32. A general meeting of the Association shall be--
33. At least seven days prior to every general meeting, every member of the Association shall be notified of the time, venue and agenda of such meeting.| (i) an ordinary general meeting, or |
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| (ii) a Special General Meeting, or |
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| (iii) an Annual General Meeting. |
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34. The quorum for a general meeting shall be twenty-one members inclusive of-
35. Whenever the Board of Management resolves that it is necessary to hold a general meeting of the Association, such meeting which shall be called an ordinary general meeting shall be held provided that only one ordinary general meeting shall be held in any calendar month unless the Board for sufficient cause otherwise resolves such meeting shall be held in the afternoon of the third Sunday of the month.| (a) the president or one Vice-President. and |
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| (b) the Honorary Secretary or the Honorary Assistant Secretary. |
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36. Any fifteen or more members of the Association may, by writing addressed to the Honorary Secretary, requisition a general Meeting of the Association to transact such business as shall be stated in such writing and such meeting shall be summoned by the Honorary Secretary on a date lading within twenty-one days of receipt of such writing by him. Notification to the members of such date shall be completed within ten days of receipt of such writing and if the Honorary Secretary fails to do so. any fifteen or more members whether signatories to the writing or not, may subject to rule 33 summon such meeting for a date falling within twenty-one days of receipt of the writing by the Honorary Secretary. A meeting under this rule shall be called a Special General Meeting.37. The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held either in the month of July or in the month of August each year, and the agenda shall include-
38. Notice of any resolution to be moved at a general meeting shall, together with a copy of its test, be given to the Honorary Secretary at least fourteen days prior to the next meeting of the Board of Management and every such resolution shall be placed before the Board for its approval.| (i) the election of office-bearers mentioned in rule 4 (a) to (f); |
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| (ii) the election of a minimum of thirty-five members as the unofficial members of the Board; |
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| (iii) the consideration of the annual report and the statement of annual accounts of the Association for the preceding year. |
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39. Every resolution coming before the Board under the preceding rule 38 shall be considered by the Board and where the intended proposer or seconder is not a member of the Board, he or they, as the case may be, shall be permitted to speak before the Board on behalf of the resolution.40. No resolution shall be proposed at any general meeting unless the provisions of the preceding rules 38 and 39 have been complied with, and the Board has granted its approval for such resolution being proposed at a general meeting.41. A meeting of the Board of Management shall be-
42. The Board of Management shall meet once every calendar month, and unless the President for sufficient cause otherwise directs. such meeting shall be hold on the first at 3 p.m. at the hall of the Association. A meeting under this rule shall be called a monthly meeting.| (a) a monthly meeting, or |
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43. if for any reason the Honarary. Secretary fails to summon the monthly meeting in two consecutive months, the President may summon a mooting of the Board, to he called an extra ordinary meeting, for the transaction of business which would have been transacted ran such monthly meeting been summoned and held.44. The President may summon a meeting of the Board, to be called an emergency meeting, to consider any matter the consideration of which by the Board should not, in his opinion, be delayed till the next monthly meeting.45. Any ten or more members of the Board may in writing addressed to the Honorary Secretary, requisition a meeting of tine Board to transact any business which shall be specified in such writing. On receipt of such writing, it shall be the duty of the Honorary Secretary to forthwith summon a meeting of the Board, and such meeting shall be called a special meeting of the Board.46. At least three days prior to every meeting of the Board, except an emergency meeting, every member of the Board shall be notified in writing of the time, venue and agenda of such meeting.47. The quorum for an emergency meeting shall be five members and the quorum for any other meeting of the Board shall be eleven members.48. No resolution shall be proposed at any meeting of the Board, unless at least seven days prior notice of such resolution together with a copy of the text has been received by the Honorary Secretary, 49. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding rule 48, the person presiding at any meeting of the Board may during the course of the meeting grant permission to move any resolution which does not comply with the preceding rule 48, on grounds of importance or urgency of the subject of such resolution, and such resolution shall thereupon be moved.50. At every meeting of the Board and at every general meeting of the Association, the person presiding shall have power to give a ruling on either the manner of conducting such meeting, or the interpretation of the rules of the Association or the propriety of transacting any particular item of business at such meeting, and such ruling shall bind all members of the Association.51. The President shall preside at every meeting at which he is present. In his absence a Vice-President shall preside. A member elected by the house may preside in the absence of the President and all Vice-Presidents. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts