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 Constitution


                    adopted  on the ................28th  February...................2019

                    PART 1
                    1. Adoption  of the constitution

                    The association and its property will be administered  and managed  in accordance  with the
                     provisions in Parts l and 2 of this constitution.

                    2. Name

                    The association's name is

                    British  and Caribbean Veterans Association

                    (and in this document  it is called the charity).

                    3. Objects

                    The charity's  objects ('the objects')  are:-

                                 TO PROVIDE RELTEF FOR SERVTNG  AND FORMER MEMBERS OF HER
                                   MAJESTY'S  ARMED FORCES OR FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH
                                   AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO MAY BE IN CONDITION OF NEED,
                                    HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY ADVANCING ANY LAWFUL CHARITABLE
                                    PURPOSE,  AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES

                                
                    Nothing   in this constitution shall authorise  an application  of the

                    property of the charity for purposes  which are not charitable  in

                    accordance  with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee lnvestment

                    (Scotland)  Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities  Act (Northern lreland)  2008.1
                   4.      Application of income and property

                           (1)    The income and property of the charity  shall be applied solely  towards the
                                  promotion of the objects.

                                  (a)     A charity trustee is entitled to be reimbursed from the property of the
                                          charity or may pay out of such property reasonable  expenses  properly
                                          incurred  by him or her when acting on behalf of the charity.

                                (b)      A charity trustee may benefit  from trustee indemnity insurance  cover
                                          purchased  at the charity's  expense  in accordance  with, and subject to the
                                          conditions  in, section 189 of the Charities  Act 2011.

                           (2)    None of the income or property of the charity  may be paid or transferred directly or
                                  indirectly by way of dividend  bonus  or otherwise by way of profit to any member of
                                  the charity. This does not prevent  a member who is not also a trustee from
                                  receiving:
                                  (a)     a benefit from the charity  in the capacity of a beneficiary of the charity;
                                  (b)     reasonable and proper  remuneration for any goods  or services supplied to
                                          the charity.

                   5. Benefits and payments  to charity  trustees and connected  persons (1)  General provisions

                    No charity trustee or connected  person may:

                           (a) buy or receive  any goods  or services from the charity  on terms preferential to those
                              applicable to members of the public;

                           (b) sell goods,  services or any interest in land to the charity;

                           (c) be employed  by, or receive  any remuneration from, the charity;

                           (d) receive  any other financial  benefit  from the charity;

                    unless  the payment  is permitted  by sub-clause  (2) of this clause, or authorised  by the court or the
                    Charity Commission ('the Commission').  ln this clause, a 'financial  benefit'  means a benefit, direct  or
                    indirect,  which  is either money or has a monetary  value.


                    (2)     Scope and powers  permitting  trustees' or connected  persons'  benefits
                           (a)    A charity trustee or connected  person may receive  a benefit from the charity  in the
                                   capacity of a beneficiary of the charity  provided that a majority of the trustees  do
                                   not benefit in this way.

                           (b)    A charity trustee or connected  person may enter into a contract  for the supply  of
                                   services, or of goods that are supplied in connection  with the provision of services,
                                  to the charity where that is permitted  in accordance  with, and subject to the
                                   conditions  in, section 185 of the Charities  Act 2011.

                           (c)    Subject  to sub-clause  (3) of this clause a charity trustee or connected  person may
                                   provide the charity with goods  that are not supplied in connection  with services
                                   provided to the charity  by the charity trustee or connected  person.

                           (d)    A charity trustee or connected  person may receive interest  on money lent to the
                                   charity at a reasonable  and proper  rate which  must be not more than the Bank of
                                   England bank rate (also known as the base rate).

                           {e)    A charity trustee or connected  person may receive rent for premises  let by the
                                  trustee or connected  person  to the charity. The amount ofthe rent and the other
                                  terms of the lease must be reasonable and proper. The charity trustee concerned
                                   must withdraw from any meeting at which such a proposal or the rent or other
                                  terms of the lease are under discussion.
                           (f)    A charity trustee or connected  person may take part in the normal trading and
                                  fundraising  activities  of the charity  on the same terms  as members of the public.

