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Rules<br />

9. Cessation as a Director.<br />

A person shall cease to be a Director if he:<br />

(a) ceases to be a member of the <strong>Association</strong>;<br />

(b) becomes an <strong>in</strong>solvent under adm<strong>in</strong>istration;<br />

(c) becomes of unsound m<strong>in</strong>d or a person whose person or estate is liable to be<br />

dealt with <strong>in</strong> any way under the law relat<strong>in</strong>g to mental health;<br />

(d) resigns his office by notice <strong>in</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g to the <strong>Association</strong>;<br />

(e) is absent without the consent of the Board from all meet<strong>in</strong>gs of the Board held<br />

dur<strong>in</strong>g a period of one year.<br />

10. Casual Vacancy.<br />

The Board shall have power to fill a casual vacancy by conduct<strong>in</strong>g a ballot<br />

as provided for <strong>in</strong> Rule 7 to elect a member from the same State as the member<br />

ceas<strong>in</strong>g to be a Director. The member so elected shall hold office only until the<br />

next election.<br />

11. Annual Meet<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

The annual meet<strong>in</strong>g shall be held each year at a time and place to be determ<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

by the Board.<br />

12. Board Meet<strong>in</strong>gs:<br />

Board meet<strong>in</strong>gs will be held at such time and place as the Board shall decide.<br />

The procedure at meet<strong>in</strong>gs of the Board shall be determ<strong>in</strong>ed by the Board.<br />

13. Special General Meet<strong>in</strong>gs:<br />

It shall not be necessary to hold any General Meet<strong>in</strong>g other than the Annual<br />

General Meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> any year unless the President or the Board at its discretion<br />

determ<strong>in</strong>es to convene a Special General Meet<strong>in</strong>g or a requisition for a Special<br />

General Meet<strong>in</strong>g is received by the President or the Chief Executive signed by<br />

fifty (50) f<strong>in</strong>ancial members of the <strong>Association</strong>.<br />

14. Procedure for Annual and Special General Meet<strong>in</strong>gs:<br />

(a) Subject to Rule 26, at least 30 days notice <strong>in</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g shall be given to all<br />

members of the date, time and place of any annual or special general meet<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

(b) Any motion other than a motion to amend the Statement of Purposes and Rules<br />

may be proposed at the annual general meet<strong>in</strong>g without notice.<br />

(c) No bus<strong>in</strong>ess shall be considered at a special general meet<strong>in</strong>g other than the<br />

bus<strong>in</strong>ess set out <strong>in</strong> the notice of meet<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

(d) The quorum at the Annual General Meet<strong>in</strong>g shall be 15.<br />

(e) The quorum at the Special General Meet<strong>in</strong>g shall be 50.<br />

(f) The President shall preside at all the General Meet<strong>in</strong>gs of the <strong>Association</strong>. If he<br />

is not present with<strong>in</strong> fifteen m<strong>in</strong>utes after the time appo<strong>in</strong>ted for the hold<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

the meet<strong>in</strong>g or if he is unwill<strong>in</strong>g to act the members present shall elect one of their<br />

number to be chairman of the meet<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

(g) The chairman may with the consent of any meet<strong>in</strong>g at which a quorum is present<br />

adjourn the meet<strong>in</strong>g from time to time and from place to place but no bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />

shall be transacted at any adjourned meet<strong>in</strong>g other than the bus<strong>in</strong>ess left unf<strong>in</strong>ished<br />

at the meet<strong>in</strong>g from which the adjournment took place. If a meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />

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