The Constitution of the WAAA
The Constitution of the WAAA
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General Provisions 1. The society shall be called The Western Area Association of Anaesthetists hereinafter referred to as the Society.2(a). The funds and property of the Society shall be vested in the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer for the time being. 2(b). All monies and sums received on behalf of the Society shall remain the property of the Society and there shall be no distribution of such funds amongst its members. 3. The objects of the Society shall be: (a) to promote fraternity among the anaesthetists working in the geographical area as defined in Provision 7. (b) to provide a forum for the airing of problems relevant to the working life of these persons. Where necessary the Society will elect members to represent them at any forum deemed appropriate. 4. The postal address of the Society shall be that of the Secretary for the time being. 5(a). The constitution of the Society shall not be altered or amended except at the Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society. 5(b). Members wishing to move a proposition designed to alter or amend the constitution shall submit such proposition to the Secretary twenty eight days before the general meeting at which such proposition is to be considered. Notice of such proposition shall be sent to all members entitled to receive notice of such meeting.
(a) Ordinary Members (b) Honorary Members (c) Associate Members 7. Any doctor who is working as an anaesthetist in the counties Londonderry, Tyrone, Fermanagh or Donegal shall be eligible for admittance as an ordinary member. 8. Any doctor whom the Society may wish to honour for distinguished service to the Society may be elected at a general meeting of the Society as an honorary member for life or for a specified period of time. 9. Any health care professional who, while not being a member of the medical profession, provides a useful service to the specialty by virtue of his or her occupation may be admitted as an associate member provided he or she is nominated and seconded at a general meeting. Such nomination shall be ratified by a simple majority vote at the same meeting. 10. The Society shall be wholly independant of any hospital or healthcare Trust. 11. All members shall accept the jurisdiction of the Society and shall conform to such conditions rules and regulations as may be determined from time to time. 12. An annual subscription, the amount of which shall be determined by the Committee, will be payable by ordinary members in the Autumn of each year.
14. The committee shall consist of: (a) The Chairman (b) The Secretary (c) The Treasurer 15(a). The commitee shall be appointed by the members at the Annual General Meeting. Tenure of post shall normally be for one year but shall be renewable indefinitely. 15(b). The Secretary shall, where possible and with the agreement of the members, continue as Chairman for a further year to provide continuity. 16. The Society may appoint other committees and may delegate to such committees powers within defined limits. 17. The Society shall also appoint two representatives, one from Altnagelvin Area Hospital and one from Sperrin Lakeland Trust, to the Area Medical Advisory Committee (AMAC) of the Western Health Board. Such posts shall have tenure of one year but shall be renewable indefinitely at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. The representatives to AMAC may or may not be members of the Society's committee as defined in (14) above.
20. A copy of the balance sheet shall be available to each member on request to the Treasurer. 21. A bank account shall be maintained in the name of the Society. All cheques and orders withdrwaing monies from the account shall be signed by any member of the committee and countersigned by a second member or by the Secretary to the Department of Anaesthesia at Altnagelvin Area Hospital.
(a) Eight members shall form a quorum (b) Each ordinary, honorary and associate member shall be entitled to one vote (c) The Chairman shall, if required, be entitled to cast an additional deciding vote. 25. In the case of emergency the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer shall together have full powers to act. 26. In the event of the dissolution of the Society, once all outstanding liabilities have been discharged, the bank account shall be closed and all residual monies therein shall be donated to the Northern Ireland Society of Anaesthetists.
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