                    (3)     Payment for supply of goods only - controls

                    The charity and its charity trustees  may only rely upon the authority  provided  by sub-clause  2(c) of
                    this clause if each of the following conditions  is satisfied:

                           (a)    The amount  or maximum  amount  of the payment for the goods is set out in an
                                   agreement  in writing between  the charity and the charity trustee or connected
                                   person supplying the goods ('the supplier') under which the supplier  is to supply  the
                                  goods  in question  to or on behalf of the charity.
                           (b)    The amount  or maximum  amount  of the payment for the goods  does not exceed
                                  what is reasonable in the circumstances for the supply of the goods  in question.

                           (c)    The other charity trustees  are satisfied that it is in the best interests of the charity to

                                   contract  with the supplier  rather than with someone who is not a charity trustee or
                                   connected  person. ln reaching  that decision  the charity trustees  must balance with  a
                                   charity trustee or connected  person against the disadvantages  of doing so.

                           {d)    The supplier  is absent from the part of any meeting  at which there is discussion  of
                                  the proposal to enter into a contract  or arrangement  with him or her or it with
                                   regard  to the supply of goods to the charity.

                        (e)     The supplier does not vote on any such matter and is not to be counted when
                                calculating whether a quorum of charity trustees  is present at the meeting.

                        (f)    The reason for their decision is recorded  by the charity trustees  in the minute book.

                        (s)     A majority of the charity trustees then in office are not in receipt of remuneration or
                                payments authorised  by clause 5.

                 (4)     ln sub-clauses  (2) and (3) of this clause:

                 (a)     'the charity' includes  any company in which the charity:
                        (i) holds  more than 50% of the shares; or


                        (ii) controls  more than 50% of the voting rights attached  to the shares; or

                        {iii)  has the right to appoint one or more trustees to the board of the company.

                 (b)     'connected  person'  includes  any person within the definition  set out in clause 34
                         (lnterpretation).

                 6. Dissolution

                        (1)     lf the members resolve to dissolve the charity the trustees will remain  in office as
                                charity trustees  and be responsible  for winding up the affairs of the charity  in
                                accordance  with this clause.

                                The trustees  must collect in all the assets of the charity  and must pay or make
                                provision for all the liabilities  of the charity.

                        (3)     The trustees  must apply any remaining  property or money:

                        (a)     directly for the objects;

                        (b)     by transfer  to any charity or charities for purposes  the same as or similar to the
                                charity;

                        {c)     in such other manner as the Charity Commission  for England and Wales  ('the
                                Commission') may approve  in writing  in advance.

                        (4)     The members may pass a resolution before or at the same time as the resolution  to
                                dissolve the charity  specifying the manner in which the trustees are to apply the
                                remaining  property or assets  of the charity  and the trustees  must comply with the
                                resolution if it is consistent with paragraphs  (a) - (c) inclusive in sub-clause  (3) above.

                        (s)     ln no circumstances shall the net assets  of the charity  be paid to or distributed
                                among the members of the charity  (except  to a member that is itself a charity).

                        (6)     The trustees  must notify the Commission promptly that the charity  has been
                                dissolved. lf the trustees  are obliged to send the charity's  accounts  to the
                                 Commission  for the accounting  period  which ended before its dissolution,  they must
                                 send the Commission  the charity's final accounts.

                  7. Amendment of constitution
                         (1)    The charity may amend any provision contained  in Part 1 of this constitution
                                 provided  that:
                                 (a)    no amendment  may be made that would have the effect of making  the
                                        charity cease to be a charity at law;
                                 (b)    no amendment  may be made to alter the objects if the change would

                                        undermine  or work against the previous objects of the charity;
                                 (c)    no amendment  may be made to clause 3 (Objects),  4 (Application  of income
                                        and property),  clause 5 (Benefits and payments to charity trustees  and
                                        connected  persons),  clause 5 (Dissolution) or this clause without the prior
                                        consent in writing of the Commission;
                                 (d)    any resolution  to amend a provision of Part 1 of this constitution  is passed
                                        by not less than two thirds of the members present and voting at a general
                                        meeting.

