The Charities (Seamen’s Hospital Society) Order 1999

GENERAL COMMITTEE

General Committee.

5.—(1) The General Committee shall consist of not more than twenty nor less than twelve members being—

(a) Ex-officio Members, who shall be—

The President and

• The Honorary Treasurer of the Corporation (referred to below), and

(b) Appointed Members who shall be appointed at the Annual Court of Governors (referred to below).

(2) At each Annual Court of Governors after the first such meeting following the date of this Scheme, one third of the Appointed Members to the nearest number shall retire by rotation and be eligible for re-election.

(3) There shall be a Chairman of the General Committee who shall be appointed (and may be re-appointed) for the term of three years at the Annual Court of Governors falling in the relevant year.

(4) There shall also be a Deputy Chairman of the General Committee who shall also be appointed (and may be re-appointed) for the term of three years at the Annual Court of Governors falling in the relevant year.

(5) The proceedings of the General Committee shall not be invalidated by any vacancy among their Members or by any failure to appoint or any defect in the appointment of a Member.

(6) No person shall be appointed as a Member of the General Committee who is aged under 18 or who would if appointed be disqualified under the provisions of the following clause.

(7) No person shall be entitled to act as a Member of the General Committee whether on a first or any subsequent entry into office until after signing in the minute book of the General Committee a declaration of acceptance and willingness to act in the trusts of the Society.

Determination of membership of General Committee.

6.  A Member of the General Committee shall cease to be a Member if he or she:

(1) is disqualified from acting as a charity trustee by virtue of section 72 of the Charities Act 1993; or

(2) becomes incapable (in the opinion of the General Committee) by reason of illness, injury or mental disorder of managing his or her own affairs; or

(3) is absent without the permission of the General Committee from all of their meetings held within a period of twelve months and the General Committee resolve that his or her office be vacated; or

(4) gives not less than one month’s notice in writing of his or her intention to resign (but only if at least five Members of the General Committee will remain in office when the notice of resignation is to take effect).

General Committee Members not to be personally interested.

7.—(1) The Members of the General Committee may be paid all reasonable travelling and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings and the discharge of their duties.

(2) Subject thereto, no Member of the General Committee shall acquire any interest in property belonging to the Society (otherwise than as a trustee for the Society) or receive remuneration or be interested (otherwise than as a Member of the General Committee) in any contract entered into by the General Committee.