Clause 4

by inserting immediately after the word “Council” appearing in the last line of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) thereof the expression “, and the management of the affairs of the Society”; and

by inserting immediately after subsection (1) thereof the following new subsection: —“(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the Council may make rules for or in respect of all or any of the following matters: —

the different classes of members of the Society and the terms of admission of those members;

the appointment, election and removal of an executive committee and other officers;

the mode of holding meetings of the executive committee and the sub-committees, and other bodies, referred to in paragraph (d), and the right of voting at such meetings;

the appointment and election of sub-committees and other bodies for special purposes and the delegation to them and the executive committee of any of the functions and powers of the Council;

the keeping of the accounts of the Society and the audit of the same at least once a year;

the convening of the annual general meeting of the Society for the purposes of receiving a report and statement of accounts for the preceding year, electing those members of the Council, who are to be elected pursuant to the rules, and deciding upon any proposal or matter, and transacting any other business which shall be duly submitted to the meeting.”; and

by renumbering the existing subsection (2) as subsection (3).