EC Meeting July 2017

Gibraltar General & Clerical Association – Rules & Constitution

(6) A person ceasing to be a member of the Union for any reason shall cease to have any interest or rights whatsoever on or over the funds and property of the Union. 2.6 A member shall not hold any office of the Union remunerated by salary or fees, or be paid or given from the property of the Union any money or any benefit in money’s worth, except insofar as that is allowed under Rule 2.7

2.7

A member may out of the property of the Union:

(1) be given an honorarium in accordance with a resolution at an Annual General Meeting or at the discretion of the GGCA Executive Committee;

(2)

be paid a sum of money in respect of:

(a)

out of pocket expenses wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred by the member on or in connection with the business of the Union; any deduction from salary or wages made by the employer in respect of special leave taken for the disposal of any business of the Union; other expenses incurred by the member which are payable or repayable in accordance with any provision of these Rules or with a resolution of the GGCA Executive Committee; and services rendered to, or action taken at the request of, the Union to the extent that the GGCA Executive Committee considers payment for such services to be justified;

(b)

(c)

(d)

provided that no payment in respect of expenses shall be made unless there is submitted to the GGCA Executive Committee within three months of the date on which the expenses were so incurred (or within such longer period as the GGCA Executive Committee may in the circumstances of a particular case determine) a claim in such form and accompanied by such vouchers as the GGCA Executive Committee may prescribe. 2.8 A member or member’s dependents may be paid a sum of money out of any Benevolent Fund or like fund or trust established under the provision of the Rules in accordance with the rules or regulations of the fund or relevant instrument of trust.

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