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54.
54.1.
54.2.
The Board, save those appointed pursuant to clause 52.2, may appoint a person to fill a
vacancy in the Board but
the person must be a member of a Club;
any member of the Board appointed under this Article shall hold office until the expiry of
the period of office of the member of the Board who created the vacancy.
DISQUALIFICATION AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
55.
The office of a member of the Board shall be vacated if:
55.1. he ceases to be a director by virtue of any provision of the Act or he becomes prohibited
by law from being a director; or
55.2. he becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors
generally; or
55.3. he is, or may be, suffering from mental disorder and either:
55.3.1. he is admitted to hospital in pursuance of an application for admission for treatment under
the Mental Health Act 1983 or
55.3.2. an order is made by a court having jurisdiction (whether in the United Kingdom or
elsewhere) in matters concerning mental disorder for his detention or for the appointment
of a receiver, curator bonis or other person to exercise powers with respect to his property
or affairs; or
55.4. he resigns his office by notice to the Association; or
55.5. he shall for more than six consecutive months have been absent without permission of the
Board from meetings of the Board and any sub-committees of which he is a member held
during that period and the Board resolves that his office be vacated.
55.6. he or she shall cease to be a member of a Club.
POWERS OF THE BOARD
56.
Subject to the provisions of the Act, the memorandum and the articles and to any
directions given by special resolution, the business of the Association shall be managed
by the Board who may exercise all the powers of the Association. No alteration of the
memorandum or articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Board
which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not
been given. The powers given by this regulation shall not be limited by any special power
given to the Board by the articles and a meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present
may exercise all powers exercisable by the Board.
57.
The Board may, by power of attorney or otherwise, appoint any person to be the agent of
the Association for such purposes and on such conditions as they determine, including
authority for the agent to delegate all or any of his powers.
DELEGATION OF BOARD’S POWERS
58.
The Board may delegate such of its powers as it thinks fit to such sub-committees of the
Board as it may determine. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions
the Board may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers
and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a subcommittee with two or more members shall be governed by the articles regulating the
proceedings of the Board so far as they are capable of applying. The Chairman and the
Vice Chairman of each sub-committee shall be appointed by the Board after consultation
with the sub-committee members.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
59.
Subject to the provisions of the articles, the Board may regulate their proceedings as they
think fit. The Chairman or not less than five members of the Board may call a meeting of
the Board. It shall not be necessary to give notice of a meeting to a member of the Board
who is absent from the United Kingdom. Questions arising at a meeting shall be decided
by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a
second or casting vote.
60.
The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Board may be fixed by the Board
and unless so fixed at any other number shall be five.
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