THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF BANKS BY-LAWS

THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF BANKS BY-LAWS

THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF BANKS BY-LAWS

ARRANGEMENT OF BY-LAWS

By-law ....................................Page

1. Citation.................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3

PART I
THE COMMITTEE

2. Nomination of elected members of the Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

3...................Term of office of elected members ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3

4...............Procedure for election ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... A 4

5..........................Filling of casual vacancies on the Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 4

6.............Vacation of office ............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

7...................Quorum for Committee meetings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5
8...................Notice of Committee meetings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

9...........Resolutions ...................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

10...................Chairman of Committee meetings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6
11...................Voting at meetings of the Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

12..........................Adjournments of meetings of the Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

13............Minutes of meetings .......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

14.................Custody of the Common Seal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

PART 11
THE CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL
15. Term of office of elected members of Consultative Council ... ... ... ... ... A 6

16. Record of members eligible to be elected members of Consultative Council. A 7

17. Nomination of elected members of the Consultative Council ... ... ... ... A 7

18..........................Procedure for election to Consultative Council ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 8

19. Filling of casual vacancies on the Consultative Council ... ... ... ... ... A 8

20.............Vacation of office .......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 9

PART III
MEETINGS OFTHE
ASSOCIATION

21.............Annual general meetings .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A
9

22...................Extraordinary general meetings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 10

23.................Quorum for general meetings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 10
24. Accidental omission to give notice etc . A 11

25. Chairman of general meetings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 11
26. Procedure at general meetings... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 11





By-law PART IV Page

REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS
27. Designation ... 1 .. ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 12
28. Register of designations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 12
29. Closure of register before a general meeting ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A
12

PART V
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ACCOUNTS
30. Entrance fees and subscriptions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 13
31. Accounts and audit ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 13





THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF BANKS BY-LAWS

(Cap. 364, section 6)

[13 March 1981.]

1. These by-laws may be cited as The Hong Kong Association of
Banks By-laws.

PART 1

THE COMMITTEE

2. (1) Notice of an annual general meeting at which an election of
elected members of the Committee is to take place (hereinafter in this
Part called an 'electoral general meeting') shall be sent by the Secretary
to all members not less than 30 days prior to the date of the meeting and
shall be accompanied by blank nomination forms.

(2) A member who is a candidate for election to the Committee under section
8(1)(b)(i) of the Ordinance shall be nominated by 5 other members whose place
of incorporation is Hong Kong or which are licensed unde section 42 of the
Banking Ordinance.

(3) A member who is a candidate for election to the Committee
under section 8(1)(b)(ii) of the Ordinance shall be nominated by 5 other
members whose place of incorporation is outside Hong Kong.

. (4). The nominations referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be

(a) in writing;

(b) signed on behalf of the 5 nominating members; and

(c)accompanied by a notice in writing signed on behalf of the
candidate. indicating willingness to serve on the Committee, if
elected.

(5) The nomination papers and notices referred to in paragraph (4)
shall be lodged with the Secretary not less than 18 days prior to the
electoral general meeting.

(6) A candidate may, by notice in writing addressed to the
Secretary, withdraw at any time before the election is held.

(7) The Secretary shall, not less than 14 days prior to an electoral
general meeting, send to each member a notice containing the names of
the candidates nominated for election to the Committee under section
8(1)(b)(i) and 8(1)(b)(ii) of the Ordinance respectively and a list of the
members eligible to vote in each category.

3. (1) The first annual general meeting of the Association shall be
an electoral general meeting and thereafter every third subsequent
annual general meeting shall be an electoral general meeting.





(2) All elected members shall retire at the conclusion of the next
electoral general meeting after the meeting at which they were elected
but shall be eligible for re-election.

