Artendance at meedings of
general com- mities of
members invited by chaicoman of
scheduled group,
Allocation of ordinary and
associato members ta scheduled groups, elc.
First Schedule.
Election of chairmen of scheduled groups, elc.
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44. (1) The chairman of any scheduled group may invite any member who has been allotted to such group to attend any meeting of the general committee at which any matter affecting a trade or industry in which such member is engaged or with which he or it is concerned is to be considered.
(2) Any such member who attends any such meeting of the general committee shall be entitled to be present in the meeting whilst the committee is considering such matter and to address the committee.
PART VII.
Scheduled groups.
45. (1) At the time any person is admitted as an ordinary member or an associate member of the Federation, the general com- mittee shall allot such member to one of the scheduled groups.
(2) Any ordinary member or associate member may apply to the general committee to be allotted to any scheduled group in addition to the group to which be has been allotted by it under the provisions of subsection (1), and shall be allotted to such additional group or groups if the general committee thinks fit.
(3) The general committee may
(a) vary the composition of any scheduled group; or
(b) add any group to, or delete any group from, the First Schedule and add any group to, or delete any group from, the Third Schedule so far as may be necessary in consequence of the addition of any group to, or the deletion of any group from, the First Schedule.
(4) Notification of any variation of the composition of any scheduled group or of the addition of any group to, or the deletion of Bny group from, the First Schedule or the Third Schedule shall be published in the Gazetre.
46. (1) Upon receipt of the notification given by the secretary under the provisions of section 52 of the date of an annual general meeting of the Federation and before the day specified therein as the day on which such meeting will be held, the ordinary members allotted to each of the scheduled groups shall elect a chairman and vice- chairman of the group, who shall be an ordinary member of that group or a representative of any such ordinary member.
(2) The persons so elected as chairman and vice-chairman of cach of the scheduled groups shall take office immediately after the said annual general meeting and, save as provided in subsection (3), shall hold office until immediately after the ensuing annual general meeting of the Federation.
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(3) Any person who is the chairman or vice-chairman of any scheduled group shall cease to be the chairman or vice-chairman thereof, as the case may be, if...
(a) he is adjudicated bankrupt or makes a composition or scheme
of arrangement with his creditors; (b) he becomes of unsound mind:
(c) being a member at the time of his election as such chairman or vice-chairman, he ceases for any reason to be a member; (d) being a representative at the time of his election as such chairman or vice-chairman, he ceases to be such representative: (e) he resigns his office by notice in writing addressed to the
secretary; or
(b) the member whose representative he was at the time of his election as such chairman or vice-chairman ceases for any reason to be a member.
(4) If the chairman or vice-chairman of any scheduled group dies or ceases for any other reason to be such chairman or vice-chairman, the ordinary members of that group shall, as soon as practicable, elect another ordinary member of that group or the representative of any such ordinary member to be the chairman or vice-chairman thereof, as the case may be, and, save as provided in subsection (3), the person so elected shall hold office until immediately after the ensuing annual general meeting of the Federation.
47. (I) The chairman of any scheduled group may convene a Convening of meeting of the group whenever he considers it necessary.
meetings of scheduled
(2) Upon the requisition in writing of not less than one-tenth of group. The members of any scheduled group, the secretary shall convene a meeting of the group,
48. The provisions of section 39 shall apply, mutatis mutantis, Procedure at to meetings of any scheduled group as they apply to meetings of the meetings of general committee.
PART VII.
Supplementary and miscellaneous.
49. (1) Every member which is a corporation, firmu, association or organization shall appoint one of its members or officers to be its representative for the purposes of the Federation.
scheduled group.
Appoint- ment of rep- resentatives by members which are corporations,
(2) Any person who is so appointed as the representative of any member shall be entitled to attend any meeting of the Federation, and firms. etc. to be heard and to vote thereat to the same extent as the member which he represents.
(3) Every such member shall notify the secretary of the name of the person whom it has, for the time being, so appointed to be its representative.