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1. The General Body members of the Federation shall meet
from time to time and at least once a year. A meeting of the General
Body shall be convened by the Managing Director of the Federation
under the directions of the Board of Directors. A General Meeting
shall also be convened if the requisition of such meeting signed by
not less than one fourth of the total members is received by the
Board of Directors through Chief Executive Officer. If on the
receipt of the requisition, the Board of Directors fails within a
reasonable time, not exceeding 30 days, to convene the General
Meeting, the signatories to the requisition may refer the matter to
the Registrar, who may, if he thinks fit summon the General Meeting.
The Registrar, may, on his own motion, at any time summon a General
Meeting of the Federation. Every society shall be represented by one
person duly authorized by the member society and the person
concerned shall deposit the instrument so appointing him before the
General Meeting.
2. At least 15 day's clear notice, specifying the
date, place and time and the agenda of the General meeting shall be
given to all members by issue of letters and publications in press
also. The quorum for the General Meeting shall be one-fifth of the
total number of members or 40 whichever is less If at the hour fixed
for a General meeting, a quorum is not forthcoming, the chairman of
the meeting shall, if the meeting has been called on the requisition
of the members, adjourn it and no further general meeting shall
convened on the strength of the requisition. If the General Meeting
is convened otherwise than on requisition, the Chairman shall
postpone the meeting to a further date. A fresh notice for the
subsequent general meeting shall be given to all members. The
business at the subsequent general meeting may be transacted with
the number of members present.
3. The Chairman or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman shall
preside over meetings of the general body; when both of them are
absent the members present shall elect a Chairman for the meeting.
4. Every member of the General Body shall have one
vote. Voting by proxies shall not be allowed at a General meeting.
Unless otherwise provided in these Bye laws, all questions shall be
decided by a majority of votes of the members present. When the
votes are equal, the Chairman of the General meeting shall have a
casting vote.
5. Unless otherwise provided in these Bye- laws, the
ultimate authority in all matters relating to the administration of
the Federation shall vest in the General Body.
6. Without prejudice to the general provisions of the
preceding Bye-laws, the
General Body of members shall have the following powers and duties:-
i) Approve the programme of
activities of the Federation prepared by the Board for the ensuing
year.
ii) Consider the Audit Report and
the Annual Report.
iii) Consider the performance of
the Federation for the preceding year.
(iv) Fixation of the
maximum borrowing limit of the Federation consistent with these Bye
laws, subject to the approval of the Registrar.
(v) Amalgamation of other
similar Co-operative Institutions with the Federation.
(vi) Amendment of Bye-laws. |