The proposed sections of the Laws, with a summary of their contents
Definitions
These will be drafted by Brodies when the rest of the governing documents are finalised.
Membership
- List of categories (the detail will depend on the level of detail provided in the Charter, if any)
- Definitions of each category
- Rights, Privileges, Fees and Obligations
- Disciplinary and removal
Membership meetings
- Calling a meeting - Trustees
- Requisitioning a meeting - the Membership themselves
- How the Membership put forward a motion
- Power to have in person and hybrid meetings
- Meeting management: chairing, quorum, adjourning, voting, proxy voting (if any)
Board of Trustees
- Purpose
- Composition (who the Trustees are)
how they get on the Board, how long they stay on the Board, and how they might come off before their time - Trustee meetings management
- Powers
- Trustee investment responsibilities
Council
- Purpose
- Composition (who is on Council)
- How people get on Council, how long they stay on Council, and how they might come off before their time is due to end
- Council meetings management
Administration
- Detail of setting up (and closing) Faculties
- Committees
- Standard Operating Procedures (placeholder for Regulations)
- Records and accounts
- Communications with Members
- Common Seal, if anything else is needed other than what's in the Charter
- Alterations
