# The Charities (The Royal School for the Blind) Order 1996, Paragraph 8: Council of Trustees.


(1) Except at first as hereinafter provided the Council shall consist of not less than eight and not more than twelve Trustees elected at the annual general meeting who shall hold office for four years from the conclusion of that meeting.
(2) Not later than one month after the making of this Scheme notice shall be issued to all registered Members of the Charity summoning them to a meeting (hereinafter called the First Election Meeting) for the purpose of electing the first Trustees of the Charity. Such notice shall be issued by the Chairman most recently appointed before the making of this Scheme but if he or she fails to do so within the limit of one month then any three Members of the Charity acting together may issue such a notice.
(3) (a) If twelve Trustees are elected at the First Election Meeting they shall hold office for the following periods—
three until the annual general meeting to be held in 1999;
three until the annual general meeting to be held in 1998;
three until the annual general meeting to be held in 1997;
three until the annual general meeting to be held in 1996;
(b) If fewer than twelve persons are appointed as the first Trustees of the Charity the number to retire by rotation in 1996 and if necessary 1997 shall be reduced accordingly.
(c) The periods of office of the first Trustees shall if possible be agreed between them but if not then they shall be decided by lot.
(4) The periods of notice and procedures to be followed concerning the First Election Meeting shall be (mutatis mutandis) as set out in clause 19 of this Scheme.
(5) Except as herein provided all Trustees shall retire from office at the end of the fourth annual General Meeting next after the date on which they came into office but they may be re-elected or re-appointed.
(6) A casual vacancy may be filled at a meeting of the Council to take effect from the date of that meeting. Any such Trustee appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office until the end of the annual general meeting next after the date on which he or she came into office but he or she may be re-elected or re-appointed.
(7) The proceedings of the Council shall not be invalidated by any vacancy in the number of Trustees or by any failure to appoint or any defect in the appointment or qualification of a Trustee on the Council.
(8) No person shall be entitled to act as a Trustee whether on a first or on any subsequent entry into office until after signing in the minute book of the Council a declaration of acceptance and of willingness to act in the trusts of the Charity.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1667/schedule/APPENDIX/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-the-royal-school-for-the-blind-order-1996/schedule-APPENDIX/paragraph-8
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