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[Subsidiary]
L.N. 137/77.
L.N. 137/77.
Meetings of Council.
Quorum of Council. L.N. 137/77.
Notice of meetings of Council.
Chairman of meetings of Council.
CAP. 50]
Professional Accountants By-laws
[1977 Ed.
(4) Completed ballot papers shall be returned to the Registrar not less than 48 hours before the annual general meeting at which the election is to be held.
(4A) The auditor of the Society shall count the number of votes cast for each candidate and shall furnish to the Council a confidential report in writing on the number of votes so cast.
(5) The Council shall meet before the annual general meeting to receive from the auditor of the Society the confidential report referred to in paragraph (4A) and to eliminate the candidates receiving the lowest number of votes until the number of candidates left equals the number of vacancies, and those candidates shall be deemed to have been elected.
(6) If an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates, and the addition of one vote would entitle any candidate to be declared elected, the President shall have a casting vote to determine which of such candidates shall be deemed to have been elected.
4. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Council shall meet at such times and places as it may determine.
(2) The Council shall meet at least once in every 3 months to discuss the management and affairs of the Society.
(3) A meeting of the Council, other than the first meeting of the first Council, may be called-
(a) on the order of the President; or
(b) at the request in writing, addressed to the Registrar, of 4 members of the Council.
5.
Six members of the Council shall form a quorum at a meeting of the Council.
6. (1) Except in the case of the first meeting of the first Council, the Registrar shall give to each member of the Council-
(a) not less than 7 days' notice in writing of an ordinary meeting of the Council; and
(b) not less than 2 days' notice of a special meeting.
(2) A notice given under paragraph (1) shall specify the time and place for the holding of the meeting and the business to be transacted thereat.
7. (1) The President, or in his absence the Vice-President, shall be chairman at a meeting of the Council.
(2) If, 15 minutes after the time appointed for any meeting of the Council, neither the President nor the Vice-President is