Royal Society Act 1911
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5 Power to make rules
*[Section 5 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]*The members of the said Society, or a majority of the members present at a meeting duly convened in that behalf according to the rules of the said Society, and entitled under such rules to vote at such meeting, may make such rules as to them shall seem meet and proper in respect of –
(a) the election of executive officers or an executive body, and the functions, powers, duties, and proceedings of any executive officers or executive body;
(b) the election or admission of members of the said Society, and the expulsion of members;
(c) the proceedings of the said Society and the management and superintendence of its affairs and business, and regulating all matters concerning or connected with the property, both real and personal, of the said Society –
and generally for the purposes of this Act.