Clause 31

by deleting the words “members, which number” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “individuals (each of whom need not be a member of the society), and the members of the committee of management”;

by deleting the words “be composed of at least a majority of members who shall be” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “comprise at least a majority of individuals who are”;

by deleting the word “persons” in subsection (2) and substituting the word “individuals”;

by deleting subsections (5) and (6) and substituting the following subsections:“(5) For the purposes of this section, a motion for approving an individual’s election, or for nominating an individual for election, must be treated as a motion for the individual’s election.(6) Where the committee of management of a society appoints an individual as a full‑time chief executive officer of the society —

all or any of the duties of the secretary or treasurer, or both, may be delegated to the chief executive officer; and

where all duties of the secretary or treasurer, or both, are so delegated, then despite subsection (1)(a), the society may operate without electing a secretary or a treasurer, or both.”;

by deleting the word “person” in subsection (7) and substituting the word “individual”;

by deleting the word “manager” in subsection (8) and substituting the words “chief executive officer”;

by deleting the words “a member of the society” in subsection (10) and substituting the words “an individual (who need not be a member of the society)”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (10), the following subsections:“(11) Subject to subsection (1), the by‑laws of a society may provide for the committee of management of the society to appoint, at any time and whether or not there is any vacancy in the committee, up to 2 individuals (each of whom need not be a member of the society) to serve in the committee until the next general meeting of the society.(12) Where an individual’s appointment to the committee of management of a society is made under any by‑laws mentioned in subsection (11), the appointment must be approved by a majority of all of the existing members of the committee.”.