Memorandum of Association

52 The Council shall have power at any time to appoint any Ordinary Member of the Society to be a member of Council, to fill a casual vacancy in the Ordinary Council Members. Any member of Council so appointed shall hold office only until the next following Annual General Meeting, but theyshall then be eligible for re-appointment or re-election to the Council.

53 The Society may by ordinary resolution, of which special notice shall have been given in accordance with Section 379 of the Companies Act, remove any member of Council before the expiration of their period of office notwithstanding anything in the Articles or in any agreement between the Society and such member of Council. The Society may by ordinary resolution appoint another person in place of a member of Council removed under this Article.

THE OFFICERS

54 The Officers of the Society shall be:

54.1 the President

54.2 the Vice President

54.3 the Treasurer

54.4 the General Secretary

54.5 the Officer for Data and Surveillance

54.6 Officer for International Affairs

54.7 the Grant Secretary

54.8 the Education Secretary ………………………….

54.9 and the holder of not more than one other office (if any) as may be determined by the Council.

The Council may prescribe the duties of the Officers.

55 No person may at any time hold more than one of the offices.

56 A person will only be eligible to be elected an Officer if he is an Ordinary Member of the Society.

57 All Officers shall be elected by the Council by secret ballot. The procedure for the nomination and election by secret ballot of such Officers shall be as defined in the Regulations.

58 The results of the election shall be declared at the Annual General Meeting next following the ballot. The election of Officers as aforesaid shall take effect as from the close of the Annual General Meeting when the retiring Officers (if any) shall be deemed to retire.