Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society Limited
III. MEMBERSHIP
5. MEMBERSHIP
The membership of the Society shall in the first instance be comprised of those who are members at
the registration of these rules and of such individuals, Societies and Companies as defined in Rule 1 or
other Bodies Corporate incorporated under any other Act of the Oireachtas, provided that each such
person, Society or Company is at the time of admission the owner or breeder of an Aubrac animal in
Ireland eligible for entry in the Society Herd Book or the nominee of such a person[, Society or
Company] in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 or any other legislation
altering or amending or re-enacting the same. Applicants for membership shall subscribe for one
Ordinary Share.
Every Society, Company or other body corporate admitted to membership may be represented by one
delegate at the General Meetings of this Society.
The Council shall require each applicant to pay an Entrance Fee, the amount of which shall be decided
from time to time by the Council. The Entrance Fee shall be payable on admission to membership and
the first 1 EURO of such fee shall be applied to the acquisition of one ordinary share of 1 EURO fully
paid. The Entrance Fee shall also be deemed to cover the first year’s Annual Subscription.
Thereafter, members shall pay an Annual Subscription at a rate to be determined by the Council from
time to time . Such Subscription shall be payable on or before the first day of January of the calendar
year to which it applies.
The Council shall review on an annual basis, the Entrance Fee and the Annual Subscription. In the
event of any alteration, the members shall be notified by the Secretary of such change and of the date
or dates from which the new rates will apply.
If two or more persons are registered as joint shareholders of Shares the first-named person on the
register of shareholders shall be the only person entitled to attend and vote at any meeting of the
Society, provided, however, that such first-named person may serve notice in writing to the Secretary
at least five days before the date of such meeting of the Society nominating one of the other persons
named in the joint-holding to attend and vote at the meeting in his stead. Any of the joint holders
shall have power to give a valid receipt for any interest or dividends payable thereon, and any such
joint shareholder may be elected to the Council of the Society. Once one of the joint shareholders has
been so elected and for so long as such joint shareholder continues to be a member of the Council the
remaining joint shareholder(s) shall have no vote at any meeting of the Society nor shall such
remaining joining shareholder(s) be entitled to be elected to the Council.
6. ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP
Every application for admission to membership of the Society shall be made by individuals in Form I
in the Appendix and by bodies corporate in Form II in the Appendix or in forms respectively as near
Forms I and II as the Council, in accordance with Rule 5, may from time to time approve. No
application for membership shall be considered by the Council unless it has been duly completed and
signed.
7. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
Applications for membership shall be considered and determined by the Council in accordance with
Rule 5 as soon as practicable after the same shall have been received. Notice of admission or
otherwise shall be duly notified to the applicant after the Meeting at which the application is decided
on. If the application is granted the name of the applicant shall be entered in the Register of
Members.
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