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Constitution |
| Norland Conservation Society | |
| CONSTITUTION | Adopted 12 May 1970, Revised 15 October 1997, 7 July 1999, 21 June 2005 |
| NAME | The name of the Society shall be the Norland Conservation Society. |
| OBJECTS | The Society is
established for the public benefit for the following purposes: (a) To protect and preserve and stimulate public interest in the area within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea known as Norland which area has been designated by the Council of the said Royal Borough as a Conservation Area under the terms of the Civic Amenities Act 1967 and is hereinafter referred to as “the area of benefit’. (b) To promote high standards of town planning and architecture in the area of benefit. (c) To secure the preservation, conservation, development and Improvement of features of general public amenity or historic or public interest in the area of benefit. In furtherance of the said purposes but not otherwise the Society through its Executive Committee shall have the following powers: 1. To act as a co-ordinating body and to co-operate with the Borough Council, planning committees, sanitary, drainage and all other authorities, charities and persons having aims similar to those of the Society. 2. To promote or assist in promoting activities of a charitable nature throughout the area of benefit. 3. To educate public opinion and to give advice and information. 4. To publish papers, reports and other literature. 5. To undertake surveys and prepare maps and plans and collect information in relation to any place, erection or building of beauty or historic interest. 6. To hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions. 7. To promote research into subjects directly connected with the objects of the Society and to publish the results of any such research. 8. To raise funds and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation and otherwise; provided that the Society shall not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for its primary purposes. 9. To take and accept any gifts of property, whether subject to any special trusts or not. 10. To sell, let, mortgage, dispose of or turn to account all or any of the property or funds of the Society as shall be necessary. 11. To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Society on such terms and on such security as the Executive Committee shall think fit, but so that the liability of individual members of the Society shall in no case extend beyond the amount of their respective annual subscriptions. 12. To do all such other things as are necessary for the attainment of the said purposes. |
| MEMBERSHIP | Membership
shall be open to all who are interested in actively furthering the
purposes of the Society, particularly those who live or work in the area
of benefit. [See Membership Form] |
| SUBSCRIPTIONS | The annual subscription shall be such reasonable sum as the Executive Committee shall determine from time to time, and shall be payable on 1st January each year. Membership shall lapse if the subscription is unpaid 3 months after it is due. |
| MEETINGS | An Annual
General Meeting shall be held in the Summer of each year to receive the
Executive Committee’s report and audited accounts and to elect Officers
and Members of the Committee. The Committee shall decide when meetings of the Society shall be held and shall give at least 14 days notice of such meetings to all members. Special General Meetings of the Society shall be held at the request of members representing not less than 10% of the existing membership of the Society and whose subscriptions are fully paid up. Fifteen members personally present shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of the Society. |
| OFFICERS | Nominations
for the election of officers shall be made at or before the Annual General
Meeting. Such nominations shall be supported by a seconder and the consent
of the proposed nominee must first have been obtained, The election of
Officers shall be completed prior to the election of further Committee
members. The Officers of the Society shall consist of:- Chairman Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer and such other Officers as the AGM or and EGM shall from time to time determine, all of whom shall relinquish their office every year and shall be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting. A President and Vice-President may also be elected at a General Meeting of the Society, for periods to be decided at such a meeting. The Executive Committee shall have the power to fill casual vacancies amongst the Officers of the Society. |
| COMMITTEE | The
Executive Committee
shall consist of the Officers and not more than twelve other members. The
Committee shall have power to co-opt further members (who shall attend in
an advisory and non-voting capacity). [See current
Executive Committee] The officers and members of the Committee shall be resident, or work, in the area of benefit but the Committee shall have power to co-opt additional members not so resident. The President and Vice-President may attend any meeting of the Executive Committee but may not vote at any such meeting. In the event of an equality in the votes cast, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. Nominations for election to the Executive Committee shall be made at or before the Annual General Meeting. They must be supported by a seconder and the consent of the proposed nominee must first have been obtained. If the nominations exceed the number of vacancies, a ballot shall take place in such manner as the Chairman of the meeting may direct. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for running the affairs of the Society and may take decisions on its behalf. A quorum for Meetings of the Executive Committee shall consist of five members. |
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EXPENSES OF ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICATION OF FUNDS |
The Officers
of the Society, on behalf of the Executive
Committee shall, out of the moneys received by the Society, pay all proper
expenses of administration and management of the Society. After the
payment of the administration and management expenses and the setting
aside to reserve of such sums as may be deemed expedient the remaining
funds of the Society shall be applied by the Executive Committee in
furtherance of the purposes of the Society. [See details of expenditure in recent annual Accounts] |
| INVESTMENT | All moneys at any time belonging to the Society and not required for immediate application for its purposes shall be invested by the Executive Committee in or upon such investments, securities or property as it may think fit, subject nevertheless to such authority, approval or consent whether by the Charity Commissioners or by the Secretary of State for Education and Science as may for the time being be required by law or by the special trusts affecting any property in the hands of the Executive Committee. |
| AMENDMENTS | The Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds majority of members present at an Annual or Special General Meeting, provided that 14 days’ notice of the proposed amendment has been given to all members, and provided that nothing therein contained shall authorise any amendment the effect of which would be to cause the Society at any time to cease to be a charity in law. |
| NOTICES | Any notice required to be given by these Rules shall be deemed to be duly given if left at or sent by prepaid post addressed to the address of that member last notified to the Secretary. |
| WINDING-UP | In the event of the winding-up of the Society the available funds of the Society shall be transferred to such one or more charitable bodies having objects similar or reasonably similar to those hereinbefore declared as may be chosen by the Executive Committee and approved by the Meeting of the Society at which the decision to dissolve the Society is confirmed. |
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Registered Charity (No 261166) |
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