BY-LAW 11 – AMENDMENTS OF BY-LAWS

11.01 In these the by-laws of ACER-CART, hereinafter passed, unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular or the masculine gender shall include the plural number or the feminine gender, as the case may be, and vice versa.
11.02 By-laws can be amended only by the Annual General Meeting.
11.03 By-laws of ACER-CART not embodied in the letters patent may be repealed and amended by a new By-law and shall not be acted upon until the approval of the Minister of Industry Canada has been obtained.
11.04 Motions to amend the by-laws must be circulated to the members up to sixty (60) days prior to the day of the vote and be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of eligible voting members attending the AGM.
11.05 Motions to amend the by-laws which do not comply with the minimum notice specified in 11.04 above, may be approved by a majority of eligible voting members attending the AGM and require no less than a ninety percent (90%) majority.
11.06 A request by an organization to become a Member of ACER-CART must be approved by three-quarters (3/4) of eligible voting members attending the AGM.
11.07 A motion to request a Member to withdraw from ACER-CART or to request an Officer to withdraw from the Executive must be circulated to the members and Officers at least forty-five (45) days prior to the day of the vote.
11.08 A motion to request a Member to withdraw from ACER-CART or to request an Officer to withdraw from the Executive must be approved by a majority of no less than three quarters (3/4) of eligible voting members in attendance at an AGM.

 

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