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THE RULES OF

THE REMOVERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

(May 2010)

TITLE

1. The Removers Benevolent Association (‘the Association’).

OBJECT

2. The Object of the Association shall be to provide assistance for necessitous persons,
including their spouses and dependant children, who are, or have been, employed
continuously for a period of not less than two years by a current Member of the British
Association of Removers Ltd (BAR).

3. MEMBERSHIP

The Association shall consist of the current Members of the British Association of
Removers Ltd, as defined in the Rules of BAR.

4. BENEFITS

All necessitous persons who qualify under Rule 2 may be eligible for benefits to the
amount, and upon such terms, as the Trustees may determine.

5. FUNDS

(a) All monies received, whether, donations, legacies or otherwise (the income), shall be
applied towards carrying out the Object of the Association, after providing for the
necessary administrative expenses of the Association.

(b) The property of the Association shall be vested in the name of the Trustees (except
such as may be in the hands of the Association bankers), upon trust for the sole use,
benefit and advantage of the Association, and they shall be indemnified from its funds.
The Trustees shall, if required, execute a Declaration of Trust of the property standing in
their names belonging to the Association. (See Rule 8 below).

(c) The sum available for distribution in any year shall be the income and the return of
investments derived in that year. Such of the income and return on investments as may
not be needed to meet the accruing liabilities, shall, with the consent of the Trustees, be
invested in any investment for the time being authorised by law for the investment of
Trust monies.
6. MANAGEMENT

The affairs of the Association shall be conducted by the Trustees, In consultation with
the Committee (as Rule 8 below), and with the approval of the representatives of the
Members at the Annual General Meeting (as Rule 10 below).

7. OFFICERS

The Officers of the Association shall be the Trustees, in addition to the President of BAR
who shall, ex-officio, also be President of the Association.

8. THE TRUSTEES

(a) There shall be not less than three Trustees, selected by the Committee (see Rule 9
below), which appointment shall be confirmed at each Annual General Meeting of the
Association by the representatives of Members present. Any casual vacancy in the
Trustee body may be filled by the Committee, which shall be confirmed at the next AGM.

(c) The Honorary Treasurer shall be the BAR Accountant.


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(d) The Secretary to the Trustees shall be the BAR Company Secretary.

9. THE COMMITTEE

(a) The Committee shall comprise the Trustees, the elected Committee members (as (d)
and (e) below), the BAR President, the Honorary Treasurer, and the Secretary to the
Trustees.

(b) The quorum for Committee meetings shall be four, of whom at least one must be a
Trustee. Voting shall be by show of hands, and in the event of a tied vote, the Chairman
of the meeting shall have as second or casting vote. Proxy votes shall not be permitted.

(c) At least fourteen days notice shall be given of Committee meetings.

(d) At the AGM, up to six representatives of Members (as Rule 3 above) may be elected
to serve as members of the Committee, and shall each have a vote at Committee
meetings (see also Rule 10(d) below). Additionally;

(e) Each BAR Area may nominate a representative of a Member to serve as a member
of the Committee, who shall each have a vote at Committee meetings.

(f) The first Committee meeting after an AGM shall elect a Chairman and Vice-
Chairman, both of whom shall be Trustees, to serve for the following year,

(g) The Committee may co-opt other persons, whose knowledge and experience are of
value to the Committee, for such a time as the Committee may decide. Co-opted
members shall not have a vote.

(h) Any casual vacancy occurring on the Committee may be filled by the Trustees, until
the next Annual general Meeting (as Rule 10(d) below).

(j) Expenses for attendance at meetings may not be claimed by Trustees and members
of the Committee.
10. GENERAL MEETINGS

(a) An Annual General Meeting shall be held each year, at a date, time and place to be
agreed by the Committee. An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called at the
direction of the Committee, or at the written request to the Secretary of not less than ten
Members of BAR. In either case of an AGM or EGM not less than fourteen days notice
shall be given to the Members. Notice may be given in writing, in Removals & Storage,
or electronically.

(b) The quorum for an Annual General Meeting, or Extraordinary General Meeting, shall
be ten Members. The BAR President shall take the chair, or in his absence the Chairman
of the Committee, or in that person’s absence the Vice-Chairman (see 8f above), as long
as a quorum is present. In the event that none of those persons is present, and on the
same terms as to quorum, the meeting may elect a voting member of the Committee to
take the Chair.

(c) Decisions at the AGM or an EGM, shall be decided by voting on a show of hands of
those present. In the event of a tied vote, the Chairman of the meeting shall have a
second or casting vote. Proxy votes shall not be permitted.

(d) At each AGM, six representatives of Members shall be elected, to serve a members
of the Committee (as Rule 9(d) above), for the following year to the next AGM, when
they shall either stand down, or stand for re-election.

11. AUDITORS

The Auditors to the Association shall be appointed or confirmed in their appointment at


each Annual General Meeting.

12. THE RULES

The Committee shall have the power to make regulations and rules upon the following
matters:

(a) For their own governance and management of the affairs of the Association.

(b) To set the conditions on which grants or other assistance may be given (but see (c)
below).

(c) Any change to the Rules concerning the Object of the Association shall be
considered and approved at an Annual General Meeting before implementation.
Fourteen days notice of any such change shall be given, details of which shall be
contained in the notice calling the meeting.

13. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE

(a) Each application for assistance shall be sent to the Secretary in writing by the
Member, and must contain such particulars and information as the Trustees may from
time to time prescribe.

(b) The Trustees shall decide whether an applicant is qualified for assistance under Rule
2 above, and shall at their discretion approve or refuse assistance, and the amount of
such assistance to be given.

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