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(b) A quorum at a meeting of the Council shall consist of five members. 
(c) The Council may appoint from their own body with or without the 
addition of other members such Committees as they may determine 
and shall define all duties and powers of such Committees and the 
number of members to form a quorum thereof, and may delegate 
any of their jDOwers and duties to such Committees. The President, 
Honorary General Secretary, and Honorary Treasurer of the Society 
are ex officio members of all such Committees, but their attendance 
is optional unless they hold office in the Committee. 
(d) Any member of the Council or of a Committee who fails to attend 
three consecutive meetings shall cease to be a member thereof 
unless adequate reason foi- non-attendance is given. After non- 
attendance without adequate reason being given at two successive 
meetings the Secretary concerned shall inform that member that 
non-attendance at the next meeting may lead to his removal from 
the Council or Committee. Decision on such removal shall be made 
by the Council. Vacancies on the Council caused in this way or 
by death or resignation may, when urgently necessary, be filled by 
the Council in advance of a General Meeting. Temporary appoint- 
ments to fill vacancies on Committees may, when urgently neces- 
sary before the next meeting of the Council, be made by the Officers 
in consultation with the Committee. 
24. NOTICES OF MEETINGS AND EXCURSIONS 
Notice of a General Meeting, and the agenda of such meeting, shall 
be sent to every member l)y post at least fourteen days before the date 
of the meeting. The programme of excursions shall be sent to all 
jnembers at latest on the first day of January each year. 
25. CASTING VOTE OF CHAIRMAN 
When there is an equality of votes at any Council or General Meeting, 
the Chairman shall have a second, or casting, vote. 
26. ALTERATION OF RULES 
No Rule shall be made or altered except at a General Meeting, and then 
only after twenty-eight days’ notice has previously been given in writing 
to the Honorary General Secretary, who shall give fourteen days’ notice 
to all members of the Society of the proposed addition or alteration to 
the Rules. Not less than two-thirds of the votes of those present must 
be in favour of change before .any alteration of Rule is made. 
27. PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS 
The proceedings of all General Meetings, Excursions and Conferences 
shall be recorded in the Society’s periodical publications. 
