Is your society actually in order?
23 questions your committee can answer from memory. You get a score, and an itemised list of what is not in order — with the provision it sits under and the work that clears it.
The committee
Whether the people running the society are entitled to be running it.
Has your managing committee been elected within the last five years?
Model bye-law 121 — five-year term
Does your committee have the full number of members your society’s size requires?
Model bye-law 113 — committee strength by membership
Has every committee member executed the Format-20 indemnity bond?
Model bye-laws — indemnity bond on taking charge
Are the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer all currently in office?
Model bye-law 113 read with bye-law 126
Are committee meeting minutes written up and signed after every meeting?
Model bye-law 141(xi) — Minutes Book, committee meetings
Answer every question in this section to continue — “Not sure” is a valid answer.