4. (1) If the number of members nominated under by-law 2 for
election to the Committee at an electoral general meeting

(a)does not exceed the number of members to be elected from
either category, then the candidates nominated from that
category shall be deemed to have been duly elected with effect
from the conclusion of that meeting;

(b)exceeds the number of the members to be elected in either
category, the election shall be determined by ballot of the
members in the relevant category present at that meeting, and
the member or members receiving the largest number of votes
shall be elected; and in the event of equality in votes the
selection of membership of the Committee shall be determined
by the drawing of lots between the candidates whose votes
are equal;

(e)is less than the number of members to be elected in either
category, a fresh election shall be held to fill any vacancy
remaining unfilled at the conclusion of that meeting, which
fresh election shall proceed as if it were an election held under
by-law 5.

(2) If a ballot is required under paragraph (1)(b), ballot papers shall
be distributed to members present at the meeting in the respective
categories provided under section 8(1)(b)(i) or 8(1)(b)(ii) of the
Ordinance as the case may be, and such ballot papers shall list the
names of the candidates in the category in alphabetical order and
indicate the number of members to be elected in that category.

(3) Upon a ballot under paragraph (1)(b) the members in each
category present and voting at the meeting shall mark the names of the
candidates nominated for whom they vote as elected members, and no
member shall, when so voting, mark more or fewer names than there are
members to be elected; and if any member shall do so its vote shall be
disqualified.

(4) Ballots in each category shall be counted separately, and
scrutineers shall be appointed by the Chairman of the electoral general
meeting to prepare as soon as practicable the result of the ballot
showing the votes cast for each candidate; and the scrutineers shall
give the result to the Chairman of that meeting who shall announce the
names of the successful candidates without revealing the votes cast for
each candidate.

5. (1) If a casual vacancy occurs among the elected members of the
Committee, that vacancy shall be filled by election in accordance with
this by-law.

(2) Upon the vacancy occurring, the Committee shall call a general
meeting for the purpose of an election to fill that vacancy.





(3) Notice of the general meeting called under paragraph (2)
shall be sent by the Secretary to all members from the category
under section 8(1)(b) of the Ordinance in respect of which the
vacancy has occurred not less than 30 days prior to the date of the
meeting and the notice shall-
(a) notify members ofthe vacancy;
(b)specify the day, time and place for the holding of the
meeting;
(c) call for nominations in respect of that vacancy; and
(d) be accompanied by blank nomination forms.

(4) By-laws 2 and 4 shall apply to an election held under this
by-law with such modifications as are necessary to make them
applicable to the circumstances.

(5) A member elected in an election held under this by-law
shall hold office until the conclusion of the next electoral general
meeting.

6. An elected member shall be deemed to have vacated its
office as a member of the Committee if-

(a) it resigns office, by notice in writing to the Secretary;
(b)it is absent without permission of the Chairman of the
Committee from 3 consecutive meetings of the Committee
of which it has had due notice, and the Committee resolves
that its office be vacated; or

(c)it ceases to belong to the category of members to which it
belonged when elected as a member of the Committee.

7. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), 8 members of the Commit-
tee, 2 of whom shall be continuing members, shall form a quorum at
a meeting of the Committee.

(2) If the business to be transacted at a Committee meeting
includes consideration of the recommendations made by a Discipli-
nary Committee under section 21(1) of the Ordinance, 10 members,
2 of whom shall be continuing members, shall form a quorum at that
meeting.

8. (1) The Secretary shall give to each member of the Com-
mittee not less than 2 days notice of Committee meetings, but a
meeting may be called at shorter notice at the request of the
Chairman or Vice-Chairman.

(2) A notice under paragraph (1) shall specify the time and
place for the holding of the meeting and the business to be
transacted.

9. A resolution approved in writing by all members of the
Committee shall be as valid and effectual as if passed at a meeting of
the Committee.





10. (1) The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, shall be
chairman at a meeting of the Committee.

(2) If, 15 minutes after the time appointed for any meeting of the
Committee, neither the Chairman nor the Vice-Chairman is present, the
members of the Committee may elect one of their number to be chairman
of the meeting.

11. (1) Subject to section 21(1) of the Ordinance, a question arising
at a meeting of the Committee shall be decided by a majority vote of the
members present and voting.

(2) At a meeting of the Committee each member present shall have
one vote, and in the event of an equality of votes the Chairman of the
meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

12. (1) A meeting of the Committee may be adjourned from time to
time and place to place, but no business shall be transacted at an
adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the
meeting which was adjourned.

