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The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 264 No 7094 p678
April 29, 2000 Notice-Board

Official notices

Annual general meeting


NOTICE is hereby given that the 159th annual general meeting of the members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will take place in the Assembly Hall, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1, on May 10, 2000, at 7.15pm.
The following business will be conducted:
1. Presentation of fellowship certificates
2. Presentation of the Charter gold and silver medals for 2000 (Five minute recess)
3. Presentation of the annual report of the Council for 1999
4. Presentation of the financial statement for 1999
5. Code of Ethics and Professional Standards: adoption of Parts 1 and 2 of the Code of Ethics and Standard 19
6. Adoption of rules of procedure for debate of motions (Byelaws, Section VI, paragraph 3): "A member may raise any matter or move any motion at any annual general meeting of which he has given the Secretary notice in writing not later that the 20th day of April in the year in which the said meeting is to be held. The rules of procedure for debating such motions shall be proposed by the Council and presented for adoption at each annual general meeting at which such a motion is to be moved." (For proposed rules of procedure, see below)
7. The following motion will be moved by Mr Anthony Cox, MRPharmS: "That it is the opinion of this meeting that the decision to bypass the Council in the purchase of a flat by the Society was unacceptable and that the members should be informed of who will be held accountable for this apparent transgression of the Society's Byelaws, within one month of this meeting."

ANN LEWIS
Secretary and Registrar

Proposed rules of procedure for motions submitted by members to be debated at an annual general meeting
1. The procedure of the meeting shall be governed by the normal rules of debate. The mover of a motion shall be allowed five minutes. Seconders and other speakers may speak for three minutes. After the debate the mover of the original motion will have three minutes to respond to the debate.
2. It shall be permissible for any member attending the meeting to second the proposition.
3. Every member present shall have one vote which will be cast by show of hands unless a motion for a secret ballot is carried. The motion under debate will be decided by a simple majority of votes. The chairman will have a second or casting vote.
4. After a motion from a member has been moved and seconded the chairman, or other speaker nominated by the chairman, may, at some stage in the discussion, state any views of the Council or give any information in the Council's possession which the Council may consider will assist the meeting in discussing the motion.
5. In the event of there being insufficient time to debate all motions submitted (which will be decided by the chairman), a vote will be taken on each outstanding motion which will then be referred to the Council for consideration.

Council voting papers

VOTING papers for the 2000 Council and auditors election have now been posted to members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. After completion, the papers should be returned to Electoral Reform Ballot Services Ltd, PO Box 6352, London N1 1UR, to arrive not later than noon on May 12.
The business reply envelope sent to members living in Great Britain and Northern Ireland is marked "second class" and members are asked to post their voting papers as early as possible.
Any members who have not received voting papers should contact the Deputy Secretary of the Society so that a further set can be sent.

Communications to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain should be addressed, except where otherwise stated, to the Secretary and Registrar, The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1 Lambeth High Street, London SE1 7JN. Tel 020 7735 9141. Fax 020 7735 7629.