EC Meeting Papers March 2018

f. Any amendment to these Rules shall be deemed to imply automatically any consequent renumbering, re-lettering or cross-referencing without the need of any separate proposal to that effect; this shall apply to any document in which reference to these Rules is made. g. As soon as is practicable after any amendment of the Rules under this Rule the amendment shall be made available to any member on request and the substantive Rule duly amended shall appear in every copy of the Rules issued thereafter.

75. Standing Orders for the conduct of meetings shall be as described in Appendix F.

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DISSOLUTION

76. a. The Union may be amalgamated with another trade union only as a result of a ballot to that effect held under current legislation, permission to hold such a ballot having been given by at least three-quarters of the votes cast at a Special General Meeting of which notice has been given specifying the intention to propose the holding of such a meeting. b. Subject to current legislation, there shall be a requirement of at least three-quarters of the votes cast in such a ballot. 77. The Union may be dissolved by a resolution carried by three-quarters of the votes cast at a Special General Meeting of which notice has been given specifying the intention to propose such dissolution. 78. If on the amalgamation or dissolution of the Union there remains, after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property or funds whatsoever, the same shall be dealt with as may be decided upon by the general meeting which resolves upon the amalgamation or dissolution.

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