‘Day’ means a calendar day. ‘Working day’ means a calendar day excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. ‘Event’ means a SAEQA event held under the auspices of SAEQA. Organizer’ means a person duly authorised to manage an event on behalf of SAEQA either directly or indirectly through its members. ‘Honorary Life Members’ means all those persons bestowed with this honour by the General Council of SAEQA, and shall include any persons to whom this honour was bestowed prior to the acceptance of this Constitution. ‘Levies’ the monies levied and due by the membership to SAEQA and as approved and agreed to by membership at each Annual General Meeting of SAEQA. ‘Member’ shall mean an Ordinary Member, Athletes Commission or an Associate Member. ‘Month’ means a calendar month. ‘National Sport Federation’ means the national governing body of the Sport in membership of SASCOC, and recognised by the Department of Sport and Recreation in the Republic of South Africa. ‘National Office’ means the head office of SAEQA as defined in this Constitution. ‘Ordinary General Meeting’ means a meeting convened in terms of this Constitution. ‘Ordinary Members’ those members duly accepted as members in terms of the geopolitical demarcations as set out in this Constitution. ‘Organisers’ shall mean those persons who have been duly authorised by SAEQA either directly or through their provincial membership to stage a SAEQA event inclusive of the hosting, managing, organising, planning, and supervision of such an event. ‘Patrons’ mean a person duly appointed as such in terms of this Constitution. ‘Person’ means a natural or legal person. ‘President’ the President of SAEQA, duly elected in terms of this Constitution. ‘Province’ means one of the nine (9) geopolitical areas as defined in Section 103 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 (as amended).
If a quorum shall not be present at the place of the meeting within 30 (thirty) minutes after the time set for commencement of the meeting, or the Member is not present during the meeting, until the proceedings have been duly declared to have been concluded so by the President, the meeting if convened upon the requisition of Ordinary Members, shall be dissolved; in any other case, it shall stand adjourned to a date not earlier than 5 (five) calendar days and not later than 15 (fifteen) calendar days after the date of that meeting, and, at such adjourned meeting the representatives of Ordinary, Special and Associate Members present and entitled to vote, shall constitute a quorum and may transact the business of that meeting. Where a meeting has been adjourned as aforesaid, the CEO shall, upon a date not later than 3 (three) calendar days after the adjournment disseminate a written notice to each Member stating: the date, time place to which the meeting is adjourned; the matter before the meeting, when it was adjourned; The grounds for the adjournment; notice shall have been settled by the President. Voting shall be on a show of hands unless a poll be demanded by representative of not less than 40% (forty per centum) of Members represented and entitled to vote, and in such event, the poll shall be conducted in such manner as the Chairperson of the meeting shall decide. COUNCIL The SAEQA Council shall consist of the following persons: The President, The Vice-President with portfolio The Treasurer, who shall be an Ex-Officio member, with no voting rights Nine (9) members made up of the chairman of each of the provincial structures referred to under article 7.2. A Representative of Athletes Commission. The CEO who shall be an Elected or Ex-Officio Member, with no voting rights. Provided that at no stage shall there be less than 2 (two) women who shall occupy any of the positions referred to above. Minimum of 5 (five) and Maximum of 8 (Eight) members holding the following portfolios. The Provincial chairman may not hold one of the following portfolios.