6.13 Amendment of By-Laws

6.13.1 Amendments to the By-Laws shall be proposed by the Board of Directors or the

Founder Member. All amendments to the By-Laws shall be subject to Section 15 of the

Act.

6.13.2 A resolution to amend the By-Laws shall be passed either:

(a) by not less than three-quarters of the members present and voting at a general

meeting duly summoned; or

(b) if a referendum is held, by not less than three-quarters of the votes returned,

provided that the voting papers have been sent to all members of the Society and

that the number of returned votes is not less than one-third of the total number of

votes at the disposal of all the members of the Society or 500 whichever is the less,

and the returned votes are examined and counted under the supervision of the

Registrar.

6.13.3 No By-Law or amendment to a By-Law of the Society shall be valid until it has been

registered by the Registrar. A member of the Society shall not without his consent in

writing having been first obtained, be bound by any amendment of the By-Laws

registered after he became a member, if and so far as that amendment in any way

increases his liability to contribute to the share capital of the Society.

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6.14 Where it is provided in the Act or in these By-Laws that a resolution shall be passed by

not less than a prescribed majority of the votes o{~embers present and voting at a

general meeting, the resolution shall be deemed to be passed only if the necessary

quorum is present throughout the entire meeting.

6.15 The Chairman of the Board of Directors, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, shall

preside at all general meetings except those summoned by the Registrar or any person

authorised by him. If both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Board of

Directors are absent, the meeting shall be presided by any other person duly authorised

in writing by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Vice-Chairman of the Board

of Directors or the Board of Directors. If there are no person or person(s) authorised

in writing by the Board of Directors or the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of

Directors, the general meeting shall be deemed to have been adjourned.

6.16 The Chairman may, with the consent of the general meeting at which a quorum is

present, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business

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