(2) It shall not be necessary to give notice of an adjourned meeting
unless the meeting which was adjourned has so directed.

13. Minutes of meetings of the Committee and all sub-committees
thereof shall be entered in the records kept by the Secretary for that
purpose, and any such minutes, if purporting to be signed by the
Chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings were held, or by the
Chairman of the next succeeding meeting, shall be evidence of the
proceedings.

14. (1) The Committee shall provide for the safe custody of the
Common Seal of the Association.

(2) Subject to section 3(3) of the Ordinance, the Common Seal of the
Association shall not be used or affixed to any instrument except on the
authority of a resolution of the Committee or of a sealing sub-committee
appointed by the Committee for that purpose.

PART II

THE CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL

15. All elected members of the Consultative Council shall be
elected at the Association's annual general meeting and shall retire at
the conclusion of the next annual general meeting after the meeting at
which they were elected but, subject to section 9(1)(b) and (4) of the
Ordinance, shall be eligible for re~election.





16. (1) Every member eligible to be an elected member of the
Consultative Council shall give to the Secretary a written notice
specifying--

(a) its place of incorporation, or, in the case of an unincorporated
member, its principal place of business; and

(b)its appropriate region, as set out in the Schedule to the
Ordinance.

(2) The Secretary shall maintain a record of all notices under
paragraph (1) and shall produce the record at every annual general
meeting.

(3) Where the Schedule is amended pursuant to section 9(3) of the
Ordinance or where there is a change in a member's place of
incorporation or principal place of business, any member affected by
such amendment or to which the change relates shall forthwith give the
Secretary a new notice under paragraph (1).

(4) A notice under paragraph (1) shall be given to the Secretary

(a) in the case of existing members, within 2 weeks of the
commencement of these by-laws; and

(b)in the case of new members, within 2 weeks of becoming a
member.

17. (1) Notice of an annual general meeting at which an election of
members of the Consultative Council is to take place shall be sent by
the Secretary to all members not less than 30 days prior to the date of
the meeting and shall be accompanied by blank nomination forms.

(2) A member who is a candidate for election to the Consultative
Council shall be proposed by one member from the same region as set
out in the Schedule to the Ordinance as the candidate and seconded by
another member from such region.

(3) A candidate may act as its own proposer or seconder.

(4) The nomination referred to in paragraph (2) shall be-

(a)- in writing;

(b) signed on behalf of the proposer and seconder; and

(c)accompanied by a notice in writing signed on behalf of the
candidate indicating willingness to serve on the Consultative
Council, if elected.

(5) The nomination paper and notice referred to in paragraph (4)
shall be lodged with the Secretary not less than 18 days prior to the
annual general meeting.

(6) A candidate may, by notice in writing addressed to the
Secretary, withdraw at any time before the annual general meeting.

(7) The Secretary shall, not less than 14 days prior to the annual
general meeting, send to each member a notice containing





the names of the candidates nominated for election to the Consultative
Council in respect of each region set out in the Schedule to the
Ordinance and a list of the members eligible to vote in respect of each
such region; and the notice shall indicate the number of members to be
elected in respect of each such region.

18. (1) If the number of members nominated under by-law 17 for
election to the Consultative Council in respect of any region set out in
the Schedule to the Ordinance

(a)does not exceed the number of members to be elected in
respect of that region, then the candidates nominated for that
region shall be deemed to have been duly elected with effect
from the conclusion of the general meeting;

(b)exceeds the number of members to be elected in respect of
that region, the election shall be determined by ballot of the
members from that region present at the general meeting and
the member or members receiving the largest number of votes
shall be elected; and in the event of equality of votes the
selection of the membership of the Consultative Council shall
be determined by the drawing of lots between the candidates
whose votes are equal;

(c)is less than the number of members to be elected in respect of
each such region, a fresh election shall be held to fill any
vacancy remaining unfilled at the conclusion of that meeting,
which fresh election shall proceed as if it were an election held
under by-law 19.

