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Constitution

Last revised May 2003

1 TITLE

1.1 The name of the Group shall be the Nottinghamshire Occupational Safety and Health Association.

1.2 The Association is established to provide a service for the County of Nottinghamshire.

1.3 The Association shall be self-supporting.

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1 The objectives of the Association shall be:

(a) To promote interest in accident prevention, health and safety among industry, commerce, education and other institutions within the area provided for by the Association.

(b) To foster, encourage and develop a spirit of co-operation between employer and employee, with regard to accident prevention, health and safety, and to encourage the establishment of active and effective safety organisations.

(c) To provide a forum for discussion of safety and health risks highlighted by members, with the object of eliminating or reducing such risks.

(d) To provide a facility for pooling and disseminating knowledge, study of appropriate statutory requirements, reading of papers, promotion of lectures, discussions, seminars and any other activities in furtherance of the general objects of the Association.

3 MEMBERSHIP

3.1 Membership of the Association shall be open to all occupational organisations within the area provided for by the Association and to other interested organisations and individuals, at the discretion of the Executive Committee, on payment of the annual subscription at the time of application for membership and subsequent annual subscriptions as approved by the Association.

3.2 The Membership Year shall be from the 1st of April to the following 31st of March. Membership shall be considered as lapsed when the annual subscriptions for two consecutive years has not been received by the Association's Honorary Treasurer at the date of the Annual General Meeting in the second year. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to restore membership on the payment of arrears due.

3.3 The Health & Safety Executive's regional head of operations, or his district nominee, shall be an Honorary Member.

3.4 Honorary Life membership shall be conferred on individuals by the Association, on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, at an Annual General Meeting. The names of all existing Honorary Life Members shall be listed at every Annual General Meeting. Honorary Life Members shall enjoy full membership, other than voting rights at Annual and Special General Meetings.

4 PRESIDENT

4.1 The Association may elect a President to hold the office for a period not exceeding two years. A retiring President is to be eligible for re-election.

5 VICE-PRESIDENTS

5.1 At such times as considered appropriate the Association may elect one, or more, vice-president(s) - such elections being effective until the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. All retiring vice-presidents are to be eligible for re-election.

6 OFFICERS

6.1 The Officers of the Association, who shall be elected by the Association, shall consist of:

Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Assistant Secretary and Honorary Treasurer.

6.2 All Officers shall retire after serving for one year, but are eligible for re-election

6.3 The members of the retiring Executive Committee shall elect the Chairman.

7 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

7.1 The Executive Committee shall consist of the elected officers and up to five other members who shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting.

7.2 The elected committee members shall retire after serving for one year, but are eligible for re-election.

7.3 The President, if elected, and the immediate past Chairman of the Association, provided he is a member of the Association, shall be ex-officio members of the Executive Committee.

7.4 The Health & Safety Executive's regional head of operations, or his district nominee, shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Executive Committee as Honorary Advisor.

8 ELECTIONS

8.1 Officers, Executive Committee Members and any President and Vice-President shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting for the ensuing year, excepting that the President may be invited to hold the office for a period of two years.

8.2 Only member organisation nominees and individual members in benefit of current membership and Honorary Life Members are eligible for election as Officers an/or Executive Committee Members.

8.3 Nominations for election are to be made in writing to the Honorary Secretary fourteen days before the Annual General Meeting.

8.4 Nominations are to include the names of the Proposer and the Seconder and an indication of the Nominee's willingness to accept nomination.

8.5 The Chairman, or his / her representative, shall have discretion to accept late nominations in the absence of prior nominations.

9 APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS

9.1 At an ordinary meeting of the Association prior to an Annual General Meeting, the Association shall appoint two honorary auditors to audit the Association's Accounts.

10 ORGANISATION

10.1 The Executive Committee shall arrange meetings, works visits, conferences and other activities and shall carry out such other duties in pursuance of the interests of Members of the Association.

11 MANAGEMENT

11.1 The Association is to be managed by the Executive Committee which shall have the authority to co-opt additional members to assist with particular management requirements. Such co-opted members are to serve as long as the Executive Committee considers appropriate. Co-opted members shall not count in establishing a quorum of the Executive Committee.

12 VOTING

12.1 Only member organisation nominees and individual members in benefit of current membership, excluding Honorary Life Members, shall be entitled to vote in any election or concerning any proposition.

12.2 Decisions at Association and Executive Committee meetings shall be decided by a simple majority. The member acting as Chairman shall be entitled to a casting vote.

13 MEETINGS

13.1 Ordinary meetings of the Association shall take place normally on the fourth Wednesday of the months of September to May, except as notified in the Association's programme or minutes.

13.2 Executive Committee meetings shall meet not less than twice a year. Five members of the Committee shall form a quorum, two of which shall be elected officers of the Association.

13.3 Visits to industrial centres or other centres of interest, of a vocational nature that support the objectives of the Association, will normally take place during the month of June.

13.4 An Association event, such as a Christmas or Spring Luncheon for members of the Association and their guests, may be arranged during the year.

13.5 Annual General Meetings shall normally take place on the fourth Wednesday in May. Notice of the meeting is to be posted at least seven days prior to the meeting.

13.6 The Executive Committee may call extraordinary General Meetings at any time and the members shall be advised twenty-one days before such meetings. A group of at least ten ordinary members, entitled to vote, may also call an Extraordinary General meeting. In the latter case cases twenty-eight days written notice shall be given to the Honorary Secretary, or in his absence to the Honorary Assistant Secretary. A quorum at this type of meeting shall consist of at least 50% of the entitled members.

13.7 Other Meetings: A member of the Executive Committee is to represent the Association on other committees, councils or official bodies / organisations as proposed by the Executive Committee.

14 VISITORS

14.1 Visitors are welcome to all the Association's Ordinary Meetings, without prejudice to the benefit of the members of the Association.

15 FINANCE

15.1 The rate of the Annual Subscription shall be as agreed at an Annual General Meeting.

15.2 No member of the Association shall have authority to commit the Association to expenditure without the express agreement of the Executive Committee or, on its behalf, the Honorary Treasurer and another elected officer of the Association.

16 ANNUAL REPORTS

16.1 General and Financial Reports shall be submitted to each Annual General Meeting by the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer and the Chairman.

17 AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

17.1 Proposals to amend the Constitution are to be circulated by the Secretary, as directed by the Executive Committee, with the notice of an Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting. In the case of proposals not arising from the Executive Committee, but for inclusion at an Annual General Meeting, notice is required as if calling a Extraordinary General Meeting.

18 WINDING UP

18.1 In the event that the Association ceases to operate, all surplus funds, after the Association has settled all its debts and commitments, are to be donated to a national safety, charitable organisation. An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be called specifically for winding up the affairs of the Association and selecting the charitable organisation.

19 ADOPTION

19.1 This revision of the Association's Constitution was adopted at the Annual General Meeting of the Association held on Wednesday, May 21st 2003, at Basford Hall College, Basford, Nottingham, and took effect immediately. All amendments (as agreed at the Annual General Meeting) to the original are in bold italics.