EC Meeting July 2017

Gibraltar General & Clerical Association – Rules & Constitution

(2) The GGCA National Secretary shall call for motions not less than 2 weeks before the date such motions have to the received.

(3) Notice of such a motion setting out the terms thereof shall be given to the GGCA National Secretary not later than midday on the day occurring 2 weeks before the date on which the relevant Meeting is to commence its sittings. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Rule, a notice shall be deemed not to have been given until it has been delivered to the GGCA National Secretary at the registered offices of the Union. Where any such notice is delivered to the GGCA National Secretary after the time prescribed in paragraph (3) of this Rule, the motion to which it relates may, on a recommendation of the GGCA Executive Committee made in the special circumstances of any particular case, be moved, if the recommendation be, on a show of hands, accepted by a majority of the members present and voting.

4.10

(1) A motion may be moved at any General Meeting as an emergency motion:

(a)

if, on a show of hands, not less than two thirds of the members present and voting shall have consented to the moving thereof; and it is moved in accordance with such procedure as may be determined by the meeting on the recommendation of the GGCA Executive Committee.

(b)

(2) A motion shall not be treated for the purposes of this Rule as an emergency motion if the matter to which it relates could have been submitted for discussion in a motion to which Rule 4.9 applies. 4.11 The GGCA National Secretary shall cause the Agenda for the General Meeting to be circulated to each member not later than 1 week before the date on which a General Meeting is to commence it’s sitting.

SPECIAL MEETINGS

4.12

(1) A Special Meeting shall be called by the GGCA Executive Committee or the relevant Sector Committee if it so determines, or shall be so called if members numbering not less than one quarter of the members of the Branch so require, by notice served on the GGCA National Secretary, which notice shall state the business to be dealt with by the Meeting.

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