Malta Geographical Society

THE RULES OF THE MALTA GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

FOUNDED 1943.

The Malta Geographic Society is instituted for the promotion and diffusion of geographical knowledge, with special refer­ence to the Maltese Islands and the Mediterranean area.


1. The affairs of the Society shall be conducted by a Committee which shall be elected by the Annual General Meeting. There shall be nine members, namely the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Hon Secretary, Hon Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, Social Secretary, Talks Secretary, Walks Secretary and Assistant Walks Secretary. The Committee may co-opt to fill vacancies and up to three additional members and may appoint Honorary Officers and Members. Half plus one of the committee shall form a quorum.

2. Any person who has been a Member for a year shall be eligible to serve on the Committee.

3. The Committee shall have the right to appoint sub-committees for particular purposes, and such sub-committee shall be chaired by a member of the Committee but the Committee may co-opt to sub-committee if necessary.

4. The Chairman, or any four members of the Committee may, at any time cause a meeting of the Committee to be held.

5. At all meetings of the Committee the Chairman shall have the casting vote.

6. Members of the Committee who absent themselves without justification from three consecutive meetings of the Committee shall be considered as having resigned therefore.

7. Two Examiners of Accounts, who shall not be Committee Members, shall be appointed to examine and certify the accounts for the year before submission to the Annual General Meeting.

8. The Secretary or Treasurer shall send to each newly admitted Member notice of admission together with a copy of the Rules.

9. The Committee shall have the right to expel any Member for any reason which it deems sufficient.

10. Every Member(except Life Members as at 22nd February 2011) shall pay an Annual Subscription, the amount of which shall be decided by the Committee.Any Member who has not paid the subscription by the end of February in the relevant year will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Society.

11. The Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held in the February of each year, and 25 days’ notice shall be given. If Members wish to propose resolutions then these should be in the hands of the Secretary at least fourteen days before the Annual General Meeting.

12. An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called by the Committee or at the written request of at least ten Members, and in either case 28 days notice of the meeting and its Agenda shall be given.

13. The Committee may, from time to time organize meetings and other activities of the Society, notice of which shall be given to all members; members may bring guest.