(2) If a ballot is required under paragraph (1)(b), ballot papers shall
be distributed to members present at the general meeting from the
region and such ballot papers shall list the candidates in alphabetical
order and indicate the number of members to be elected in respect of
that region.

(3) Upon a ballot under paragraph (1)(b) the members from such
region present and voting at the meeting shall mark the names 9f the
candidates nominated for whom they vote as elected members of the
Consultative Council and no member shall, when so voting, mark more
or fewer names than there are members to be elected; and if any member
shall do so its vote shall be disqualified.

(4) Ballots in respect of a region shall be counted separately and
scrutineers shall be appointed by the Chairman of the general meeting to
prepare as soon as practicable the result of the ballot showing the votes
cast for each candidate, and the scrutineers shall give the result to the
Chairman who shall announce the names of the successful candidates
without revealing the votes cast for each candidate.

19. (1) If a casual vacancy occurs among the elected members of
the Consultative Council, that vacancy shall be filled by election in
accordance with this by-law.





(2) Upon the vacancy occurring, the Committee shall call a general
meeting for the purpose of an election to fill that vacancy.

(3) Notice of the general meeting called under paragraph (2) shall
be sent by the Secretary to all members from the region in respect of
which the vacancy has occurred not less than 30 days prior to the date
of the meeting and the notice shall

(a) notify members of the vacancy;

(b)specify the day, time and place for the holding of the meeting;

(c) call for nominations in respect of that vacancy; and

(d) be accompanied by blank nomination forms.

(4) By-laws 17 and 18 shall apply to an election held under this by-
law with such modifications as are necessary to make them applicable to
the circumstances.

(5) A member elected in an election held under this by-law shall
hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting.

20. An elected member of the Consultative Council shall be deemed
to have vacated its office if

(a) it resigns office, by notice in writing to the Secretary;

(b)it is absent without permission of the Chairman of the
Consultative Council from 3 consecutive meetings of that
Council of which it has had due notice and the Council
resolves that its office be vacated; or

(c)it ceases to be incorporated or to have its principal place of
business in the region in respect of which it was elected.

PART 111

MEETINGS OF THE
ASSOCIATION

21. (1) The first annual general meeting of the Association shall be
held as soon as practicable after the commencement of these by-laws.

(2) An annual general meeting of the Association shall be held not
less than once in every calendar year and not more than 15 months after
the previous annual general meeting and on such date as the Committee
shall determine.

(3) The following business shall be transacted at an annual general
meeting

(a)to approve a report of the Committee on the affairs of the
Association and to approve the accounts of the Association
and the report of the auditor;





(b)to elect, in accordance with these by-laws, members of the
Committee and the Consultative Council; and

(c) to discuss any other business.

(4) Notice of an annual general meeting shall be sent by the
Secretary to each member not less than 14 days prior to the date of the
meeting and shall specify the day, time and place for the holding of the
meeting and the business to be transacted and shall be accompanied by
the report of the Committee, the accounts of the Association and the
report of the auditor.

(5) A member shall, if it wishes to propose a resolution as any other
business at an annual general meeting, give to the Secretary not less
than 7 days before the annual general meeting written notice of such
resolution and shall in the notice give the name of another member
willing to second the resolution.

(6) The Secretary shall, not less than 3 days before the annual
general meeting, send to each member a copy of a resolution under
paragraph (5).

22. (1) The Committee may, whenever it thinks fit, call an
extraordinary general meeting.

(2) The Committee shall call an extraordinary general meeting upon
receipt of a request in writing signed by not less than

(a)75% of members eligible for election to the Committee under
section 8(1)(b)(i) of the Ordinance; or

(b)75% of members eligible for election to the Committee under
section 8(1)(b)(ii) of the Ordinance; or

(c) 75% of the members of the Association.

(3) Notice of an extraordinary general meeting shall be sent by the
Secretary to each member

(a)where the meeting is called under paragraph (1), not less than
14 days prior to the date of the meeting;

(b)where the meeting is called under paragraph (2), within 21
days of the receipt of the request and not less than 14 days
prior to the date of the meeting.

