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RULES 
18. RECOKDERS 
The Council shall, where desirable, appoint Recorders for s])ecified 
areas, especially to assist the Honorary Editor or Joint Editors by 
collecting records in their areas and advising on the value of records 
submitted for publication ; and also by forwarding information about 
important changes (actual or threatened) in the flora of their areas. 
19. PANEL OF SPECIALISTS 
The Council shall appoint a Panel consisting of members of the Society 
each of whom is prepared to deal with enquiries on specified groups of 
plants or on subjects connected with the objects of the Society. The 
Panel shall from time to time be reviewed by the Council, and any 
alterations shall be notified to Members. 
20. CHAIRMANSHIP 
At all General and Council meetings the Chair shall be taken by the 
President or, in his absence, by a Vice-President. In the absence of 
both, the Chair shall be taken by a member of Council elected at the 
meeting. 
21. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS 
(a) The Annual General Meeting shall be held in March or April in each 
year at such time and place as the Council shall direct. 
(b) A quorum shall consist of seven members. 
(c) Voting shall be conducted by show of hands, but, on the ruling of 
the Chairman, or on the demand of not fewer than five members 
present, voting shall be by ballot (and see Rule 10). All elections 
to the Council under Rule 3(e) shall be by ballot. All ballot papers 
must be tendered personally. 
22. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS 
(a) The Honorary General Secretary shall, by direction of the Council, 
or at the written request of not fewer than seven members, call a 
Special General Meeting for the consideration of any business of 
interest to the Society. 
(b) A quorum shall consist of seven members. 
(c) Voting shall be by show of hands, but on the ruling of the Chair- 
man, or on the demand of five members present, voting shall be by 
ballot (and see Rule 10). All elections to the Council .shall be by 
ballot. All ballot papers must be tendered personally. 
23. MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL 
(a) The Honorary General Secretary shall be authorised to call a meet- 
ing of the Council upon the written request of the President or of 
not fewer than three members of the Council. Each member shall 
receive not less than seven days’ notice of a proposed meeting. The 
