Section 14: General meetings
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14. General meetings
(1) An annual general meeting of the members of the Society shall be
held every year after the close of the preceding financial year of the Society
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but not later than 20 December and shall be called by notices published in at
least 2 of the local newspapers not less than 14 days before the day fixed
for the meeting.
(2) The meeting shall be presided over by the Chairperson or ViceChairperson and, in their absence, the members present shall appoint a
Chairperson.
(3) (a) The Secretary of the Committee shall act as Secretary of the
meetings and shall record minutes of the proceedings which shall be signed
by the Chairperson and by the Secretary.
(b) An extract of those minutes signed by the Chairperson and the
Secretary shall be prima facie evidence of all matters contained in them.
(4) (a) All questions to be decided at a general meeting shall be decided
by a majority on a show of hands.
(b) A declaration by the Chairperson that a resolution has been carried or lost shall be conclusive unless a poll is demanded by at least 10 of
the members present.
(c) Each member shall have one vote and the Chairperson shall have
an original as well as a casting vote.
(d) The quorum at a general meeting shall be 20.