Default Society Constitution

(Schedule 1 of JJCR Sub-Committee and Society Regulations)

The aims and objectives of the society must be listed in the society constitution, or be implicitly defined within the society name, and these aims and objectives must be compatible with the aims and objectives of the JJCR.

The constitution of any society affiliated or wishing to be affiliated to the JJCR shall be deemed to contain the following clauses. Job titles may be changed to suit a society's requirements.

  1. Membership of the Society shall be open to all JJCR members, except insofar as a specific exemption has been granted by the JJCR in accordance with Clause III.2 [no discrimination policy] of the JJCR Constitution.
  2. The Society shall have a Chair, who shall have overall responsibility for the activities of the Society.
  3. The Society shall have a Treasurer, who shall have responsibility for any grant received from the JJCR, and ensuring that this grant is spent in line with the aims and objectives of the Society. If the Society receives a grant greater than £400, then the Treasurer and Chair may not be the same person.
  4. The Society may only disaffiliate from the JJCR if the JJCR approves this decision by an ordinary motion, and/or either 66% of those society members voting, or 50% of all society members, whichever is less, vote to disaffiliate in a one-member, one-vote election, in which all those listed on the society membership list shall have the right to vote, and at least 50% of the society must vote. The voting shall be supervised by the Vice-Chair of the JJCR, unless there is an objection raised to this, in which case the voting shall be supervised by an independent observer, selected in line with the JJCR election regulations. Upon disaffiliation, any unclaimed JJCR grant is kept by the JJCR. Any debts to the JJCR must be paid immediately upon disaffiliation.
  5. The Society shall follow the JJCR's No Discrimination Policy in all matters, except insofar as a specific exemption has been granted by the JJCR in accordance with Clause III.2 of the JJCR Constitution.

  6. If the Society Treasurer is a member of Finance Committee, the following clause is deemed to be included.
  7. The Treasurer of the Society shall attend all meetings of the JJCR Finance Committee, and shall present both termly and annual accounts to the Finance Committee.

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