7. Rules of the body corporate

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(1)

The body corporate shall, from time to time, at any general meeting of the body corporate and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting, make rules which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, or any other written law, for the following matters:-

(a)

the classification of membership, admission, withdrawal, expulsion or resignation of members and fees payable by the members;

(b)

the election of office bearers of the Committee and vacation of or removal from office of office bearers and the powers, duties and functions of the office bearers;

(c)

the terms and conditions of appointment, powers, functions and duties, dismissal or termination of services, the exercise of disciplinary control and the payment of salaries, allowances and gratuities of the various officers and other employees of the body corporate;

(d)

the procedure to be followed for the summoning and holding of meetings of the body corporate and of the Committee and for the issuance of notices and agenda of such meetings, the quorum and the conduct of business thereat;

(e)

the qualifications and disqualifications to be a member of the body corporate and the Committee;

(f)

the administration and management of the property of the body corporate, detailing of all contracts and agreements entered into by it, custody of its funds and the maintenance and audit of its accounts;

(g)

the procedure for governing, the manner of liaising, coordinating and contracting with other local and foreign institutions having objects similar to that of the body corporate; and

(h)

generally the management of the affairs of the body corporate, the accomplishment of its’ objects and dissolution of the body corporate.

(2)

Any rule made by the body corporate may be amended, altered, added to or rescinded at a like meeting and in like manner, as a rule made under subsection (1) of this section.

(3)

The rules made under subsection (1) of this section and paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 5 of this Act, shall be published in the Gazette within three months upon making of such rules and shall come into effect on the date of publication thereof.

(4)

Every rule made by the body corporate shall within three months of its publication in the Gazette, be brought before parliament for approval. Any rule, which is not so approved, shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(5)

Notification of the date on which any such rule is deemed to be so rescinded under subsection (4) shall be published in the Gazette.

(6)

The members of the body corporate shall at all times be subject to the rules of the body corporate.

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