                         (r2)  Any provision  contained  in Part 2 of this constitution  may be amended, provided
                                that any such amendment  is made by resolution passed by a simple majority of the
                                 members present and voting at a general meeting.

                         (3)    A copy of any resolution  amending this constitution  shall be sent to the Commission
                                within twenty one days of it being passed.

                  Part2

                  8. Membership

                         (1)     Membership  is open to individuals over eighteen or organisations who are approved
                                 by the trustees.
                         (2)  (a)       The trustees  may only refuse an application  for membership  if, acting
                                 reasonably  and properly,  they consider it to be in the best interests of the charity to
                                 refuse the application.

                                 (b)    The trustees  must inform the applicant  in writing of the reasons for the
                                 refusal within twenty-one days of the decision.
                                 (c)    The trustees  must consider any written representations  the applicant  may
                                 make about the decision.  The trustees'  decision following any written
                                 representations  must be notified to the applicant  in writing but shall be final.

                         (3)     Membership  is not transferable  to anyone else.

                         (4)     The trustees  must keep a register of names and addresses of the members which
                                 must be made  available  to any member  upon request.

                  9. Termination of membership
                  Membership  is terminated if:
                         (1)    the member dies or, if it is an organisation,  ceases to exist.

                         (2)    the member  resigns by written notice to the charity  unless, after the resignation,
                                there would be less than two members;
                         (3)    any sum due from the member to the charity  is not paid in full within six months of it
                                falling due;
                         (4)    the member  is removed from membership  by a resolution of the trustees that it is in
                                the best interests of the charity that his or her membership  is terminated. A
                                 resolution  to remove a member  from membership may only be passed if:

                         (a)    the member  has been given at least twenty  one days' notice in writing of the
                                 meeting of the trustees  at the resolution will be proposed and the reasons why it is
                                to be proposed;

                         (b)    the member  or, at the option of the member, the member's  representative  (who
                                 need not be a member of the charity)  has been allowed to make representations  to
                                the meeting.


                  10. General meetings
                         (1)    The charity  must hold a general meeting within twelve months of the date of the
                                 adoption  of this constitution.
                         (2)     An annual general meeting  must be held in each subsequent year and not more than
                                 fifteen  months  may elapse  between  successive annual general meetings.
                         (3)     All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called  special
                                 general meetings.
                         (4)     The trustees  may call a special general meeting at any time.
                         (5)     The trustees  must call a special  general meeting if requested to do so in writing  by at

                                 least ten members or one tenth of the membership,  whichever  is the greater.  The
                                 request must state the nature  of the business that is to be discussed.  lf the trustees
                                 fail to hold the meeting within twenty-eight  days of the request, the members may
                                 proceed to call a special general meeting  but in doing so they must comply with the
                                 provisions of this constitution

                  11. Notice
                         (1)     The minimum period of notice  required to hold any general meeting of the charity  is
                                 fourteen clear days from the date on which the notice  is deemed to have been
                                 given.
                         (2)     A general meeting  may be called by shorter notice, if it is so agreed by all the

                                 members entitled to attend and vote.
                         (3)     The notice  must specify  the date, time and place of the meeting and the general

                                 nature of the business to be transacted.  lf the meeting  is to be an annual general
                                 meeting, the notice  must say so.
                         (4)     The notice  must be given to all the members and to the trustees.

                  12. Quorum
                         (1)     No business shall be transacted  at any general meeting  unless a quorum is present.
                         {2)     A quorum is:
                          (a)    6 members entitled to vote upon the business to be conducted at the meeting;  or
                          (b)    one tenth of the total membership  at the time, whichever  is the greater.
                         (3)     The authorised  representative  of a member  organisation  shall be counted  in the
                                 quorum.

                         (4)     if:

                         (a)     a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed  for the
                                 meeting;  or
                         (b)     during a meeting a quorum  ceases to be present, the meeting shall be adjourned  to
                                 such time and place  as the trustees  shall determine.

                  (5)     The trustees  must re-convene the meeting and must give at least seven clear days' notice of
                          the re-convened meeting stating the date time and place of the meeting.

