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42 enlightened perl organisation
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45 <strong>enlightened</strong> |en'litnd|: <em>adjective</em>:<br />
46 having or showing a rational,
47 modern, and well-informed outlook </p>
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75 <h1 id="top" name="top">Organisation Rules</h1>
76 <h2 id="general" name="general">General Notes</h2>
77 <p>In all respects in this document the &ldquo;board&rdquo;
78 (all forms of capitalisation and emphasis except where stated) shall be in reference
79 to the Board of Directors of the Enlightened Perl Organisation.</p>
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81 <p>In all respects in this document the &ldquo;secretary&rdquo;
82 (all forms of capitalisation and emphasis except where stated) shall be in reference to the Secretary
83 of the Enlightened Perl Organisation.</p>
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85 <p>In all respects in this document the
86 terms &ldquo;law&rdquo;, &ldquo;legal&rdquo; and &ldquo;act&rdquo;
87 (all forms of capitalisation and emphasis
88 except where stated) shall refer to the laws of the United Kingdom
89 and The Companies Acts of 1985 and 1989, with their amendments and
90 revisions.</p>
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95 <h2 id="secretary" name="secretary">The Company Secretary</h2>
96 <p>The company Secretary shall be
97 appointed by the board and registered in accordance with the act.</p>
98 <h3 id="secduty" name="secduty">Duties of the Secretary</h3>
99 <p>To keep, at a secure location, all
100 written records of the Organisation and to
101 present the originals, or copies where applicable, to the board on
102 request.</p>
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104 <p>To ensure that the Organisation
105 files all correct documents and legal notices as required by the Act.
106 To keep a record of such files and to ensure that this is available
107 for inspection by the board at any time.</p>
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109 <p>To oversee the annual audit and to
110 present its findings to the Board. The annual audit must be made by a
111 person recommended to the board by the Company Secretary and
112 authorised by them. The audit may not be carried out by any Member of
113 the Board, Officer of the Company, Company Secretary or Ordinary
114 Member. The audit should not be carried out by any relative of a
115 company officer or by any person with a vested interest in the
116 organisation.</p>
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118 <p>To arrange and organise the Annual
119 General Meeting (AGM) and any Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) as
120 outlined or requested by the Board.</p>
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122 <p>To approve expenses for the Board of
123 Directors and all Company Officers. Expenses must be filed with the
124 company secretary and be held at the Registered Office. The expenses
125 should always be presented as an original written, or printed,
126 receipt and may not be a copy, photocopy or facsimile. Copies of
127 receipts submitted may be made for reference purposes but the
128 originals must be made available for an audit as outlined by the act.</p>
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130 <p>To arrange the Registered Company
131 Address. At this time the Registered Office shall be the home, or
132 postal residence, of the Company Secretary until sufficient funds are
133 available for a separate office. The Registered office must be a UK
134 postal address (preferably England and Wales) and must not be a post
135 office box or postal collection agency. The Company Secretary shall
136 manage all aspects of the Registered Office and ensure it is suitable
137 in accordance with the law. The Company Secretary may be recompensed
138 for the use of a home or postal address on the decision of the board.
139 All expenses incurred by the Company Secretary in regards to the
140 Registered Office shall be recompensed in respect of receipts
141 presented for full audit.</p>
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143 <p>The Company Secretary shall serve until:</p>
144 <ul>
145 <li>They so decide to resign;</li>
146 <li>One day before an AGM following an
147 AGM whereby the board unanimously agrees to ask for resignation;</li>
148 <li>Severe breach of duties under the
149 Act or in disobedience to the duties outlined in this document.
150 Which must be determined at an EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting)
151 or an AGM. In respect to this the Secretary will be given a minimum
152 of six weeks, to a maximum time of six months stated at the
153 reporting of a breach in duties, to prepare a defence
154 of any accusation and during which time the Secretary may liaise
155 with the board, or with members appointed by the board in an attempt
156 to resolve the situation with minimum discordance in the
157 Organisation. A severe breach must be reported by a director to a
158 quorum in writing and be agreed upon by a majority of the board;</li>
159 <li>Their death, or severe illness
160 preventing them from the carrying out of their duties in accordance
161 with the act and this document.</li>
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167 <h2 id="admin" name="admin">The Administrative Manager</h2>
168 <p>An Administrative Manager may be
169 appointed by the Board of Directors and shall be considered an
170 &ldquo;employee&rdquo; and &ldquo;officer of the company&rdquo;. The
171 administrative manager shall be reimbursed of all expenses and <i><b>may</b></i>
172 be offered a wage as approved by the board.</p>
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174 <p>The duties of the Administrative
175 Manager will be carried out by the Company Secretary if no person has
176 been appointed to this post.</p>
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178 <h3 id="adminduty" name="adminduty">Duties of the Administrative Manager</h3>
179 <p>To maintain written records for the
180 Organisation and to present these documents
181 to the company secretary, auditors or to the board on request.</p>
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183 <p>To maintain details of all organisation
184 members, officers and directors including contact address, email and
185 subscription details.</p>
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187 <p>To maintain company accounts in
188 accordance with the act and the law.</p>
