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The
first principle of the 'Belfast Regeneration Investment Club' (The
Club) shall be that no Member shall be deprived of his/her equitable
share in the assets of The Club. |
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2. |
Members
of The Club shall make regular contributions in such amounts and
on such basis as is from time to time agreed or required by the
rules. |
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3. |
Members
shall be bound by the rules to be determined by the Members. Such
rules may be varied by majority resolution at a properly convened
general meeting but the rules shall not at any time contravene the
principles of this constitution. The constitution cannot be altered
without the agreement of 75% of The Club. |
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The
Club shall deal solely with investments on behalf of its own Members
and shall neither deal on behalf of nor advise any persons other
than its own Members in relation to investments of any kind. All
its activities will be confined to the mutual benefit and interest
of its Members. |
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5. |
Club
Membership shall be restricted to a maximum of 20 people. New Members
shall only be admitted after being proposed and seconded by two
existing Members and there being no objection from any other Member
of The Club. |
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No
Member shall assign, pledge, transfer, mortgage or sell any part
of his/her interest in The Club to another Member or to anyone else
except as permitted by the authorised procedure for selling back
all or part of his/her interest to The Club itself. |
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No
Member shall be compensated for services rendered to The Club and
no Member shall bind or obligate The Club or any Member of The Club
to any matters outside the affairs of The Club, and in respect of
The Club's affairs they shall only enter into agreements on the
authority of a resolution properly passed by Members. |
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The
rules shall determine the procedure whereby a Member may resign
from The Club and withdraw his/her equitable share of The Club's
assets but the maximum period to elapse between the date of resignation
and the date of full repayment shall not exceed 90 days. |
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The
Club shall hold a general meeting once in every calendar year as
its Annual General Meeting provided that every Annual General Meeting
shall not be more than 15 months after the preceding Annual General
Meeting. The Club's first Annual General Meeting shall be within
15 months of its inauguration. |
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At
each Annual General Meeting, the Members shall elect a Chairperson,
Treasurer and Secretary who will resign at the following Annual
General Meeting but be subject to re-election. Shadow Officers may
also be elected to assist the three main Officers. Members will
also elect The Club's auditors who should not be Members of the
Club or appointed by the Executive Members. |
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At
each Annual General Meeting, a statement of account shall be given
by the Treasurer, together with the report of the auditors. The
Treasurer's report shall include a full record of The Club's income
and expenditure; a list of The Club's assets together with it's
end-of-year valuation; also a capital account for each Member showing
his/her total contributions and drawings together with the current
value of his/her holding. |
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Upon
the death of any Member the value of his/her equitable share in
The Club shall be paid to the executor of the estate in accordance
with The Club's rules for dealing with a Member leaving The Club.
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The
Club's investments shall be registered through a nominee company
provided by a reputable source such as a bank or stockbroker. |
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The
Club shall open an account with a bank or building society and all
Club monies shall be paid into this account except in so far as
monies from disposal of investments may be retained by The Club's
stockbroker pending reinvestment. At least two of The Club's officers
or Members nominated by The Club for this purpose must sign all
cheques and the bank/building society shall be instructed accordingly.
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If
any Member should assign, charge or otherwise encumber his/her share
in The Club as prohibited by clause 6 of this agreement, he/she
shall be expelled from The Club. If any Member shall become bankrupt,
insane or otherwise incapable of taking part in The Club's business,
OR shall act in any manner inconsistent with the good faith observable
between Members, OR shall be guilty of any conduct which could injure
the good name of The Club, OR bring about its dissolution or fail
to attend at least 25% of properly constituted meetings in any one
financial year, it shall be lawful for other Members to notify the
offending Member in writing that Members shall consider his/her
expulsion from The Club. A Member being issued with such a warning
shall be given an opportunity to offer other Members any explanation,
as he/she considers desirable. |
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A
Member shall be expelled if a majority of Members present at a properly
constituted meeting of The Club support a resolution to that effect.
A Member who is expelled shall be notified in writing and shall
have his/her equitable share of The Club assets returned in accordance
with the rules of The Club. |
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It
is an express condition of Membership to The Club that all Members
agree to the terms and conditions laid down in this constitution
and the accompanying Club rules. |
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