kilest of cesser of membership in relation
to fees, etc. paid to Federation. etc.
Annnal general meetings.
Extra-
ordinary general meetings.
Notice of general mcclings.
20. A person who ceases for any reason to be a member shall not solely by reason of his ceasing to be a member, be entitled to the return of any fees or other moneys paid by him to the Federation or relievod of any liability to the Federation which exists at the time he ceases to be a member.
PART IV.
General meetings of Federation.
21. (1) There shall be a general meeting of the Federation not less than once in every year, other than the year 1960.
(2) The first such general meeting shall be held not more than twelve months after the commencement of this Ordinance, and the succeeding such meetings shall be held not more than fifteen months after the preceding such meeting.
(3) It shall be the duty of the general committee to convene the suid general meetings of the Federation, which shall, subject to the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), be held at such time as the com- mittec may think fit.
(4) Any meeting held in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be styled the annual general meeting.
22. (1) The general committee may convene a general meeting of the Federation whenever it considers it to be necessary.
(2) The general committee shall convene a general meeting of the Federation on a requisition in writing addressed to the secretary and signed by not less than one-tenth of the members.
(3) Any meeting held in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be styled an extraordinary general meeting.
23. (1) The general committee shall cause to be sent to every member not less than ten days' notice of any general meeting of the Federation.
(2) Every such notice shall specify-
(a) the day on, and the time and place at, which the meeting wil
be held:
(b) in the case of an annual general meeting, other than such a meeting at which the only business to be considered is the in come and expenditure account, balance sheet, auditors' report. of the report of the general committee or the appointment auditors, and in the case of any extraordinary general meeting. in general terms the nature of the business which is to be co sidered.
(3) Neither the accidental omission to give such notice to any member nor the fact that any member has not received any notice so sent to him or it shall invalidate the proceedings at the meeting.
24. (1) No business shall be transacted at any general meeting of Quorum at the Federation unless a quorum of members who are entitled to vote ameral thereat is present.
meetings, etc.
(2) The quorum for any such meeting shall be not less than fifty such members or one-tenth of the aggregate number of such members, whichever is the less.
(3) If. within half an hour of the time appointed for any such meeting, & quorum is pot present, the meeting shall-
(a) where it was convened pursuant to the provisions of subsection
(2) of section 22, be dissolved; or
(b) in any other case, stand adjourned to the same day in the
ensuing week at the same time and place.
(4) If, within half an hour of the time appointed under the provi- sions of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) for any meeting which has stood adjourned under the provisions of that paragraph, a quorum is not present, the members present who are entitled to vote thereat shall be a quorum.
25. (1) The chairman of the Federation shall, if he is present, Chairmen of preside at every general meeting of the Federation.
general
(2) If the chairman is not present at any such meeting, the deputy chairman of the Federation shall, if he is present, preside at the meeting.
(3) If-
then-
(a) within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for any such meeting, neither the chairman of the Federation nor the deputy chairman thereof is present; or
(b) they have both notified the secretary that they will not be
present at any such meeting.
() one of the members of the general committee elected by those
members thereof present at such meeting; or
(i) if there is only one member of the general committed present at
such meeting, such member; or
(ii) if no member of the general committee is present at such meeting or if no member thereof who is present is willing to preside at such meeting, a member of the Federation elected by those members who are present at the meeting and entitled to vote thercat.
shall preside at the meeting.
meetings,