RULES

Entrance Fees and Subscriptions

1. Every member, other than an honorary member, shall pay an annual subscription of an amount to be decided by Council. Subscriptions are payable annually in advance.

2. If the annual subscription of any member shall be in arrear for more than three months, and the Council shall, after such subscription has fallen in arrear, have applied to the member in writing for payment thereof and shall not have received within fourteen days after making such application, such member shall cease to be a member. Provided that if the Council shall receive a satisfactory explanation and the default shall be remedied, the member may, in the discretion of the Council, be re-admitted to the membership without the necessity for re-election.

3. The funds and property of the Association, wheresoever derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the Objects of the Association and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise howsoever, by way of profit to any member of the Association, provided that nothing herein shall prevent the payment of remuneration to any officer or servant of the Association or to any member of the Association or other person in return for any services rendered to the Association.

4. In the event of the Association being wound up or dissolved and its assets being insufficient to meet its liabilities, each member shall contribute a sum (not exceeding one hundred pounds) in or towards the liabilities of the Association incurred during the period of the member's membership and one year afterwards, including the costs and expenses of and incidental to such liquidation.

5. If, upon the dissolution of the Association there remain any assets after the Satisfaction of all its liabilities, the same shall be disposed of as the Association in General Meeting shall decide.

6. Proper accounts shall be kept of all monies received and expended by the Association, and of the property, credits and liabilities of the Association, and subject to any restrictions which may be imposed in accordance with the Rules of the Association for the time being, such accounts shall be open to inspection by the members. Once in every year the accounts of the Association must be approved by members present at the Annual General Meeting and the correctness of the balance sheet and income and expenditure ascertained.

7. Any member who suspends payment of his debts, or compounds with his Creditors, or becomes bankrupt or has a Receiving Order made against him or his firm, or in the case of a company, goes into liquidation whether compulsory or voluntary, except for the bona fide purpose of reconstruction shall cease to be a member. Provided that such member shall be eligible for re-election on proof being given to the Council that a composition of not less than fifty Pence in the Pound has been paid to the Creditors, and the Council may, in cases where it considers the circumstances justify it so doing, relax this condition and accept a composition of less than fifty Pence in the Pound.

8. No member who ceases to be a member under the last preceding Rule shall be entitled to receive back any part of his subscription for the current subscription year.

9. No officer or member of the Association shall contract and debit on its behalf, or render the Association liable for payment of any sum, unless the same shall first have been authorised by the Council.

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