THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE
CONSTITUTION19841 NameThe name of the Society is "The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore".
2 ObjectsThe objects for which the Society is constituted are:
2.1 That there shall be in Singapore a duly constituted society of persons who have been or are members of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge to promote social contact between members of these two Universities residing in Singapore.
2.2 To arrange for the holding of an Oxford and Cambridge celebration on the evening of the Universities' Boat Race and social gatherings on such other occasions as the Committee shall deem desirable.
2.3 To provide facilities whereby members may co-operate in professional, intellectual or cultural activities.
2.4 To sponsor lectures, talks or seminars and organise other projects consistent with the foregoing objects or otherwise calculated to assist or enhance the education of any person in or from Singapore.
3 Membership3.1 There shall be four categories of membership:
(1) Life
(2) Ordinary
(3) Honorary
(4) Temporary
3.2 Ordinary Members
Ordinary membership of the Society shall be open to persons who have been or are members of either University and are resident in Singapore.
3.3 Life Members
Ordinary members may apply for life membership, on payment once and for all of a life membership fee, such amount to be determined from time to time by a general meeting of the members.
3.4 Honorary Members
The members in general meeting may elect a person who is or has been a member of either University to become an honorary member in recognition of outstanding service to the Society or to the Republic of Singapore. Such members shall not be required to pay any entrance fee or subscription and shall not be eligible to vote at meetings or hold office.
3.5 Temporary Members
Any person otherwise qualified to be a member of the Society who is not resident in Singapore shall be eligible to be a temporary member of the Society so long as he or she is resident in Singapore but such temporary members shall not be eligible to vote at meetings or hold office.
4 Application for membership and Annual Subscriptions4.1 Each candidate for ordinary or temporary membership, shall on application pay a subscription of an amount previously determined by a general meeting of the members.
4.2 The annual subscription shall be paid not later than 31 Mar in each subsequent calendar year.
4.3 No ordinary member whose subscription is one year in arrears shall be permitted to vote or hold office.
4.4 The Committee shall be empowered to remove from the list of members any member whose subscription is more than two years in arrears.
4.5 The annual subscription for the membership of the Society, if any, shall be such amount as may from time to time be determined by a general meeting of the members.
5 Officers and Committee5.1 The management of the Society shall be vested in a Committee to be elected at the Annual General Meeting every second year. The Committee shall consist of the following officers :
The President
The Vice-President for Oxford
The Vice-President for Cambridge
The Honorary Secretary
The Assistant Honorary Secretary
The Honorary Treasurer
The Assistant Honorary Treasurer
The Liaison Officer from the British High Commission
Six members
The term of office of the Committee shall be two years. All officers, except the Honorary Treasurer, may be re-elected.
5.2 The duties of the office bearers are as follows:
5.2.1 The President shall act as chairman at all general and committee meetings. He shall also represent the Society in its dealings with outside persons.
5.2.2 The President may authorise a Vice-President to act on his behalf and a Vice-President shall deputise for him in his absence.
5.2.3 The Hon. Secretary shall keep all records, except financial, of the Society, minutes of all general and committee meetings and shall be responsible for their correctness.
5.2.4 The Assistant Hon Secretary shall assist the Hon. Secretary, and act for the Hon Secretary in the latter's absence.
5.2.5 The Hon Treasurer shall keep all funds and collect and disburse all moneys on behalf of the Society and shall keep an account of all monetary transactions and shall be responsible for their correctness. The Hon. Treasurer is authorised to expend up to $100.00 per month for petty expenses on behalf of the Society but will not keep more than $100.00 in the form of cash and money in excess of this will be deposited in a bank to be named by the Committee. Cheques and other written instruments for the withdrawal of funds from the bank shall be signed by the President, the two Vice-Presidents or the Hon. Secretary in addition to the Hon. Treasurer.
5.2.6 The Assistant Hon. Treasurer shall assist the Hon. Treasurer and act for the Hon. Treasurer in the latter’s absence.
5.2.7 The Liaison Officer from the British High Commission shall act as the official link between the British High Commission and the Society.
5.3 Any member of the Committee absenting himself from three meetings consecutively without satisfactory explanation shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Committee, and a successor may be co-opted by the committee to serve until the next annual general meeting.
5.4 The Committee shall be empowered to co-opt any person to fill a temporary vacancy until the next election.
5.5 The Committee shall hold meetings as and when it shall seem necessary to the President or in his absence a Vice-president; six members present shall form a quorum for all purposes.