                  (6)     lf no quorum is present at the re-convened meeting within fifteen  minutes of the time
                          specified for the start of the meeting the members present at that time shall constitute the
                          quorum  for that meeting.

                  13.  Chair
                         (1)     General meetings shall be chaired by the person who has been elected as Chair.

                         (2)  lf there is no such person or he or she is not present within fifteen  minutes of the
                                time appointed  for the meeting  a trustee nonninated  by the trustees  shall chair the
                                 meeting.
                         (3)     lf there is only one trustee present and willing  to act, he or she shall chair the
                                 meeting.
                         {4)     lf no trustee is present and willing  to chair the meeting within fifteen minutes after
                                the time appointed  for holding it, the members present and entitled to vote must
                                 choose  one of their number to chair the meeting.

                  14.     Adjournments

                         (1)    The members present at a meeting may resolve that the meeting  shall be adjourned.

                         (2)    The person who is chairing the meeting  must decide  the date time and place at
                                which  meeting  is to be re-convened unless those details are specified in the
                                 resolution.
                         (3)     No business shall be conducted at an adjourned  meeting  unless it could  properly
                                 have been conducted  at the meeting  had the adjournment not taken  place.


                         {4)     lf a meeting  is adjourned  by a resolution  of the members for more than seven days,
                                at least seven clear days' notice shall be given  of the re-convened meeting stating
                                the date time and place of the meeting.

                  15.     Votes

                         (1)     Each member shall have one vote but if there is an equality  of votes the person who
                                 is chairing the meeting  shall have a casting  vote in addition to any other vote he or
                                she may have.

                         (2)    A resolution  in writing signed by each member  (or in the case of a member that is an
                                organisation,  by its authorised  representative)  who would have been entitled to vote
                                 had it been  proposed at a general meeting shall be effective. lt may comprise several
                                copies each signed  by or on behalf of one or more members.

                  16. Representatives  of other bodies
                         (1)    Any organisation that is a member of the charity  may nominate  any person to act as

                                 its representative  at any meeting of the charity.
                         (2)    The organisation  must give written notice to the charity  of the name of its
                                 representative.  The nominee shall not be entitled to represent the organisation  at
                                any meeting  unless the notice has been received by the charity. The nominee  may
                                continue  to represent the organisation  until written notice to the contrary is
                                 received by the charity.

                         (3)    Any notice given  to the charity will be conclusive  evidence that the nominee  is
                                entitled to represent the organisation  or that his or her authority  has been revoked.
                                The charity shall not be required  to consider whether the nominee  has been
                                properly  appointed by the organisation.

                   17.    Officers and trustees
                          (1)    The charity  and its property shall be managed  and administered  by a committee
                                 comprising the officers and other members elected in accordance  with this
                                 constitution. The officers  and other members of the committee shall be the trustees
                                 of the Charity and in this constitution are together called 'the trustees'.

                          (2)    The charity  shall have the following officers:

                                  (a) A chair,
                                  (b)A secretary,
                                  (c) A treasurer.
                                  (d) A Public Relations Officer/Events organiser
                                  (e)A Welfare Officer


                          (3)    A trustee must be a member  of the charity  or the nominated representative  of an
                                 organisation  that is a member of the charity.

                          {4)    No one may be appointed  a trustee if he or she would be disqualified  from acting
                                 under the provisions of clause 20.

                          (s)    The number of trustees  shall be not less than three but (unless otherwise
                                 determined by a resolution  of the charity  in general meeting) shall not be subject to
                                 any maximum.

                          {6)    The first trustees  (including officers) shall be those  persons  elected as trustees  and
                                 officers  at the meeting  at which this constitution  is adopted.

                          (71    A trustee may not appoint anyone  to act on his or her behalf at meetings of the
                                 trustees.

                   18. Appointment  of trustees

                          (1)    The charity  in general meeting  shall elect the officers  and the other trustees.

                          (2)    The trustees  may appoint any person  who is willing  to act as a trustee.  Subject  to
                                 sub-clause  5(b) of this clause, they may also appoint trustees to act as officers.

