Conference Report 2016
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CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT<br />
appointment will after a period of three consecutive<br />
Annual <strong>Conference</strong>s excluding the <strong>Conference</strong> at<br />
which the person was ratified be subject to reappointment<br />
and remuneration review and will<br />
require to be endorsed by two thirds of the votes<br />
cast by the CEC members, and the re-appointment<br />
will require to be further ratified by the following<br />
Annual Delegate <strong>Conference</strong>, without any limit on<br />
the number of such re-appointments.<br />
(c) The General Secretary shall be employed on a full<br />
time basis under a defined contractual agreement<br />
and shall fulfil such duties as are assigned to<br />
him/her by the Central Executive Committee.<br />
(d) Where the person so appointed is a member of the<br />
Central Executive Committee, a Divisional<br />
Committee or District Committee he/she shall cease<br />
to be a member of such Committee or Committees<br />
upon ratification of his appointment by Annual or<br />
Special Delegate <strong>Conference</strong>. Pending such<br />
ratification his/her position on such Committee or<br />
Committees shall be temporarily filled by another<br />
member co-opted to such Committee or Committees<br />
for that purpose.<br />
(e) The General Secretary shall be responsible for the<br />
safe custody of all reports, papers and resolutions<br />
passed or approved by <strong>Conference</strong>.<br />
(f) The General Secretary shall be responsible for the<br />
day to day supervision and running of the office of<br />
the Secretariat at the Association Headquarters and<br />
for the deployment and management of the staff<br />
therein.<br />
Rule 4<br />
74. Deputy General Secretary<br />
(a) The Central Executive Committee shall employ a<br />
suitably qualified member or non-member to hold<br />
the position as Deputy General Secretary. An<br />
appointment to the office of Deputy General<br />
Secretary and the conditions attaching thereto shall<br />
be ratified by the next Annual or Special Delegate<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> held following the appointment.<br />
(b) The Post of Deputy General Secretary will be filled<br />
on a full-time basis under contractual agreement.<br />
(c) He will assist the General Secretary in the provision<br />
of the Secretariat function to the Association.<br />
General Secretary, otherwise the day to day<br />
functions of the Deputy General Secretary shall be<br />
the responsibility of the General Secretary.<br />
(e) The Deputy General Secretary may attend meetings<br />
of the Central Executive Committee by leave of the<br />
Committee, but he shall not be a member of the<br />
Central Executive Committee, shall not vote on<br />
matters submitted to a vote of the Central Executive<br />
Committee and shall not propose or second motions<br />
at a meeting of the Central Executive Committee.<br />
(f) Where the person so appointed is a member of the<br />
Central Executive Committee, a Divisional<br />
Committee or District Committee he shall cease to<br />
be a member of such Committee or Committees<br />
upon ratification of his appointment by Annual or<br />
Special Delegate <strong>Conference</strong>. Pending such<br />
ratification his position on such Committee or<br />
Committees shall be temporarily filled by another<br />
member co-opted to such Committee or Committees<br />
for that purpose.<br />
Proposed Amendments to Rule 74<br />
74(a) In line 3 replace the word “shall” with the words<br />
“will require to” and continue to end<br />
At end and after the word “appointment” add the<br />
following words “The appointment will after a period of<br />
three consecutive Annual <strong>Conference</strong>s excluding the<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> at which the person was ratified be subject<br />
to re-appointment and remuneration review and will<br />
require to be endorsed by two thirds of the votes cast by<br />
the CEC members, and the re-appointment will require to<br />
be further ratified by the following Annual Delegate<br />
<strong>Conference</strong>, without any limit on the number of such reappointments.”<br />
74 (b) In line 1 add the words “a defined” after the word<br />
“under” and continue to end<br />
74 (c) In line 1 Add the word “/She” after the word “He”<br />
and continue to end<br />
74 (e) In line 2 Add the word “/she” after the word “he”<br />
and continue to end<br />
74 (f) In line 2 Add the word “/she” after the word “he”<br />
and continue to line 4<br />
In line 4 add the word “/her” after the word “his” and<br />
continue to end<br />
(d) The Deputy General Secretary, shall in the absence<br />
of the General Secretary, deputise for him and shall<br />
perform all the functions and duties assigned to the<br />
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