EC Meeting July 2017

Gibraltar General & Clerical Association – Rules & Constitution

PROCEDURES FOR THE ELECTION OF SECTOR COMMITTEES

5.9 The result of any election will be published by the GGCA National Secretary and circulated to all Sectors.

5.10

A Member of the Committee:

(1) may at any time by giving six weeks notice in writing addressed to the General GGCA National Secretary resign from office or from the Committee, as the case may be; or

(2) shall cease to be a member of the Committee upon ceasing to be a member of the Union; or

(3) shall vacate office if absent from three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Committee without the consent of the Committee and the Committee so resolve. (1) A Member not being an Unemployed Member shall be entitled to stand as a candidate in an election to the Sector Committee of which he forms part of the Union provided as follows:

5.11

(a)

The GGCA National Secretary shall call for nominations from members no later than 4 weeks before the date such nominations have to the received.

(b)

the Member is nominated as a candidate by at least one Member of the Union;

(c)

the nomination is seconded by at least one other Member of the Union;

(d) notice of nomination has been given in writing to the General GGCA National Secretary not later than 2 weeks before the date of the election; the election shall be by a show of hands or ballot of all members of the relevant Branch at it’s Biennial General Meeting. Existing Members of the Committee(s) who express a desire to continue as Committee Members need not be nominated or seconded as provided for in Rules 5.11(b) and (c) (e)

(2) Persons nominated under sub Rule (1) may withdraw their nomination at any time before the date when the election is to be held.

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