a. The Officers shall be a Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Treasurer, and such others as the Council shall decide.
b. Officers shall be elected by Council to serve for a year and shall be eligible for re-election.
c. Notification to all members requesting nominations for officer posts shall be sent no later than 1st February. This provision shall not apply where an Extraordinary General Meeting has been called for the purpose of electing the chairman or any officer.
d. Nominations for officer posts must be received by the secretary no later than 15th March for elections held at the Annual General Meeting or no later than eight weeks before an Extraordinary General Meeting called.
e. Nomination for all officer posts (including existing post holders) must be from a member.
f. Anyone standing for the position of Chairman must be conversant with the recent business of the Council and have attended the majority of Council meetings in the last 2 years.
g. Members must be notified of nominations for officer posts no later than 1st April for elections held at the Annual General Meeting or no later than six weeks before an Extraordinary General Meeting called specifically for that purpose.
h. If no nominations have been received for any post by the deadline above, nominations may be taken from the floor at the Annual General Meeting at the chairman’s discretion. The requirements of para f above shall not apply in this case.