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190 <p>To record all company expenses as
191 incurred by the company and to authorise
192 day-to-day expenses in the normal running of the organisation.</p>
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194 <p>To collect and record all expenses
195 submitted by Board members and to submit these to the Secretary.</p>
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197 <p>To collect and file all payments into
198 and from the company, to keep an accurate and up-to-date record of
199 all creditors and debtors of the of the organisation as required by
200 the act and the law.</p>
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202 <p>To maintain a record of all company
203 decisions, including the minutes of all meetings and to ensure that
204 such records are accepted by the Board as being accurate and
205 distributed in an appropriate form to all members.</p>
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210 <h2 id="members" name="members">Members</h2>
211 <p>In accordance with the Act and the Law,
212 the membership shall be offered to all persons who qualify under the
213 dictates described by the board (listed in a separate document),
214 or at the board's discretion may be offerred or denied. The
215 membership shall be divided into two types, ordinary members (also
216 referred to as voting members) and associate members (referred to as
217 non-voting members or special membership). A membership is not
218 transferable and ceases automatically upon death or dissolution in
219 the case of an organisation or entity.</p>
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221 <h3 id="ordinary" name="ordinary">Ordinary Membership</h3>
222 <p>An ordinary member shall be offered
223 membership after approval by the board.</p>
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225 <p>An ordinary membership shall be
226 required to pay a yearly subscription fee, as normally set by the
227 board at the yearly AGM. This fee currently stands at &pound;100
228 (GBP).</p>
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230 <p>An ordinary member may run for board
231 membership or any office as created by the board under the approval
232 of members as outlined in the Articles of Association as outlined in
233 the Articles of Association. This is available to all members except
234 those that are entities or organisations who may not hold a board
235 membership or officer of the company, this is limited to individuals
236 only. Entities that have a singular membership may not nominate a
237 member of their organisations to act as a board member or officer of
238 the company. This does not affect the organasations ability to vote.
239 Entities or organisations that take a single membership will be
240 limited to one vote from a registered officer of the organisation.
241 This vote may only be transferred to another member of their
242 organisation on written application to the Company Secretary.</p>
243
244 <p>Ordinary members may:</p>
245 <ol>
246 <li>Have their membership suspended;</li>
247 <li>Be refused repeat membership, at the annual subscription by decision of the board;</li>
248 <li>Ejected from the organisation during annual membership for a severe breach of the organisations
249 rules and objectives.</li>
250 <ul>
251 <li>Membership suspension may only be
252 approved by a vote of the board, or off all members, at a quorum,
253 general or extraordinary meeting and shall be for a maximum of three
254 months.</li>
255 <li>During the suspension period an
256 Extraordinary Meeting may be called and a vote taken to evict the
257 member.</li>
258 <li>Any member may be refused renewal
259 of membership at the AGM (Annual General Meeting) or at an
260 Extraordinary Meeting.</li>
261 <li>Members shall have the right to
262 representation at these meetings for suspension, eviction or a
263 refusal of renewed membership</li>
264 </ul>
265 </ol>
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267 <h3 id="special" name="special">Special Membership</h3>
268 <p>A Special Membership, or non-voting
269 member, may be approved membership on direct approval from the board.
270 They may also be given automatic membership for being an officer of a
271 company or organisation that holds membership. Special Membership is
272 subject to all the rules and conditions of normal membership except
273 with the exceptions outlined here.</p>
274
275 <p>A Special membership is not subject to
276 a yearly membership fee, nor will they be billed for any fee.</p>
277
278 <p>A Special Membership may not be elected
279 to any office in the company or the board, but, may hold an employed
280 position in the organisation as outlined by decree from the board.</p>
281
282 <p>A Special Membership may not vote at
283 any meeting (including Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary
284 Meetings), quorum or other event. Special members may be invited to
285 participate in such events as deemed by the board under exceptional
286 circumstances, such as attendance to an AGM, but this does not confer
287 any special ability or change to their non-voting status.</p>
288
289 <p>A Special membership has no right to
290 vote on any resolution and their signature on any resolution may not
291 be constituted as a vote. Any such use of Special membership in this
292 manner constitutes a breach of the articles and may lead to a
293 dismissal from the organisation or refusal to renew membership.</p>
294
295 <p>Any member, officer, or board member may not poll the Special
296 Membership except for matters not pertaining to company Resolutions.
297 The Special Membership confers no rights under the Act relating
298 to membership of the company.</p>
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306 <h4>Page Index:</h4>
307 <ol>
308 <li><a href="#general">General Notes</a></li>
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310 <li><a href="#secretary">The Company Secretary</a></li>
311 <ul>
312 <li><a href="#secduty">Duties of the Company Secretary</a></li>
313 </ul>
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315 <li><a href="#admin">The Administrative Manager</a></li>
316 <ul>
317 <li><a href="#adminduty">Duties of the Administrative Manager</a></li>
318 </ul>
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320 <li><a href="#members">Members</a></li>
321 <ul>
322 <li><a href="#ordinary">Ordinary Members</a></li>
323 <li><a href="#special">Special Members</a></li>
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