Election of committee

(1) The committee of a registered society shall consist of seven members. (2) At the first meeting the committee shall be elected and shall hold office until the election of another committee at the first annual general meeting. (3) On the election to the committee– (a) at the first annual general meeting, of the seven members; and (b) at each annual general meeting thereafter, of such number of members as may be necessary to fill vacancies arising from expiry of term of office or otherwise; the three members receiving the largest number of votes shall hold office for two years and the remainder for one year. 15 (4) Election to the committee shall be by ballot and an equality of votes shall be decided by the drawing of lots. (5) A member of the committee ceasing to be such by expiry of term of office or by resignation shall be eligible for re- (6) No member shall be eligible for election to the committee unless he has been nominated in writing by two other members and such nomination has been filed with the Secretary not less than three days before the date fixed for the meeting at which the election is to take place. Immediately upon the receipt of each such nomination the Secretary shall post it on the notice board and notify the member concerned of his nomination.