in
matters of occupational health and safety with the Government and other bodies.
iv. Promote training
courses and other aids related to occupational health and safety.
v. Pursue other
charitable activities connected with occupational health and safety in the
Construction Industry.
vi. Do all such things
as are necessary for furthering and promoting the said Objects.
(3) Membership
a. Full Membership of the Group
shall be open to any organisation or person engaged in or concerned with safety
in building and construction, on a full-time or part-time basis.
b. Honorary Membership shall be
open to such other organisations and persons and persons as the Committee and
Group may from time to time decide. Honorary members shall not have voting
rights.
c.
Life
Membership can be awarded to those who are and/or have been
members of the group for many years and have given exceptional serviced to the
group. Life members do not have to pay for their membership, but do have voting
rights. The committee will have the sole right of awarding this accolade.
d. Student Membership will be available to any student that is in
full or part-time education at college studying any subject associated with
construction. Student membership for any one person to be limited to four years.
(4)
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General
Meeting shall be held in March or April of each year, the actual date to be
settled by the Committee.
Fourteen days’ notice in writing, together with a statement of business to be
transacted shall be given to every member. Only Full Members whose subscriptions
for the proceeding year are paid shall be entitled to vote. Only one person from
each member firm or organisation may vote at the meeting. The Chairman of the
meeting may have a casting vote.
(5)
Postal Nominations of Members Committee
Nominations to fill the Committee Member vacancies detailed under
Rule 6 (a) (iii) shall be received by the Honorary Secretary not less than 14
days
prior to the Annual General Meeting, and shall be proposed and seconded in
writing.
(6)
Annual General Meeting Business
The Annual General Meeting shall:-
a.
Receive
the reports of the Chairman and Honorary Secretary on the activities of the
Group during the previous year.
b. Consider and if approved
accept the Statement of Accounts for the previous year, which shall have been
audited by the Auditors.
c. Elect:
i. The
President and Vice-Presidents.
(up to
three in number);
ii. The Chairman
and Vice-Chairman, the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer.
These Office-bearers will hold Office for one year unless special circumstances
deem it advisable in the interests of the Group’s affairs that they should
remain in Office for a further period.
In the event of an Office-bearer having to stand down, a replacement
Office-bearer will be appointed by the Executive Committee.
iii. Members to serve
on the Committee.
The Committee shall not exceed 10 in number; including the Chairman,
Vice-Chairman, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer.
Three members shall retire annually and be eligible for re-election but will
only be permitted to serve for a consecutive period of three years. Vacancies
caused by members who retire before their term of Office shall be filled in
accordance with Rule 8.
iv. Auditors.
Two members of the Group – not holding any other Official Office, should be the
approved Auditors of the Group’s Accounts.
d. Consider and decide upon any
matter raised by a member of which at least seven days’ notice in writing shall
have been given to the Honorary Secretary, (except in the case of alterations to
the Constitution or rules see Rule 14).
(7)
Management of the Group
a. The management of the Group
shall be vested in the Committee, which shall consist of the Chairman,
Vice-Chairman, Honorary Secretary/Treasurer and the members elected in
accordance with Rule 6 or appointed by the Main Committee under the powers
vested in them under Rule 16 during the period between one Annual General
Meeting and the succeeding Annual General Meeting in the event of a duly elected
Committee member or officer not being able to continue in office for the full
twelve months thereof.
b. The Vice- Chairman should
automatically assume the office of Chairman of the Group at the appropriate time
in the business conducted at the Annual General Meeting.
c. The retiring Chairman shall
automatically be nominated to serve on the Committee.
(8) Co-opted
Members of the Committee
The Committee shall have power to fill such vacancies as from time
to time may occur, to appoint Sub-Committees and to co-opt Members and Advisers.
Co-opted members and Advisors shall not have voting rights in Committee.
(9)
Nominations for President and Vice-President
Nominations duly seconded, for the Offices of President Vice
Presidents (see
Rule 6) shall be made in writing to the Honorary Secretary by the
end of January
in each year. At least fourteen days’ notice in writing of such
nominations shall be
given to all members.
NOTE: Nominees
for these appointments shall be persons who have given outstanding service to
the cause of accident prevention.
(10) Extraordinary
General Meetings
The Committee, may, when necessary, convene an Extraordinary
General Meeting and must do so upon receipt of a request in writing signed by at
least six Full Members. Fourteen days’ notice must be sent to all members
together with the business to be transacted. No other business shall be dealt
with.
(11)
Quorum
A Quorum shall be 10 of the Full Membership at the Annual or other
General Meeting and three elected members at a Committee meeting. If at any
meeting a quorum is not present the meeting may be held without a quorum after
an adjournment of seven days, providing notice in writing has been given to
members.
(12)
Subscription
The annual subscription for membership shall be decided at each
Annual General Meeting.
(13) Membership
Applications and Terminations
a. Application for membership
must be submitted in writing to the Committee for consideration and decision.
b. A membership may be
terminated by either party in writing.
(14)
Rule Alteration
No alteration shall be made to the Constitution or Rules unless it
be approved by a two-thirds majority of Full Members present and voting at the
Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting. Any such proposal must
be submitted in writing to the Secretary at least 14 days prior to the meeting,
provided that no alteration shall be made which would cause the Group to cease
to be charitable at law.
(15)
Disbursement of Funds
In the event of the winding up of the Group any surplus funds shall
be transferred to some other organisation established solely for similar
charitable purposes, as decided by the members at a General Meeting.
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Any matter for which provision has not been made in the Constitution or Rules shall be dealt with at the discretion of the Committee.
20 June 2011