6 AuditorsTwo persons not members of the Committee will be elected as Hon Auditors at each annual general meeting and will hold office for one year only and may not be re-elected. They will be required to audit each year's accounts and present a report upon them to the annual general meeting. They may be required by the President to audit the Society's accounts for any period within their tenure of office and at any date and make a report to the committee.
7 Annual General MeetingsThe Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held in May or June in each calendar year and other general meetings shall be held at such times as the Committee shall deem necessary. One- tenth of the members of the Society shall form a quorum. At every Annual General Meeting a statement of accounts for the past year shall be submitted. Every 2nd year the election of the Committee for the Society for the ensuing 2 years shall take place. In the event of there being no quorum present at a meeting that meeting shall be adjourned a half hour later and should the number then present be insufficient to form a quorum those present shall be considered a quorum but they shall have no power to alter, amend or make additions to any of the existing rules.
8 Special General MeetingThe Committee may convene a Special general meeting of the members at any time for the transaction of business duly specified in the notice calling the meeting, and no other and the Hon Secretary shall convene a special general meeting of the members on receiving a requisition to do so, signed by at least 12 ordinary, life or honorary members of the Society stating the subject to be submitted.
9 VotingAt all general meetings or meetings of the Committee, the President or in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents, shall preside and in the absence of a Vice-President, one of the Committee shall be elected as Chairman in his place. Every member present shall be entitled to one vote upon each motion or resolution before the meeting and each motion or resolution shall be decided by a show of hands. In cases of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
10 YearThe year of the Society shall be from the 1st January to 31st December.
11 Removal from Register of MembersThe Committee shall have the power to remove from the register of members of the Society the name of any member who in the opinion of the Committee has been guilty of conduct unbecoming as a member of the Society or prejudicial to the interests and objects or the Society.
Provided that such member shall, have the right within 14 days of receiving the committee's notice of its decision to request the Hon. Secretary to convene and the Hon Secretary thereupon shall convene a special general meeting. If thereat a majoriv of not less than two thirds of members present consider the offender's conduct to warrant expulsion, the member's name shall be deleted from the register of members.
12 Place of BusinessThe place of business of the Society shall be at 9 Raffles Place, # 12-01 Republic Plaza, Singapore (048619)
13 Prohibitions
13.1 Gambling of any kind whether for stakes or not, is forbidden on the Society's premises. The introduction of materials for gambling or drug-taking and of bad characters into the premises is prohibited.
13.2 No funds of the Society shall be used to pay the fines of members who have been convicted in Court of any offence.
13.3 The Society shall not attempt to restrict or in any other manner interfere with trade or prices or engage in any Trade Union activity as defined in any written law relating to trade unions for the time being in force in Singapore.
13.4 The Society shall not hold any lottery, whether confined to its members or not, in the name of the society or its office-bearers, Committee or members.
13.5 The Society shall not indulge in any political activity or allow its funds and/or premises to be used for political purposes.
14 AlterationsNo alterations or additions to these rules shall be made except at a general meeting, and they shall not come into force without the prior sanction of the Registrar of Societies.
15 Dissolution15.1 The Society shall not be dissolved, except with the consent of 3/5 of the ordinary and life members of the Society expressed in person or by proxy at a general meeting covened for the purpose or by postal vote.
15.2 In the event of the Society being dissolved as provided above, all debts and liabilities legally incurred on behalf of the Society shall be fully discharged and the remaining funds shall be equally divided amongst the members.
15.3 Notice of dissolution shall be given within 7 days of the dissolution to the Registrar of SocietiesNo alterations or additions to these rules shall be made except at a general meeting, and they shall not come into force without the prior sanction of the Registrar of Societies.
16 Cambridge / Oxford Chapters (amendment 2008)
16.1 The Society shall by General Meeting establish either a University of Cambridge Chapter or a University of Oxford Chapter, or both. Each Chapter shall be established for the purpose of catering to the special and sectional interests of the alumni of each University, as applicable, whilst adhering to the Objects of the Society as a whole (as provided for in clause 2).
16.2 Each Chapter will be managed by a "Chapter committee" (which shall comprise only current members of the Society that have been endorsed by the Committee) that will conduct the affairs of the Chapter in accordance with terms of reference that are developed in consultation with the Committee from time to time.
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