                          (3)     Each of the trustees  shall retire with effect  from the conclusion of the annual general
                                 meeting  next after his or her appointment but shall be eligible for reelection  at that
                                 annual general meeting.

                          (4)     No-one may be elected a trustee or an officer at any annual general meeting  unless
                                  prior to the meeting the charity  is given a notice that:

                                  (a)     is signed  by a member entitled to vote at the meeting;

                               (b)     states the member's  intention to propose  the appointment of a person as a
                                       trustee or as an officer;

                               (c)     is signed  by the person who is to be proposed to show his or her willingness
                                       to be appointed.

                        (s)    (a)    The appointment of a trustee,  whether by the charity  in general meeting or
                               by the other trustees,  must not cause  the number of trustees to exceed any number
                               fixed in accordance  with this constitution  as the maximum  number  of trustees.



                               (b)     The trustees  may not appoint a person  to be an officer if a person has
                                       already been elected or appointed  to that office and has not vacated the
                                       office.


                 19.     Powers of trustees

                        (1)    The trustees  must manage the business of the charity  and have the following  powers
                               in order to further the objects  (but not for any other purpose):

                                (a)  to raise funds. ln doing so, the trustees  must not undertake  any taxable
                                permanent  trading activity and must comply with any relevant statutory  regulations;

                                (b)  to buy, take on lease or in exchange,  hire or otherwise  acquire any property
                                and to maintain  and equip  it for use;

                                (c)    to sell, lease or otherwise  dispose  of all or any part of the property
                                belonging to the charity.  ln exercising  this power, the trustees  must comply as
                                appropriate  with sections  117 - 122 of the Charities  Act 2011;

                                (d)  to borrow money and to charge the whole or any part of the property
                                belonging to the charity  as security for repayment  of the money borrowed' The
                                trustees  must comply as appropriate  with sections 124 - 126 of the Charities  Act
                                2011, if they intend  to mortgage  land;

                                (e)    to co-operate  with other charities, voluntary bodies  and statutory
                                authorities and to exchange  information  and advice with them;

                                (f)    to establish  or support  any charitable  trusts,  associations  or institutions
                                formed for any of the charitable  purposes  included in the objects;

                                (g)  to acquire, merge  with or enter into any partnership  or  joint venture
                                arrangement  with any other charity formed for any of the objects;

                                (h)    to set aside income as a reserve  against  future expenditure  but only in
                                accordance  with a written  policy about reserves;

                                (i)     to obtain and pay for such goods  and services as are necessary for carrying
                                 out the work of the charitY;
                                (j)     to open and operate  such bank and other accounts  as the trustees  consider
                                 necessary and to invest  funds and to delegate the management  of funds in the same
                                 manner and subject to the same conditions  as the trustees of a trust are permitted
                                 to do by the Trustee Act 2000;
                                 (k)    to do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the achievement  of
                                 the objects.

                         (2)     No alteration of this constitution or any special  resolution  shall have retrospective
                                 effect to invalidate  any prior act of the trustees.

                         (3)    Any meeting of trustees at which a quorum is present at the time the relevant
                                 decision is made may exercise  all the powers exercisable by the trustees.

                  20.     Disqualification and removal  of trustees
                         A trustee shall cease to hold office if he or she:

                         (1)     is disqualified  from acting as a trustee by virtue of sections 178 and 179 of the
                                 Charities  Act 2011 (or any statutory re-enactment  or modification of that provision);

                         (2)    ceases to be a member of the charity;

                         (3)     in the written opinion,  given  to the charity,  of a registered medical practitioner
                                treating that person, has become physically  or mentally  incapable of acting as a
                                trustee and may remain so for more than three months;

                         (4)     resigns as a trustee by notice to the charity  (but only if at least two trustees will
                                 remain in office when the notice of resignation  is to take effect); or

                         (s)    is absent without  the permission of the trustees from all their meetings held within  a
                                 period of six consecutive months and the trustees  resolve that his or her office be
                                vacated.

                  21. Proceedings  of trustees

                         (1)     The trustees  may regulate their proceedings as they think fit, subject to the
                                 provisions of this constitution.

