Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society Limited

8. ADMISSION OF MINORS
A person under the age of 18 but above the age of 16 may be a member of the Society and enjoy all
the rights of a member (except as by the Acts provided) and may execute all instruments and give all
acquittances necessary to be given under the Rules but shall not be a Member of the Council or hold
office in the Society.
9. CESSATION OF SHAREHOLDING
Where by reason of cancellation or otherwise, a person ceases to hold shares in the Society he shall
ipso facto cease to be a member. A member may not otherwise withdraw shares from the Society.
10. REGISTER OF MEMBERS
The Society shall keep at the registered office of the Society a register of members, in which shall be
entered the names and addresses of all members and the number of shares held by each (the
‘Register’).When any person ceases to be a member his name shall be removed from the Register.
The Register shall be conclusive evidence as to the names of the persons who are members of the
Society and the number of shares held by each.
Save as herein otherwise provided the Society shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any
share as the absolute owner thereof, and accordingly shall not, except as ordered by a Court of
competent jurisdiction or as by statute required, be bound to recognise any equitable or other claim
to or interest in such share on the part of any other person.

IV. RETIREMENT, CESSATION, SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF
MEMBERSHIP, EXPULSION

11. SUSPENSION OF MEMBERSHIP
If any member of the Society fails to pay his Annual Subscription for any year within three months of
the same becoming due, he shall automatically (but without prejudice to any outstanding liabilities
already incurred by him), cease to be a member of the Society and his name shall be removed from
the Register of Members, but he shall be eligible for re-admission at the discretion of the Council upon
payment of all arrears due from him while a member and of the amount of any subscriptions which
would have been payable by him if he had continued a member of the Society up to the time of his
re-admission.
12. RETIREMENT
Any member of the Society, who shall desire to retire, shall give notice in writing of the fact to the
Secretary and, thereupon, his name shall be removed from the Register of Members and he shall be
deemed to have retired (but without prejudice to any outstanding liabilities already incurred by him).
13. EXPULSION
If any member of the Society:
i) Shall wilfully refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of the Rules of the Society or of
any bye-laws, rules or regulations made there under and for the time being in force, or shall
be adjudged bankrupt, or shall make any composition or arrangement with this creditors, or
shall be convicted of an indictable offence; or
ii) shall, in the opinion of the Council, have falsified the birth of any animal, or falsified any
records, or concealed any fact material to the breeding or interest of Aubrac cattle as a breed;
or

iii) shall, in the opinion of the Council, have been guilty of any conduct unworthy of a member of
the Society.
Then and in any such case, such member shall be liable to expulsion from the Society by a resolution
of the Council provided:
a) that two-thirds of the members present and voting at a Council meeting vote for his expulsion;
b) that he shall have received, in writing, at least one week’s notice of any meeting of the Council
at which such resolution is to be proposed together with particulars of the charge alleged
against him; and
If such resolution is not carried by the Council, the Council may thereupon and at the same meeting,
by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting, suspend such member from membership
for such period as it may determine.

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