Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society Limited
I. INTERPRETATION
1. CONSTRUCTION OF RULES
In construing these Rules, the following words and expressions shall have respectively, the meanings
herein stated, provided that such meaning does not conflict with the subject matter of the Rule or the
context.
a) Words importing the singular or plural number include the plural and singular numbers.
b) Words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender.
c) “Member” shall mean an individual or a Society or a Company or a Body Corporate duly
admitted to membership of the Society and holding the requisite number of shares.
d) “The Society” shall mean the Society to which these rules refer.
e) “The Council” shall mean the Council of Management of the Society for the time being as
provided for in Section X of these Rules.
f) “The Acts” shall mean the Industrial & Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 2021, or any other Acts
altering or amending the same.
g) “A Society” shall mean a Society registered under such Acts.
h) “A Company” shall mean a company registered under the Companies Act 2014 (as may be
amended)
i) “Body Corporate” shall mean any Society, Company or incorporated body having limited
liability.
j) The expression “he”, “him”, “they”, “them”, and “person” shall include a Society or other Body
Corporate.k) “Registrar” shall mean the Registrar of Friendly Societies for Ireland.
l) “Special Resolution” shall mean a Resolution passed in accordance with Section 51 of the Act
of 1893 as amended.
m) The “ICOS” shall mean the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Limited.
n) “ICBF” shall mean Irish Cattle Breeding Federation.
o) “The Regulations” shall mean the Regulations under the Acts relating to Industrial and
Provident Societies for the time being.
p) “Share” shall, unless otherwise stated or implied, mean Ordinary Share(s).
q) “Standing Orders” shall mean the Standing Orders (if any) adopted by the Council for the
purpose of regulating procedure at General Meetings and Council meetings.
r) “Byelaw” shall mean a resolution to govern or facilitate the conduct of elections and the
efficient and effective operation of the activities of the Society adopted, rescinded or altered
by a simple majority of the Council members present and voting at a Council meeting.
s) “Herd Book” shall mean a register of suitably qualified cattle in accordance with REGULATION
(EU) 2016/1012 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and
entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal
products thereof, Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 and Council Directives 89/608/EEC and
90/425/EEC.
t) “Herd Book Secretary” shall mean an officer appointed by the Council to maintain and oversee
the Herd Book of the Society.
u) “Entrance Fee” shall have the meaning attributed to it in Rule 5.
v) “Annual Subscription” shall have the meaning attributed to it in Rule 5.
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