Part 6 » Regions and Branches
37. Regions
- There shall be established such number of Regions of the Association as the Council may approve, according to the number of members in a particular geographical area.
- Subject to the general directions of the Council, a Region may regulate its own procedures.
- The management and control of a region shall be vested in a committee elected in accordance with the Association’s constitution and the chairperson of the committee shall have such qualifications as the Association may specify.
38. Branches
- There shall be as many branches of the Association as the Council may approve according to the number of members in a particular geographical area.
- Subject to the general directions of the Council and regional committee, a branch may regulate its own procedures.
- The management and control of each branch shall be vested in a committee elected by that branch and the chairperson of a committee shall have such qualifications as shall be specified by the Association.
- A committee of a branch shall be responsible for all matters affecting the branch including the receipt and expenditure of monies relating to its activities other than membership subscriptions.
- A branch may be dissolved by the region with the prior approval of the Council.