                         (2)     Any trustee may call a meeting of the trustees.

                         (3)     The secretary must call a meeting of the trustees  if requested to do so by a trustee.

                         (4)     Questions  arising  at a meeting  must be decided by a majority of votes.

                         (s)     ln the case of an equality  of votes, the person who chairs the meeting  shall have a
                                 second  or casting vote.

                       (5)     No decision may be made by a meeting of the trustees  unless a quorum is present
                               at the time the decision is purported to be made.

                       (7)     The quorum shall  be two or the number  nearest  to one-third of the total number of
                               trustees, whichever  is the greater  or such larger number  as may be decided from
                               time to time by the trustees.

                        (8)    A trustee shall not be counted  in the quorum present when any decision is made
                               about  a matter upon which that trustee is not entitled to vote.

                        (e)    lf the number of trustees  is less than the number fixed  as the quorum,  the
                               continuing  trustees or trustee may act only for the purpose of filling vacancies  or of
                               calling  a general meeting.

                        (10)   The person elected as the Chair shall chair meetings of the trustees.

                        (11)    lf the Chair is unwilling  to preside  or is not present within ten minutes after the time
                                appointed  for the meeting, the trustees  present may appoint  one of their number to
                                chair that meeting.

                        (12)    The person appointed  to chair meetings of the trustees  shall have no functions or
                                powers except  those conferred  by this constitution or delegated to him or her in
                                writing  by the trustees.

                        (13)    A resolution  in writing signed  by all the trustees  entitled to receive notice of a
                                meeting of trustees  or of a committee of trustees  and to vote upon the resolution
                                shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been  passed at a meeting of the trustees or
                                (as the case may be) a committee of trustees  duly convened and held.

                        (14)    The resolution in writing  may comprise several  documents  containing  the text of the
                                resolution in like form each signed  by one or more trustees.
                 22.    Conflicts of interests  and conflicts of loyalties

                        A charity trustee must:

                        (1)     declare  the nature  and extent of any interest,  direct or indirect,  which  he or she has
                                in a proposed transaction  or arrangement  with the charity  or in any transaction  or
                                arrangement  entered into by the charity which  has not been  previously declared;
                                and
                               (2)  absent himself or herself from any discussions  of trustees  in which it is possible  that              
                                a conflict will arise between  his or her duty to act solely in the interests of the
                                charity and any personal interest (including  but not limited to any personal financial
                                interest).

                        Any charity trustee absenting himself or herself from any discussions  in accordance  with this
                         clause must not vote or be counted  as part of the quorum in any decision of the charity
                        trustees  on the matter.

                23.    Saving  provisions
                       (1)    Subject  to sub-clause  (2) of this clause, all decisions  of the charity trustees,  or of a
                              committee of the charity trustees,  shall be valid notwithstanding the participation in
                              any vote of a charitY trustee:

                       (a)     who is disqualified  from holding office;

                       (b)     who had previously retired or who had been obliged  by this constitution to vacate
                               office; trustees' decisions being declared invalid for purely technical  reasons'

                       (c)     who was not entitled to vote on the matter, whether  by reason of a conflict of
                               interests or otherwise; if, without the vote of that charity trustee and that charity
                               trustee being  counted  in the quorum,  the decision has been made by a majority of
                               the charity trustees  at a quorate meeting.

                       (2)     Sub-clause  (1) of this clause does not permit a charity trustee  to keep any benefit
                               that may be conferred upon him or her by a resolution  of the charity trustees  or of a
                               committee of charity trustees il but for sub-clause  (1), the resolution  would have
                               been void, or if the charity trustee has not complied with clause 22 (Conflicts of
                               interests and conflicts of loyalties).

                 24. Delegation
                        (1)    The trustees  may delegate any of their  powers or functions  to a committee of two or
                               more trustees  but the terms of any such delegation  must be recorded  in the minute
                               book.

                        (2)    The trustees  may impose conditions  when delegating,  including the conditions  that:

                                       
                                (a)  the relevant  powers are to be exercised  exclusively by the committee to
                                       whom they delegate;

                                (b)    no expenditure  may be incurred  on behalf of the charity  except in
                                       accordance  with a budget  previously agreed  with the trustees.

