Pakistan botanical society: bye

Pakistan Botanical Society: Bye - Laws Article 1: Name The Society shall be known as the Pakistan Botanical Society hereinafter called PBS. Article 2: Aims and Objectives Following shall be the aims and objectives of the Society: To cultivate, promote and disseminate the knowledge of all branches of plant science. To encourage and to stimulate interest in research in all disciplines of plant science in Pakistan. To undertake all such activities as may assist in, conducive to or be necessary for fulfillment of the above mentioned objectives. To cooperate with other organizations having similar objectives. Article 3: Membership 1. The Membership shall be of following categories: i. Member ii. Student Member iii. Emeritus Member iv. Institutional Member v. Life Member i. Member Any person interested in Plant Sciences holding M.Sc. degree in Plant Science or M.Sc. degree in related fields and working in research organization is eligible for the membership of the Society. ii. Student Member M.Sc. student in Plant Sciences may become student member. They will not have right to vote but shall enjoy the other privileges. iii. Emeritus Member Emeritus member may be elected by the Society upon recommendation by the Society upon recommendation by the Council from such members who have been actually engaged in research or teaching of Plant Sciences for at least ten years and have retired from active duty. They shall enjoy all the privileges of members. iv. Institutional Member Institutional member may be firms, partnership companies, institutions, libraries, Government Departments and other corporate bodies who are interested in the promotion of the knowledge of Plant Sciences and who have paid the prescribed institutional membership dues. Each institutional member shall nominate a representative who shall have the right to cast one vote. They shall enjoy all the privileges of ordinary members. v. Life Member Any member may become a life member upon the payment of subscription equivalent to 10 years dues of a member. Article 4: Dues for the Membership The dues for the membership shall be as follows: i. Member Rs. 200/- per annum ii. Student Member Rs. 100/- per annum iii. Institutional Member Rs.2000/- per annum iv. Life Member Rs.2000/- The annual dues shall be payable in advance in the month of January every year. The dues also include the subscription of the Journal of the society. Bills for dues shall be sent to the members in November every year and those who are not paid shall cease to continue as member. Article 5: Office Bearers The office bearers of the Society shall consist of a President. four Vice Presidents (one from each province of Pakistan and one from Azad Jammu & Kashmir), a Secretary/ Treasurer and a Joint Secretary. They shall serve for two years and shall not be eligible for reelection to the same office in the next term. Council The Council shall consist of the President, Vice Presidents, the Secretary/ Treasurer, the Joint Secretary and seven Councilors. The seven Councilors who shall be co-opted by the elected office bearers of the Society shall be taken one each from an organization so long as any of the elected office bearer is not already from the organization. The Chief Editor shall serve as a member of the Council. The Council shall serve for two years. Article 6: Duties and Powers of Office Bearers and Council 1. The President shall have the following powers: i. He shall preside the meeting of the Society and the Council. ii. He shall have the power to sanction all expenditure. iii. He shall generally supervise the affairs of the Society. iv. If there is any question as to the interpretation with regard to a provision of the constitution of the Society or any of its bye- laws his ruling shall be final. . 2. The Vice Presidents shall perform such functions as may be entrusted to them from time to time. One of the Vice President elected by the Council shall 1n the absence of the President exercise the powers and perform the duties of the President. 3. The Secretary/Treasurer of the Society shall have the following powers: i. Under the general direction of the President shall act as the Chair Executive Officer of the Society. He shall act as the Secretary of the Council. ii. He shall maintain a record of the proceedings of the Society and its Council. iii. He shall have the power to sanction expenditure not exceeding Rs. 500/= on any single item. iv. Under the general supervision of the President he shall convene meeting of the Society and the Council. 4. The Council of the Society shall have the following powers: i. All business of the Society shall be conducted be the Council. ii. The meetings of the Council shall be convened by the secretary under general directions of the President or on the request of at least three members of the Council. iii. If there is any vacancy amongst the office bearer or the members of the Council, the Council shall fill in the vacancy for the remaining term. Article 7: Election of the Office Bearers. Election of the office bearers shall be held in December after every two years. The President shall constitute a special committee of three members for conducting the election of the office bearers. This committee shall send letters inviting nominations for various officers of the Society. Article 8: Committees All temporary committees shall be appointed by President according to the needs of the time in consultation with the other, office bearers and members of the Council. Article 9: Publications The regular publication of the Society shall be a known as the Pakistan Journal of Botany, which shall serve the Society as its organ. Editorial Board: The Council shall appoint an Editorial Board consisting of a Chief Editor and seven members representing different disciplines of Plant Science. The member shall assist the Chief Editor in editing the publication of the Society The Editorial Board shall evaluate the research papers submitted for publication or refer them to appropriate authority if necessary. Article 10: Meetings An annual general meeting shall be held at such time of the year as the Council may decide. Additional meetings may be called by the council as it deems fit and proper. Article 11: Divisions Branch organization unit within the Society known as divisions may be established on a geographical or subject basis provided approval of the parent Society is obtained. Article 12: Auditing Prior to each annual general meeting the President shall appoint auditing committees to audit all the account "s of the Society. The audit report shall be read at the annual meeting and published in the Journal. Article 13: Amendments The articles of this constitution may be amended by a majority of two third members present at an Annual Meeting. Article 14: Dissolution In the event of dissolution of the PBS, its assets left after meeting its liabilities, if any, shall be transferred to another society or institution or fund or trust approved U/S 150(1) of the Income Tax Act, under intimation to the Central Board of Revenue within three months of the dissolution.


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Pakistan Botanical Society: Bye - Laws