Nanzan Academic Society Regulations
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3

The Society shall be referred to as the “Nanzan Academic Society.”
The Society shall maintain an office facility within Nanzan University.
The Society shall undertake the following projects with the aim ofpromoting research activities within Nanzan University.
1
Holding research seminars or lecture meetings
2
Publishing newsletters or books
3
Subsidies for publishing projects carried out in conjunction with
the Society for the Study of Economics, Society for the Study ofBusiness Administration or the Society for the Study of Law
4Projects deemed appropriate by the Executive Committee otherthan those covered in the previous paragraphs

Chapter 2 Membership
Article 4Society membership shall comprise the following three categories:
1
Full members
Nanzan University full-time instructors
2
Associate members Nanzan School Corporation full-timeteaching staff members, Nanzan University part-time instructors,
Nanzan University graduate school students, research students
and others approved by the Executive Committee.
3
Honorary members Nanzan University emeritus professors andthose approved by the Executive Committee who have given
meritorious service to the Society.
Full members shall choose and be affiliated to one of the following
groupings:
1
Literature-Languages
2
Humanities-Natural Sciences
3
Economics
4
Business Administration
5Law
6Social Sciences
7Sciences and Engineering

Article 5

Chapter 3 Officials and Office Facility
Article 6Article 7
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Article 82.
Article 9

The Society shall maintain the following officials:
1presidentone2
vice president
one
3executive members
seven or eight (of whom one ispermanent)
4
secretaries
nine
5
auditorone
The president shall be the President of Nanzan University.
The president shall represent the Society and preside over its affairs.
The vice president shall be the Vice President of Nanzan University.
The vice president shall assist the president, and when required, shall act
on the president’s behalf.
The executive members shall comprise one permanent member and one
member from each of the groupings stipulated in Article 5 above.

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Article 10

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Article 112.
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Article 12
Article 13

The permanent member shall be selected by the president from among theexecutive members. Moreover, this appointment does not preclude thatmember from representing their own specific academic grouping.
The selection of members of the executive from each of the academic
groupings shall be carried out either by election or in council meetings
within the academic groupings.
The members of the executive shall oversee the activities of Society
members, form an Executive Committee and carry out the functions of theSociety.
With regard to the academic groupings stipulated in Article 5, theExecutive Committee shall appoint two secretaries each from among all
full members affiliated to Literature-Languages and Humanities-NaturalSciences, and one each from Economics, Business Administration, Law,
Social Sciences and Sciences and Engineering.
The selection of secretaries shall be carried out either by election or incouncil meetings within the academic groupings.
The secretaries shall assist the members of the executive and attend to thematters pertaining to the Society.
Secretaries may attend meetings of the Executive Committee andparticipate in decisions.
The auditor is appointed from among full members.
The candidate for the role of auditor shall be selected by the Executive
Committee, with the final decision being made in the General Meeting.
The auditor shall audit the accounts of the Society.
The term of tenure for members of the executive, auditor and secretaries
shall be two years. Reappointment to each of these positions is notpermitted.
Administrative staff shall be appointed to the Society’s office.

Chapter 4 Meetings
Article 14
Article 15
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Article 16
Article 172.
Article 18
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The meetings of this Society shall be either be executive meetings orcouncil meetings within the academic groupings.
Regular general meetings shall be convened by the president once a year.
Moreover, the president may convene extraordinary general meetings
when required.
In order to qualify as a general meeting at least one third of all full members
must be in attendance, with items of business being decided upon if
supported by more than half of those full members present. However, thosemembers who have been absent from work for an extended period of time,
researchers based overseas and those judged to be in a corresponding
situation may be removed from the calculation of a quorum.
The chairperson at general meetings shall carry out each such calculation.
Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be convened by the permanent
executive member.
The president, or vice president, may attend Executive Committee meetingsin order to voice his or her opinion.
For council meetings within the academic groupings, executive members ofeach academic grouping are gathered to oversee the following matters:
The selection of executive members or secretaries.
Operation of research regular meetings.
Other matters related to the running of council meetings within academicgroupings.

Chapter 5 Finances
Article 19
Article 20
Article 21

Society membership fees, donations and other income will be put towards
the costs of the Society.
The financial year of the Society shall commence in April and end inMarch.
Budget proposals and statements of accounts must be submitted to general
meetings for approval.

Chapter 6 Supplementary Regulations
Article 22

Amendments to Society regulations will be deliberated upon at general
meetings.

Supplementary Provisions
Society regulations were approved and came into immediate effect at the 1stGeneral Meeting, held in May 1951. Partial amendments were subsequently effected on thedates indicated below, and then at a Regular General Meeting held on 17 May, 1978, totallyrevised, coming into effect immediately.
16 June22 June29 May28 May1 June15 March
9 June21 May16 December
16 May1954
1956
1957
1958
19591961
1967
1969
1970
1979

13 May1981

21 May1986

15 March

2000

31 May2000

30 May2007

11 November

2007

27 May2009

28 April2010

30 April2014

partial amendment (Article 5, Clause 5) effective from 1 April,
1980
partial amendment (Article 3, Clauses 3, 4) effective
immediately
partial amendment (Article 3, Clause 3; Article 5, Clauses 3, 4;
Article 8, Paragraph 1; Article 9, Paragraph 1) effective
immediately
partial amendment (Article 5; Article 6, Clauses 3, 4; Article 9,Paragraph 1; Article 10; Article 13) effective from April 1, 2000
partial amendment (Article 9, Paragraph 3; Article 12; Article
17, Paragraph 2) effective immediately
partial amendment (Article 6, Paragraph 1, Clause 3; Article 9,Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4) effective immediately
partial amendment (Article 9, Paragraph 3; Article 10,Paragraphs 1 & 2; Article 11, Paragraph 1; Article 14; Article18) effective immediately
partial amendment (Article 5, Paragraph 1, Clause 7; Article 10,Paragraph 1) effective immediately
partial amendment (Article 5, Paragraph 1, Clause 6; Article 10,Paragraph 1) effective immediately
partial amendment (Article 5, Paragraph 1, Clause 7; Article 10,
Paragraph 1) effective immediately

1 May2019

partial amendment (Article 11) effective immediately