Membership

Excerpt from The Articles of Association

MEMBERS

2. The first member of the Company shall be the Subscriber to the
   Memorandum of Association.

3. The Directors may admit to membership any person, association,
   society, company or other corporate body interested in promoting the
   objects of the Company. There shall be three classes of membership of
   the Company as follows:
   (a) INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
   Any person aged eighteen years or over and living within the
   area of benefit and who subscribes to the objects of the
   Company whose membership is invited by the Directors, and
   they shall be entitled to vote at all meetings.
   The Board will invite Individual Members from the following
   categories –
   (a) Individual volunteers who have served in
   the ministries of healing, prayer, counselling and
   deliverance for a minimum period of six months, and
   continue to do so at least once each month at the
   present time.
   (b) supporters in prayer and finance
   The Board will review on an annual basis, and before
   each AGM, the list of Individual members and the
   categories of membership ensuring that at least two
   thirds of the membership belongs to the Church of
   Ireland.

(b) AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Any organisation active within the area of benefit, whether
voluntary or statutory, which subscribes to the objects of the
Company and whose application for Affiliate membership is
approved by the Directors. Affiliated members have the right
to attend and speak at General Meetings of the Company and
are entitled to vote. Each affiliate member which is an
organisation will be entitled to only one vote.

(c) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Any well-wisher or person who, in the opinion of the
Directors, has special knowledge or experience to offer the
Company and whose application for Associate membership is
approved by the Directors’ Associate members have the right
to attend and speak at General Meetings of the Company but
are not entitled to vote.

4. Every application for admission shall be considered by the Directors
   at their first meeting after it was made, or as soon thereafter as is
   practicable
5. Any member which is an association or a corporate body shall by
   resolution of its governing body appoint a deputy who shall during the
   continuance of his/her appointment be entitled to exercise in any General
   Meeting all such rights and powers as the association or the corporate
   body would exercise if it were an individual person.
6. The provision of Article 360 of the Order shall be observed by the
   Company and every member shall either sign a written consent to
   become a member or sign the Register or Members on becoming a
   member.
7. A member may at any time withdraw from the Company by giving
   at least seven clear days notice to the Company. Membership shall not be
   transferable and shall cease on death.
8. The Company shall have power at General Meetings to fix an annual
   subscription for each category of member. lt shall not however be
   obligatory for the Company to fix an annual subscription but if so fixed it
   shall be a qualification for membership that such annual subscription shall
   be fully paid.
9. The Company will keep a Register of Members at its registered
   office.
10. Standard of conduct of Members;

Members must at all times observe the highest standards of propriety in
relation to their membership. Members must:
(a) take decisions as Members in the interests of the Company, and not
to gain any financial or other material benefits for themselves, their
family, their friends or any particular organisation or other interest
group;
(b) exercise their rights and powers as Members to further the objects
of the Company as set out in the Company’s Memorandum of
Association;
(c) not place themselves under any financial or other obligation to
outside individuals or organisations that might influence them in the
performance of their official duties;
(d) make their choices on merit in carrying out Company business,
including where making appointments to the Board, recommending
individuals for rewards and benefits and approving transactions to
be entered into by the Company;
(e) be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions that they
take, giving reasons for their decisions and restricting information
only when the wider public interest clearly demands;
(f) be accountable for their decisions and actions and submit
themselves to a level of scrutiny which is appropriate to their
membership of the Company;
(g) not use their position as a Member, or information received by
virtue of their position as a Member, to further private interests or
to frustrate or influence policy, decisions or actions of the Company
in an improper manner;
(h) declare to the Board any private interests relevant to their
membership or the activities of the Company; and conduct
themselves in a manner which will maintain and strengthen the
public’s trust and confidence in the Company and avoid any action
which would, or could, bring the Company’s name and reputation
into disrepute.

11. If it is the Board’s view that a member has not lived up to their
    responsibilities as set out on Clause 10, or if the member has in
    some way brought the Company into disrepute, they shall have the
    power to remove that person’s membership.

CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP

12. A member shall cease to be a member if:
    (a) such member ceases to fulfil any of the qualifications specified in
    these articles;
    (b) such member resigns by notice in writing addressed and delivered
    to the Company, in accordance with the legislation;
    (c) such member is expelled from membership by an ordinary
    resolution in that behalf carried at a duly convened General
    Meeting of the Company at which such member shall be first
    afforded the opportunity to make representations on the matter;
    (d) such member ceases to be a body corporate or unincorporated or
    goes into liquidation or is dissolved;
    (e) any member who for two consecutive years fails to pay the
    appropriate membership fee shall cease to be a member of the
    Company. All members of the Company who have paid the
    appropriate fee for the current year shall be eligible to attend and
    vote at the General Meeting.
    (f) any member who fails to attend 3 consecutive Annual General
    Meetings without apology or reasonable excuse shall lose her/his
    membership.
    

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