Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society Limited

33. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
A Special General Meeting may be convened by the Council at any time, on its own authority, or upon
a requisition addressed to the Council, Chairman, or Secretary, signed by at least one quarter of the
Society’s membership for the time being, if not more than one hundred, and by twenty-five if the total
membership is one hundred or more and stating the purpose of such meeting, and on receipt of which
requisition the meeting shall be called by the Secretary or other person appointed by the Council for
the purpose.
If he shall fail, for three days, to convene a meeting after the receipt of such requisition, the signatories
thereto may convene same at the expense of the Society, provided, however, that the Society shall
not be liable for any legal costs incurred by the requisitionists in connection with any meeting
proposed or held or otherwise.
34. NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice, stating the time, place and purpose of every Special General Meeting shall be posted or sent
to each member, or published as provided for in Rule 30 not less than five clear days before the date
of such meeting, except where, in cases of exceptional urgency, the Council shall resolve to convene
a Special General Meeting on shorter notice, provided that in no case shall the notice given be less
than four clear days. The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is received (which shall be
deemed to be the day after which such notice is posted, sent or published) and of the day for which it
is given.

No business shall be transacted at Special General Meetings save that for the purpose for which the
meeting is convened and of which particulars shall have been given in the notice convening every such
meeting.
Notice of a General Meeting shall be deemed to have been duly given, if left at or posted to the
registered address or place of residence of members, or published as provided for in Rule 30 in due
time before such meeting. No Special General Meeting shall be invalidated by the non-receipt of
notice thereof by any member.
35. QUORUM
No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless at least ten (10) members are present
when the meeting proceeds to business. If within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting
a quorum of ten members is not present the meeting if it be or is to be considered an Ordinary General
Meeting of the Society or if it is a Special General Meeting convened by the Council shall stand
adjourned to that day week at the same time and place, but if it be convened by notice upon a
requisition from members shall be absolutely dissolved. No meeting shall be rendered incapable of
transacting business by want of a quorum after the chair has been taken, provided that the meeting
shall be adjourned should the attendance fall below five (5).

36. ADJOURNMENT WITH CONSENT OF MEETING
The presiding Chairman may with the consent of the meeting and shall if the meeting so directs
adjourn any General Meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be
transacted at any adjourned General Meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting
from which the adjournment took place. Any General Meeting may be adjourned for any period not
exceeding twenty-eight clear days. When an Annual General Meeting is adjourned for twenty-one
days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of the original meeting.
Save as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to
be transacted at an adjourned Annual General Meeting. Where a Special General Meeting is
adjourned at least four clear days’ notice shall be given of the date and place fixed for the adjourned
meeting.
37. CHAIRMAN
The Chairman shall preside as Chairman for every General Meeting of the Society. In his absence, the
Vice-Chairman shall be entitled to preside as Chairman at any General Meeting of the Society. In the
absence of both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, the members present shall choose one of the
members of the Council present to be the Chairman, or if no member of the Council shall be present
and willing to take the chair, the members present shall choose one of their number to be the
Chairman.

38. VOTING AT A GENERAL MEETING
Subject to a ballot as herein provided every question at any General Meeting shall be decided by a
show of hands when each member present shall have one vote only and a declaration by the Chairman
that a resolution has been carried or not carried, or carried or not carried by a particular majority, and
an entry to that effect in the Minute Book of the Society shall be conclusive evidence of the facts
without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such
resolution.
Any five members present, and entitled to vote, at a General Meeting may demand a ballot in which
case a ballot shall be taken. Each member present and entitled to vote shall have only one vote except
the Chairman of the meeting when entitled to give a casting vote. Any member who is in arrears in
respect of any payment due and payable to the Society, shall not be entitled to attend any meeting
nor may he vote until his liability be discharged. The legal personal representative of a deceased
member shall not be entitled to attend any General Meeting nor may he vote thereat.

39. CHAIRMAN TO HAVE CASTING VOTE AND DECIDE VALIDITY OF VOTES
In the case of an equality of votes at any General Meeting, upon a show of hands or on a ballot, the
presiding Chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote. In case of any dispute as to the
admission or rejection of any vote, the Chairman shall determine the same and such determination
shall be final and conclusive. The presiding Chairman shall not have a casting vote in a Council Election
ballot.
40. PROXY VOTES
Save as provided for in Section 41 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 voting by proxy
shall not be admissible.
41. MEETING MAY CONTINUE NOTWITHSTANDING BALLOT
Any business other than that upon which a ballot has been demanded may be proceeded with pending
the taking of the ballot.

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