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The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 270 No 7250 p733
24 May 2003

Society summary

Final details of special general meeting

The special general meeting of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society called to debate issues relating to the Society's constitution and ways of working will take place in central London on Sunday 1 June at 2pm.

The venue for the meeting is the Churchill Auditorium, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1. The centre is just off Trafalgar Square and across the road from Westminster Abbey. The nearest Underground station is Westminster, which is served by the Circle, District and Jubilee lines.

Members who are arranging travel by coach should note that coaches may drop off or park on the conference centre's forecourt only if permission has been obtained in advance. Organisers should telephone the centre on 020 7222 5000 by Friday 30 May, giving the coach company's name and the vehicle registration details.

The Society has produced the following agenda for the meeting:

1. Adoption of rules of procedure (see Panel below)

2. Discussion to consider:

(a) the Society's proposals for changes to the composition of the Council;

(b) the future remit of the Society and how it will perform its duty to maintain the honour and safeguard and promote the interests of the members in their exercise of the profession of pharmacy.

(c) The Society's proposals to seek charitable status, the potential effect of this on the Society and its impact on the membership.

(d) whether the assets and funds of the Society should be applied to a body constituted to perform regulatory functions under the provisions of the Health Act 1999.

3. Motions

The first motion on which members will be asked to voted is as follows: "This meeting rejects any increase in the proportion of non-pharmacist members of the Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society as such an increase would undermine the Council's ability to maintain the honour and safeguard and promote the interests of the members in their exercise of the profession of pharmacy".

Following that, members will vote on the motion: "This meeting instructs the Council to arrange for a referendum of the entire membership to be held to establish the level of support for any proposed new Charter once the details of any such proposal(s) have been finalised."

Members will also be asked to vote on any other motions that may arise on the day.

Proposed rules of procedure

1. The procedure of the meeting shall be governed by the normal rules of debate. Any speaker may speak for three minutes.

2. If any motion is put to the meeting the mover of the motion shall propose the motion formally.

3. It shall be permissible for any member attending the meeting to second the proposition.

4. 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.

5. 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.

Official Notice, p736