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Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society Limited
XI. AFFILIATION AND LEVIES
58. I.C.O.S.
The Society may contribute annually to the ICOS an affiliation fee in accordance with the rules of the ICOS and on payment of such affiliation fee during the current year shall be entitled to all rights of membership in the ICOS and to such special privileges as may be given by the ICOS.
59. Levies
The Council may, at all times deduct and pay whatever monies or levies the Society is obliged to pay by reason of its membership of any organisation whose rules or articles of Association oblige the Society to pay such monies or levies and the Council may make such arrangements as appear to it to be desirable for the collection of these amounts.
60. Clubs/Branches, Bye-laws/Regulations etc.
The Council may decide that in the interests of promoting the [Insert name of society] Breed and/or the Society a branch or club may be formed in any region to arrange and co-ordinate the activities of the Society in that region so as to more effectively facilitate the attainment of the Society’s objects as set out in Rule 4. All such branches or clubs shall be fully accountable for all their activities to the Council of the Society. Each branch or club formed under this rule will be subject to all of the general rules of the Society.
The Council shall have the power to adopt bye-laws or regulations, not being inconsistent with the provisions of these rules, as may be necessary for:
i) the conduct of meetings of the clubs/branches.
ii) establishing the size of the Council of each club/branch and introducing clear and unambiguous electoral procedures for election of each club/branch Council, which will be common to all clubs/branches.
iii) the monitoring of the activities of the clubs/branches.
iv) limiting the amount of any charges which the branch/club may apply to its members, specifying the uses to which such revenue can be put and regulating the manner in which the monies of the branch/club must be accounted for to the Society.
v) the nomination of a Council member as an ex officio member of each Club Council.
vi) any other matter deemed appropriate.
Copies of any bye-laws or regulations adopted by the Council under this rule shall be made available to the Secretaries of the clubs/branches and to individual members on request. Alterations, additions or deletions of any such bye-laws or regulations may be made by a resolution of the Council adopted by a simple majority provided notice of the intention to propose such a resolution is contained in the notice convening the meeting.
The club/branch will also require the special permission of the Council to organise shows, sales or any special events and the Council shall have the right to attach any conditions, which it deems appropriate, to such permission. The club/branch will be required to hold a General Meeting of its members within the period of two months immediately prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
In the event of any disputes in the interpretation of the bye-laws governing the club/branch as approved by the Council or of the rules of the Society the Council’s decision shall be final.
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