| 2.1 |
Definitions - In these Bylaws, the following words have these meanings. |
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| 2.1.1 |
Act means the Societies Act R.S.A. 1980, Chapter S-18 as amended, or any statue substituted for it. |
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| 2.1.2 |
Annual General Meeting means the annual general meeting described in Article 5.1 |
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| 2.1.3 |
Board means the Board of Directors of the Society. |
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| 2.1.4 |
Bylaws means the Bylaws of the Society as amended. |
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| 2.1.5 |
Director means any person elected or appointed to the Board. |
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| 2.1.6 |
General Meeting means the Annual General Meeting and a Special Meeting. |
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Member means a Member of the Society. |
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| 2.1.8 |
Officer means any Officer listed in Article 5.3 |
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| 2.1.9 |
Registered Office means the registered office for the Society. |
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| 2.1.10 |
Registered Member means the registered maintained by the Board of Directors containing the names of the Members of the Society. |
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| 2.1.11 |
Society means the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing - Alberta. |
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| 2.1.12 |
Special Meeting means the special general meeting described in Article 5.2 |
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| 2.1.13 |
Special Resolution means:
- a resolution passed at a General Meeting of the membership of this Society. There must be twenty one (21) ddays’ notice fort his meeting. The notice must state the proposed resolution. There must be approval by a vote of 75% of the voting Members who vote in person.
- A resolution proposed and passed as a Special Resolution at a General Meeting with less than twenty-one (21) days’ notice. All the Voting Members eligible to attend and vote at the General Meeting must agree; or
- A resolution agree to in writing by all the Voting Members who are eligible to vote on the resolution in person at a General Meeting.
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| 2.1.14 |
Voting Member means a Member entitled to vote at the meeting of the Society. |
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| 2.2 |
Interpretation - The following rules of interpretation must b applied in interpreting these Bylaws. |
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| 2.2.1 |
Singular and Plural; words indicating the singular number also include the plural, and vice-versa. |
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| 2.2.2 |
Masculine and Feminine; words indicating the masculine gender also include the feminine gender and vice versa. |
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| 2.2.3 |
Corporation: words indicating persons also include corporations. |
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| 2.2.4 |
Headings are for convenience only. They do not affect the interpretation of these Bylaws. |
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| 2.2.5 |
Liberal Interpretation: these Bylaws must be interpreted broadly and generously. |