(4) The notice of an extraordinary general meeting shall specify the
day, time and place for the holding of the meeting and the business to
be transacted.

(5) At an extraordinary general meeting, no business other than
that specified in the notice shall be transacted.

23. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the quorum for a general meeting
shall be 30 members.

(2) The quorum for a general meeting called under by-law 5(2) or
19(2) shall be 15 members.





(3) If within 30 minutes from the time appointed for the meeting a
quorum is not present the meeting, if convened at the request of
members under by-law 22(2), shall be dissolved, but in any other case it
shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time
or if such day shall be a public holiday to the next succeeding business
day, and if at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not present the
business may be proceeded with by the members as may then be
present.

(4) Where a general meeting is adjourned under paragraph (3), the
Secretary shall give notice of the place of the adjourned meeting to all
members not less than 24 hours before the time for the meeting.

24. Accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting or to
supply a ballot paper to any member shall not invalidate the
proceedings or any resolution passed at such meeting.

25. The Chairman of the Committee or in his absence the Vice-
Chairman shall be entitled to take the chair at every general meeting,
and if within 10 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting neither
of them shall be present, or if they shall have previously notified the
Secretary of their intention not to be present, the members of the
Committee present at the meeting shall determine which of them shall be
chairman of the meeting.

26. (1) Save as regards the election of elected members of the
Committee, and the election of elected members of the Consultative
Council, a resolution or amendment thereto proposed and seconded at a
general meeting shall be put to the meeting by the Chairman of the
meeting and (subject to paragraph (3)) be decided by a show of hands.

(2) Each member shall have one vote on a question coming before
a general meeting and in the event of equality of votes the Chairman of
the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

(3) A poll shall be taken on a resolution or amendment thereto
proposed and seconded at a general meeting if requested

(a)by not less than 30 members immediately after the declaration
by the Chairman of the meeting of the result of a show of
hands under paragraph (1); or

(b) by the Chairman of the meeting.

(4) Unless a poll is held under paragraph (3) a declaration by the
Chairman of the meeting that a resolution or amendment thereto has on
a show of hands been carried, or lost, shall be conclusive evidence
thereof, without proof of the numbers for or against the resolution.

(5) If a poll is held under paragraph (3) it shall be held in such
manner as the Chairman of the meeting shall direct and the Chairman of
the meeting shall appoint one or more scrutineers to





sign a report on the result of the poll, which shall be declared by the
Chairman of the meeting.

(6) No poll shall be held on a resolution for adjournment of
the meeting.

(7) The Chairman of the meeting may with the consent of the
meeting adjourn any meeting from time to time and from place to
place. No business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting
other than the business left unfinished at the meeting which was
adjourned, and no fresh notice shall be required unless the meeting
otherwise directs.

(8) Minutes of all proceedings at a general meeting shall be
entered in records kept by the Secretary for that purpose, and any
such minutes, if purporting to be signed by the Chairman of the
meeting at which the proceedings were held, or by the Chairman of
the next succeeding meeting, shall be evidence of the proceedings.

PART IV

REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS

27. (1) A designation in writing of a representative made by a
member pursuant to section 10 of the Ordinance shall-
(a)be addressed to the Chairman of the Association at its
head office in Hong Kong;
(b) be signed by a senior executive of the member; and
(c) bear the specimen signature of the representative.

(2) A designation made pursuant to paragraph (1) may be
cancelled, or replaced by a fresh designation, by a document
addressed to the Chairman of the Association at its head office in
Hong Kong and signed by a senior executive of the member.

(3) The Committee shall be entitled to presume that the person
signing a document under paragraph (1) or (2) above on behalf of a
member has the requisite authority from the member to do so.

28. The Committee shall cause the Secretary to maintain, and
keep up to date, a register of designations made by members.

29. (1) The register of designations shall close 48 hours before
a general meeting is held, and shall re-open at the conclusion of such
meeting.

(2) The Secretary shall bring to every general meeting of the
Association the register of designations and before the start of every
such meeting the Secretary shall use his best endeavours to ensure
that persons present to represent members are in accordance with
the register of designations.





