# Edinburgh Merchant Company Order Confirmation 1996, Paragraph 53: Constitution of trustees of widows' fund


(1) The trustees shall be 9 in number as follows:—
(a) the Master for the time being ex-officio;
(b) the treasurer for the time being ex-officio;
(c) the old Master for the time being ex-officio; and
(d) six persons to be elected annually by the contributors from amongst their number at the stated general meeting of the contributors held each year on the first Thursday of October or such other date as the contributors may prescribe.
(2) The existing trustees shall, subject to the provisions of this Order, continue in office until the expiry of their respective periods of office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1996/11/schedule/paragraph/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/edinburgh-merchant-company-order-confirmation-1996/schedule/paragraph-53
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