Society of Actuaries - 2003 Archived Yearbook

secret unless the Board determines, in its sole discretion, that the matter should be disclosed to the
members of the Society or other interested persons prior to the termination of an appeal. This
requirement as to confidentiality and secrecy shall not preclude the Committee or Tribunal from
advising, in its discretion, complainants and members complained of about the progress and outcome of
a matter. The Committee and Tribunal shall report periodically to the Board on its activities.
Confidential reports from the Committee or Tribunal to the Board on any matter, including specific facts
on any particular case, shall not be deemed a violation of confidentiality or secrecy. Nor shall summary
reports of the Committee, Tribunal or the Board to the members of the Society be deemed a violation of
confidentiality or secrecy.
The Board shall notify the members in all instances in which a member is finally determined to be
subject to disciplinary action. At the same time notification is given to the members, the Board may also
give notice of the disciplinary action to such newspapers, journals and interested persons as it may select.
The Board may, by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the whole Board, reinstate to
membership at any time a member suspended or expelled under this article. In the event of a
reinstatement, the Board shall give notice of such action to the members and may give notice to any
newspapers, journals and interested persons.
ARTICLE XIV
AMENDMENTS
Upon request of at least five members of the Board of Governors, the Vice-President and Secretary shall
transmit by mail to members of the Board of Governors notice of any proposed amendment to the By-
Laws. The notice shall state that the proposed amendment shall be voted upon at the next meeting of the
Board of Governors to be held not less than twenty days after the mailing of such notice. Such
amendment shall become effective upon affirmative vote of two-thirds of the whole number of the
Board of Governors. Amendment to the By-Laws may also be made in the manner described in the
Constitution for amendments to the Constitution.
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