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NDA CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I
Name: The Association shall be called Nepalese Doctors
Association in the United Kingdom, NDA (UK) in abbreviation.
ARTICLE II
Aims and Objectives:
To establish greater understanding and co-operation amongst the
Nepalese doctors in the United Kingdom.
To promote and foster good relations between Nepalese doctors
residing in the United Kingdom, doctors in Nepal and
other members of
Medical profession in the UK.
To initiate collaboration with similar organisations in Nepal and
be of assistance whenever possible.
To exchange ideas and thoughts in the field of Medicine with
fellow Nepalese doctors living in other countries.
To promote cultural exchange with other groups having similar
interest.
To promote fraternity amongst Nepalese of other walks of life
residing in the United Kingdom.
ARTICLE III
Membership:
Clause 1: Full Membership: All doctors and dental surgeons of
Nepalese origin residing in the UK for more than one
year shall be
eligible for full membership of the Association.
Clause 2: Associate Membership: Shall be open to all doctors
and dental surgeons in the UK and medical and dental
students of
Nepalese origin on approval by the executive committee.
Clause 3: Life Membership: Any full or associate member shall
be eligible for life membership on payment of fees.
Clause 4: Honorary Membership: To be awarded by the general
body to distinguished individuals in recognition of
outstanding
contribution in the field of medicine and towards Nepalese cause.
ARTICLE IV
General Body
General body shall consist of all full members of the Association.
Shall elect office bearers and members of the Executive Committee.
Accept Annual and Financial reports.
Shall decide on unforeseen matters arising from time to time.
ARTICLE V
Executive Committee
Clause 1: Composition of Executive Committee
Chairman
Vice Chairman
General Secretary
Treasurer
Joint Secretary and
Four Committee members
Clause 2: Functions of Executive Committee
The Committee shall be responsible for day to day management of
affairs of the Association.
Shall appoint sub-committee and officials as required from time to
time.
Shall accept the resignation of the Chairman when tendered.
Clause 3: Functions of the Office Bearers
Sub- clause I Chairman
Shall be the official representative of the Association.
Maintain order and see that the rules are observed.
Use a casting vote in case of tie.
Call emergency meetings.
Accepts resignations of members and office bearers in consultation
with the executive committee
Sub- clause II Vice Chairman
To act as Chairman in the absence of Chairman.
Sub-clause III General Secretary
Shall be principal executive officer.
Shall call executive and general body meetings in consultation
with the Chairman.
Shall keep the minutes of all the meetings.
Shall correspond on behalf of the Association.
Shall prepare and submit report at the Annual General Meetings.
Sub-clause IV Treasurer
Shall open a joint Bank Account in the name of the Association
with another member of the committee
nominated by the committee.
Shall collect subscriptions and other incomings to the
Association.
Shall be responsible for all financial transactions within the
limit imposed by the General Body from time
to time on the
recommendation of the executive committee.
Shall maintain a financial record and submit for auditing and
present a report at the Annual General Meeting.
Sub- clause VI Joint Secretary
To act as General Secretary in the absence of General Secretary.
ARTICLE VI
Subscriptions
Subscriptions and fees shall be decided by the General Body from
time to time on the recommendation of the
executive committee.
ARTICLE VII
Meetings
Apart from the general meetings, there shall be at least two executive
meetings in a year.
Notice of the forthcoming meeting shall be given at least two months
in advance in case of AGM and two weeks
in case of an executive
committee meeting.
In the event of meeting not held due to lack of quorum, shorter notice
on the discretion of the Chairman shall be sent.
Members present at
the subsequent meeting shall constitute a valid quorum.
Emergency meetings may be called at a shorter notice on the discretion
of the Chairman.
ARTICLE VIII
Quorum
A simple majority shall make a quorum at all the meetings of the
Association.
ARTICLE IX
Election
The tenure of the executive committee shall be for a period of two
years.
No office bearer shall hold the same post for more than four years
consecutively. In the absence of general consent,
election of the
Office Bearers shall be conducted by a secret ballot.
A returning officer shall be appointed to conduct the Election.
Casual Vacancies shall be filled in by Co-Option by the executive
committee.
Only full members of the Association shall be eligible to vote and
contest in the election.
Vote of no-confidence against any member of the committee or office
bearer may be submitted to the committee in
writing by at least
ten percent of the current membership. Such proposal shall require two
third majority consent from
amongst the members in the General Meeting
to be passed.
ARTICLE X
Amendment and Dissolution
Any proposal for amendment of any article, clause, sub-clause or any
other particular point mentioned in the existing
constitution must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary. The General Secretary shall submit the proposal to
the executive committee and if accepted shall be circulated along with the agenda for the general meeting (annual) to
all the members. Two third majority of the members present at the Annual General Meeting shall be required to pass
such
proposals.
In the event of non-functioning of the Association, all members shall
be duly notified of the dissolution. The existing
executive committee shall appoint a Custodian to look after the asset of the Association until such a time, the Association is revived.