Paragraph 19 Annual general meeting.

There shall be an annual general meeting in connection with the Charity which shall be held in the month of June in each year or as soon as practicable thereafter.

Every annual general meeting shall be called by the Council. The Council shall give at least 21 days’ notice of the annual general meeting to all registered Members of the Charity. All registered Members of the Charity shall be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting.

Before any other business is transacted at the first annual general meeting the registered Members present shall appoint a chairman of the meeting. The chairman of subsequent annual general meetings shall be the chairman for the time being of the Council, but if he or she is not present, before any other business is transacted, the registered Members present shall appoint a chairman of the meeting.

The Council shall present to each annual general meeting the report and accounts of the Charity for the preceding year.

Nominations for election to the Council must be made by registered Members of the Charity in writing and must be in the hands of the Council at least 14 days before the annual general meeting. Should nominations exceed vacancies, election shall be by ballot.