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1. The name of
the Branch shall be The Salmon & Trout Association – East
Sussex Branch.
2. The
objectives of the Branch, in support of The Salmon & Trout
Association, are to safeguard the game
fish and fisheries of the UK and the interests of those
who fish for salmon and trout by rod and line. The
Branch is financially independent of The Salmon and Trout
Association Ltd.
3. Membership
of East Sussex
Branch shall be open to those who are members of The
Salmon & Trout
Association. Membership shall be determined by residence
within the county of East Sussex or by choice,
subject to the confirmation of The Salmon & Trout
Association.
4. The Officers
of the Branch shall consist of Chairman, Vice Chairman,
Secretary, Treasurer and Branch
Organiser. Any individual if required, may hold more than
one office.
5. A Committee
in which the management of the Branch shall be vested
shall consist of the Officers of the
Branch and a maximum of six other members. Any five
Committee members to include two Officers
shall form a quorum. The Committee shall be empowered to
co‑opt other members on to the Committee
between Annual General Meetings, if necessary.
6. The Officers
and other members of the Committee for the ensuing year
shall be elected annually by
members at the Annual General Meeting. It is desirable
that the Chairman shall not hold office for more
than three consecutive years.
7. The Branch's year
shall end on 31st December and an Annual
General Meeting shall be held before the end
of February in each year. At that Meeting, members shall
receive the Branch Annual Report together with
the Branch's verified accounts of the year.
8. The elected Committee
shall be empowered to act as they see fit in the interests
of the Branch including
the raising of monies in pursuit of the Objectives of the
Branch and such powers shall include the
investment of monies not required for the immediate
purposes of the Branch in instruments with trust
monies, by law, may be invested with powers from time to
time to transfer, pay away or otherwise
dispose of such monies.
9. The
Treasurer shall keep account of all the income and
expenditure of the Branch and shall submit
accounts, duly verified, for approval at the Annual
General Meeting. The banking accounts shall be
operated under the sole signature of the Treasurer in
respect of payments not exceeding £500. For
payments over £500 the signature of a second Officer shall
be required. Any monies held in a Trust Fund
by the Branch shall be controlled by the Chairman or
Vice‑Chairman and any one of the other Officers.
10. An independent
examiner, not being a member of the Committee, shall be
appointed to verify the books
and accounts of the Branch. The appointment shall be made
at each Annual General Meeting.
11. The Annual General
Meeting shall be called by giving 21 days notice in
writing to the members. An
Extraordinary General Meeting may be called by giving 21
days notice in writing to members together
with a copy of the resolution(s) to be put before the
Meeting.
12. Business of the Branch
conducted at the Annual General Meeting or an
Extraordinary General Meeting
shall be passed by a simple majority of those present at
the meeting and voting except for those matters
referred to in paragraphs 13 and 14.
13. No additions or
amendments to the Branch's Constitution and Rules shall be
made except at an Annual
General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting, with
the consent of two thirds of the members
present at the meeting and voting.
14. A motion to dissolve
the Branch, other than on the instructions of The Salmon &
Trout Association, may
be made only at an Annual General Meeting or an
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Branch and to
be carried shall have the support of three quarters of the
members present at the meeting and voting. If
carried, then all funds and assets of the Branch, after
settlement of outstanding debts, shall be donated to
The Salmon & Trout Association whose Director at that time
shall provide a full and sufficient discharge.
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