(3) Accidental irregularity in the representation of a member at a
general meeting or at a meeting of the Committee shall not invalidate the
proceedings or any resolution passed thereat.

PART V

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ACCOUNTS

30. (1) The Committee shall fix the entrance fee and annual
subscription payable by each member, and may also determine the
amount and date of payment of any special subscriptions that may be
required from members to meet costs, expenses or liabilities incurred or
entered into by the Association in pursuance of any object of the
Association or in connexion with any matter or thing reasonably
incidental thereto.

(2) If any member fails to pay any fee or subscription under
paragraph (1) within 1 month of a formal demand from the Committee for
the payment thereof, the Committee may. for so long as the member
continues not to pay such fee or subscription

(a)if the member is a member of the Committee or the Council,
suspend or revoke such membership;

(b)deprive the member of the right to be a candidate for an
election to the Committee or the Council;

(c)deprive the member of the right to vote in any such election or
to sign a nomination for any such election or to propose or
second any other member for election.

(3) The Committee may exercise all or any of the power conferred
on it under paragraph (2) in relation to a member.

(4) Where a member fails to pay in the circumstances described in
paragraph (2), the Committee shall so inform the Financial Secretary and
shall also inform him of the exercise or proposed exercise of any power
under paragraph (2).

31. (1) The Committee shall maintain proper accounts of all
transactions of the Association and shall prepare for every financial
year (as determined by the Committee) a statement of the accounts
of the Association, containing an income and expenditure account
and a balance sheet, both of which shall be signed by one continuing
member andone elected me- member of the Committee.

(2) The Committee shall appoint an auditor who shall be entitled to
have access to all books of account, vouchers and other financial
records of the Association and to require such information and
explanations thereon as he thinks fit, and such auditor shall audit the
statements drawn up under paragraph (1) as soon as possible and shall
make a report thereon to the Committee.

(3) A copy of the signed statement of accounts together with the
audit report thereon shall be transmitted to members with the notice
convening the annual general meeting.





(4) The Committee may appoint a Treasurer to control the
funds of the Association either on an honorary or salaried basis
upon such terms and for such period as the Committee shall think fit
and may delegate to any such Treasurer such duties as may be
considered appropriate by the Committee.
L.N. 66/81. Citation. Nomination of elected members of the Committee. (Cap. 155.) Term of office of elected members. Procedure for election. Filling of casual vacancies on the Committee. Vacation of office. Quorum for Committee meetings. Notice of committee meetings. Resolutions. Chairman of Committee meetings. Voting at meetings of the committee. Adjournments of meetings of the Committee. Minutes of meetings. Custody of the common Seal. Term of office of elected members of Consultative Council. Record of members eligible to be elected members of consultative Council. Nomination of elected members of the Consultative Council. Procedure for election to Consultative Council. Filing of casual vacancies on the Consultative Council. Vacation of office. Annual general meetings. Extraordinary general meetings. Quorum for general meetings. Accidental omission to give notice etc. Chairman of general meetings. Procedure at general meetings. Designation. Register of designations. Closure of register before a general meeting. Entrance fees and subscriptions. Accounts and audit.

L.N. 66/81. Citation. Nomination of elected members of the Committee. (Cap. 155.) Term of office of elected members. Procedure for election. Filling of casual vacancies on the Committee. Vacation of office. Quorum for Committee meetings. Notice of committee meetings. Resolutions. Chairman of Committee meetings. Voting at meetings of the committee. Adjournments of meetings of the Committee. Minutes of meetings. Custody of the common Seal. Term of office of elected members of Consultative Council. Record of members eligible to be elected members of consultative Council. Nomination of elected members of the Consultative Council. Procedure for election to Consultative Council. Filing of casual vacancies on the Consultative Council. Vacation of office. Annual general meetings. Extraordinary general meetings. Quorum for general meetings. Accidental omission to give notice etc. Chairman of general meetings. Procedure at general meetings. Designation. Register of designations. Closure of register before a general meeting. Entrance fees and subscriptions. Accounts and audit.

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