Section 5: Membership of Council
consolidated text (as at 2005). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
5. Membership of Council
(1) Any—
(a) statutory body, organisation, association or agency from the
public or private sector, which is engaged in activities related to
child welfare; and
(b) individual who has demonstrated commitment to the cause of
child welfare,
may apply to the Board for membership of the Council, in such form as may
be prescribed.
(2) The Board may refuse an application under subsection (1) without
giving any reason for its decision.
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(3) Every member of the Council shall, not later than 30 June, pay to the
Council such annual subscription as the Board may determine.
(4) No election or other proceedings of the Council shall be void by reason of the fact that a member of the Council in arrears with payment of his,
or her, subscription voted at the election or took part in the proceedings.
(5) A member of the Council may resign from the Council by giving the
Council Secretary notice in writing of his, or her, intention to do so.
(6) Every member organisation shall nominate an individual who shall represent it on the Council.