EC Meeting July 2017

Gibraltar General & Clerical Association – Rules & Constitution

(2)

establish, administer and support (financially or otherwise) funds or

trusts for the purpose of benefiting members their dependants and the

dependants of deceased members, employees and such other persons

or groups as the GGCA Executive Committee may from time to time

determine;

(3)

institute and administer a legal assistance scheme on behalf of

members;

(4)

contribute to the funds of any organisations having all or any objects

similar to those of the Union and to operate with any such organisations

in the pursuance of those objects;

(5)

with the approval of the GGCA Executive Committee, officiate to

organisations having all or any objects similar to those of the Union,

save only that the Union shall not affiliate to any political party;

(6)

employ such staff as are necessary;

(7)

provide and maintain any pension fund and pay therefrom pensions

and allowances to employees or former employees of the Union or

effect policies of insurance for the purpose of ensuring payment of any

such pensions or allowances;

(8)

to acquire, hold, charge and dispose of real and personal or heritable

and moveable property and borrow or otherwise raise finance;

(9)

affiliate to, disaffiliate from or enter into such agreements as may be

deemed beneficial, with any other union or organization, either locally

or abroad, in furtherance of the objects. Such affiliation, disaffiliation or

agreement must be ratified by the Members of the Union at a Special

Meeting under Rule 4.12; and

(10) do such other lawful things as are incidental or conducive to the

attainment of the objects.

1.4

All property and monies belonging to the Union shall be applied to the

promotion of the objects of the Union.

1.5

Nothing in these Rules is intended to be enforceable by any third party