                        {3)    The trustees  may revoke or alter a delegation.

                        (4)     All acts and proceedings of any committees must be fully and promptly reported  to
                                the trustees.


                  25.     lrregularities  in proceedings

                         (1)    Subject  to sub-clause  (2) of this clause, all acts done by a meeting of Trustees,  or of a
                                committee of trustees, shall be valid notwithstanding the participation in any vote of
                                a trustee:
                                 (a)    who was disqualified  from holding office;


                                 (b)    who had previously  retired or who had been obliged  by the constitution to
                                        vacate office;

                                 (c)    who was not entitled to vote on the matter, whether by reason of a conflict
                                        of interests or otherwise; if, without:

                                 (d)    the vote of that trustee; and

                                 (e)    that trustee being counted  in the quorum,  the decision has been made by a
                                        majority of the trustees  at a quorate meeting.

                         (2)    Sub-clause  (1) of this clause does not permit a trustee to keep any benefit that may
                                be conferred  upon him or her by a resolution  of the trustees  or of a committee of
                                trustees  if the resolution  would otherwise have been void.

                         (3)    No resolution  or act of

                                 (a)    the trustees

                                 (b)    any committee of the trustees

                                 (c)    the charity  in general meeting shall be invalidated  by reason of the failure  to
                                        give notice to any trustee or member  or by reason of any procedural  defect

                                        in the meeting  unless it is shown that the failure or defect has materially
                                        prejudiced  a member or the beneficiaries of the charity.

                  26. Minutes
                  The trustees  must keep minutes of all:
                         (1)    appointments  of officers and trustees made by the trustees;

                         (2)    proceedings at meetings of the charity;

                         (3)    meetings of the trustees and committees  of trustees  including:

                                (a)     the names of the trustees  present at the meeting;

                                (b)     the decisions  made at the meetings; and

                                (c)     where appropriate  the reasons for the decisions.

                  27.    Accounts, Annual Report, Annual Return

                         (1)    The trustees  must comply with their obligations  under the Charities  Act 2011 with
                                regard  to:

                                (a) the keeping  of accounting  records  for the charity;

                                (b) the preparation  of annual statements  of account for the charity;

                                (c) the transmission  of the statements  of account to the Commission;
                                (d) the preparation  of an Annual Report  and its transmission to the Commission; (e)

                                   the preparation  of an Annual Return  and its transmission to the Commission.

                         (2)    Accounts must be prepared  in accordance  with the provisions of any Statement  of
                                Recommended Practice  issued by the Commission, unless the trustees are required
                                to prepare accounts in accordance  with the provisions of such a Statement  prepared
                                by another body.

                  28.    Registered particulars

                         The trustees  must notify the Commission  promptly of any changes to the charity's  entry on
                         the Central Register of Charities.

                  29.    Property
                         (1)    The trustees  must ensure  the title to:

                                (a)    all land held by or in trust for the charity that is not vested in the Official
                                Custodian  of Charities; and

                                (b)    all investments  held by or on behalf of the charity,  is vested either in a
                                corporation entitled to act as custodian trustee or in not less than three individuals
                                appointed by them as holding trustees.

                         (2)    The terms  of the appointment of any holding trustees  must provide that they may
                                act only in accordance  with lawful directions  of the trustees and that if they do so
                                they will not be liable for the acts and defaults  of the trustees  or of the members of
                                the charity.

                         (3)    The trustees  may remove the holding trustees at any time.

                  30.    Repair  and insurance
                         The trustees  must keep in repair and insure  to their full value against fire and other usual
                         risks all the buildings of the charity  (except  those buildings that are required to be kept in
                         repair and insured by a tenant).  They must also insure suitably  in respect  of public liability
                         and employer's  liability.

                 31.     Notices

                         (1)    Any notice required  by this constitution to be given  to or by any person must be:

                                (a)     in writing; or
                                (b)     given using electronic  communications.

