"Founder Member" means a subscriber to these rules for the purposes of registration; "Member" has the meaning as detailed under 'Membership' in these rules; "Office Holder" means a receiver, administrative receiver, liquidator, provisional liquidator or administrator of a Member of all or substantially all of the Member's assets; "Officer" has the meaning as detailed under 'Officers' in these rules; "Person" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a natural person, unincorporated body, firm, partnership, corporate body or the nominee of an unincorporated body, firm, partnership or corporate body; "Registrar" means the Financial Services Authority (FSA) or any body that succeeds its function; "Regulations" has the meaning as detailed under 'Regulations' in these rules; "Rules" means these Rules; "Secretary" means any person appointed to perform the duties of the Secretary of the society; "Society" means the above named society; "Transferable" means shares that are transferable to another Person who also qualifies for membership of the Society in accordance with these Rules; "Withdrawable" means shares with the associated right for the Member to withdraw and receive in return the value of their shares from the Society; "Writing" means the representation or reproduction of words, symbols or other information in a visible form by any method or combination of methods, whether sent or supplied by Electronic Means or otherwise. OBJECTS objects of the Society shall be to carry on any business for the benefit of the community by: facilitating the installation of renewable heating and energy generation measures in places of worship, associated buildings and community buildings; providing consultancy services on energy efficiency for places of worship, associated buildings and community buildings. The Society shall be owned and controlled by its Members on a fair and equitable basis. POWERS The Society may do all such lawful things as may further the Society's objects and, in particular, may borrow or raise funds for any purpose that is beneficial to the Society. BORROWING
The chairperson shall facilitate meetings of the Board of Directors. If s/he is absent or unwilling to act at the time any meeting proceeds to business then the Directors present shall choose one of their number to be the chairperson for that meeting. Declaration of Interest A Director shall declare an interest in any contract or matter in which s/he has a personal, material or financial interest, whether directly or indirectly, and shall not vote in respect of such contract or matter, provided that nothing shall prevent a Director voting in respect of her/his terms and conditions of employment or any associated matter. Expenses The Society may pay any reasonable expenses which the Directors properly incur in connection with their attendance at meetings or otherwise in connection with the exercise of their powers and the discharge of their responsibilities in relation to the Society. Termination of a Director's Appointment A person ceases to be a Director of the Society as soon as: That person resigns from office in Writing to the Secretary of the Society, and such resignation has taken effect in accordance with its terms; That person is removed from office by an ordinary resolution of the Society in general meeting, the notices for which specified that the question of the Director's removal was to be considered; That person is prohibited from being a Director by law; A bankruptcy order is made against that person; A registered medical practitioner who is treating that person gives a written opinion to the Society stating that the person has become mentally incapable of acting as a Director and may remain so for more than three months; By reason of that person's mental health, a court makes an order which wholly or partly prevents that person from personally exercising any powers or rights which that person would otherwise have. OFFICERS 91 The Board shall elect from among their own number a chairperson and Secretary and such other Officers as they may from time to time decide. These Officers shall have such duties and rights as may be bestowed on them by the Board or by law and any Officer appointed may be removed by the Board. A serving Officer who is not reelected to the Board at the annual general meeting shall nevertheless continue in office until the first Board meeting following the annual general meeting. DISPUTES