General Meetings

  1. 8.1 The Board shall, on requisition in writing or other appropriate format of 5 or more members convene a general meeting of the Association.
  2. 8.2 A requisition for a general meeting shall state the objects of the meeting and shall be acknowledged by the requisitioner/s and deposited at the office of Nican and may consist of several documents in similar form, each acknowledged by one or more of the requisitioner/s.
  3. 8.3 If the Board does not convene a general meeting within twenty-one days from the date on which a requisition is deposited at the office of Nican, the requisitioner/s may convene the meeting; but such meeting may not be held after two months from the date of the deposit of the requisition.
  4. 8.4 A quorum for general meetings will be equal to the number of requisitioners.
  5. 8.5 Upon any question that requires a resolution each member present at the meeting shall have one vote. In the case of equality of votes on a question for resolution, the person presiding at the meeting shall exercise a second or casting vote.
  6. 8.6 If within one hour of a general meeting appointed time a quorum is not present the meeting shall be dissolved.
  7. 8.7 The Chair, or in his/her absence the Vice Chair shall preside as Chair at all meetings.
  8. 8.8 If the Chair and Vice Chair are absent the members present shall elect one of their number to preside as chairperson.