                         (2)    The charity  may give any notice to a member either:

                                (a)     personally; or

                                (b)     by sending it by post in a prepaid envelope addressed  to the member at his
                                       or her address;  or

                                (c)     by leaving  it at the address of the member;  or

                                (d)     by giving it using electronic  communications  to the membe/s  address.


                         (3)    A member who does not register an address with the charity or who registers only a
                                postal address that is not within the United Kingdom  shall not be entitled to receive
                                any notice from the charity.

                        (4)     A member  present in person at any meeting  of the charity shall be deemed to have
                                received notice of the meeting and of the purposes  for which  it was called.
                         (5)    (a)    Proof that an envelope containing  a notice was properly  addressed, prepaid
                                and posted shall be conclusive  evidence that the notice was given.

                                (b)    Proof that a notice contained  in an electronic  communication  was sent in
                                       accordance  with guidance issued by the lnstitute of Chartered Secretaries
                                       and Administrators  shall be conclusive  evidence that the notice was given.


                                (c)    A notice shall be deemed to be given 48 hours after the envelope containing
                                       it was posted or, in the case of an electronic  communication,  48 hours after
                                       it was sent.




                 32.     Rules

                        (1)            The trustees  may from time to time make  rules or bye-laws  for the conduct
                                       of their business.

                        (21            The bye-laws may regulate the following  matters  but are not restricted  to
                                       them:

                                (a)    the admission of members of the charity  (including the admission of
                                       organisations to membership)  and the rights and privileges of such
                                       members, and the entrance fees, subscriptions  and other fees or payments
                                       to be made by members;


                                 (b)     the conduct of members of the charity  in relation  to one another, and to the
                                         charity's  employees and volunteers;

                                 (c)    the setting aside of the whole  or any part or parts of the charity's  premises
                                         at any particular  time or times or for any particular  purpose or purposes;

                                 (d)    the procedure  at general meeting and meetings of the trustees  in so far as
                                         such procedure  is not regulated  by this constitution;

                                 (e)    the keeping and authenticating of records. (lf regulations  made under this
                                         clause permit records of the charity to be kept in electronic  form and
                                         requires a trustee  to sign the record, the regulations  must specify  a method
                                         of recording the signature that enables  it to be properly  authenticated.)

                                 (f)    generally, all such matters  as are commonly  the subject matter of the rules
                                         of an unincorporated  association.

                          (3)           The charity  in general meeting  has the power to alter, add to or repeal  the
                                        rules or bye-laws.

                          (4)           The trustees  must adopt  such means as they think sufficient  to bring the
                                        rules and bye-laws  to the notice of members of the charity.


                          (5)           The rules or bye-laws shall be binding on all members of the charity.  No rule
                                        or byelaw shall be inconsistent  with, or shall affect or repeal  anything
                                        contained  in, this constitution.

                  33.     Disputes

                          lf a dispute arises between  members of the charity  about the validity or propriety of
                          anything done by the members under this constitution, and the dispute cannot be resolved
                          by agreement, the parties to the dispute  must first try in good faith to settle the dispute  by
                          mediation before  resorting to litigation.

                  34.     lnterpretation

                  ln this constitution  'connected  person'  means:

                          (1)    a child, parent, grandchild,  grandparent,  brother or sister of the trustee;

                          (2)    the spouse or civil partner of the trustee or of any person  falling within  sub-clause
                                 (1) above;

                          (3)    a person carrying on business in partnership  with the trustee or with any person
                                 falling within  sub-clause  (1) or (2) above;

                          (4)    an institution which  is controlled -

                                   (a)    by the trustee or any connected  person  falling within  sub-clause  (1), (2), or

                                         (3) above; or

                                         (b)  by two or more  persons falling within sub-clause  (4Xa), when taken
                                                together

                          (s)    a body corporate  in which -

                                          (a)  the charity trustee or any connected  person  falling within  sub-
                                                 clauses (1) to (3) has a substantial  interes! or those conditions.

                                          (b)  two or more  persons falling within  sub-clause  (5)(a) who, when

                                                 taken together, have a substantial  interest.

                          (6)    Sections  350 - 352 of the Charities  Act 2011 apply for the purposes  of interpreting
                                 the terms  used in this clause.
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