35Executive committee of the Council

35 Executive committee of the Council

(1)  The executive committee of the Council consists of –

(a) the president of the Council; and

(b) the vice-president of the Council; and

(c) the treasurer of the Council; and

(d) such other members of the Council as may be appointed, to the executive committee, by the Council.

(2)  A term of a member of the executive committee –

(a) commences on the conclusion of the first meeting of the Council held after the annual general meeting of the Society at which the member was elected to the executive committee; and

(b) expires on the conclusion of the first meeting of the Council that is held after the next annual general meeting of the Society held after the annual general meeting referred to in paragraph (a) .

(3)  A member of the executive committee vacates that office if the member –

(a) resigns from that office, by notice in writing to the Executive Director; or

(b) dies; or

(c) ceases to be a member of the Council; or

(d) otherwise ceases to hold that office.

(4)  If the office of president, vice-president or treasurer of the Council becomes vacant during the term of the member holding the office, the Council may elect another full member of the Council to that vacant office for the remainder of that term.

(5)  If the office of a member of the executive committee, appointed by the Council in accordance with subclause (1)(d) , becomes vacant during the term of the member, the Council may appoint another full member of the Council to that vacant office for the remainder of that term.

(6)  If a member of the executive committee is suspended from his or her position as member of the council, or from his or her position as member of the Society, the Council –

(a) may appoint another full member of the Council to that vacant office for the duration of the suspension; and