Withdrawal of motions relating to establishment of a regulatory board
Three Council motions relating to the introduction of Byelaws to establish a regulatory board within the Society have been withdrawn. The motions
were the third, fourth and fifth proposed by Nicholas Wood at the 8
June meeting. All three had been left on the table (PJ, 19
June, p779).
When the motions were considered again at the special
Council meeting,
the President said that Motion 3 (which directed the Secretary and Registrar
to seek expert legal advice and then submit to the Council draft Byelaws
providing for a regulatory board of the Society with a lay membership
of about 40 per cent, to which the Society’s regulatory functions
would be delegated) was no longer necessary and was redundant. He proposed
to withdraw it. (Agreed.)
On Motion 4 (which called for a general meeting of the Society before
the Council’s final consideration of the draft Byelaws produced
as a result of Motion 3), the President said that the intention of the
motion had been to provide for a democratic route by which to validate
what had gone before. This again had been superseded, because there was
now a clear agreement to ballot the members. So he proposed that he withdraw
that as well. (Agreed.)
Turning to Motion 5 (which read “that the Council resolve to open
discussions with the appropriate Government departments and the Clerk
to the Privy Council to ensure that the implementation of any Orders
under Section 60 of the Act is co-ordinated with the introduction of
the Byelaws as above”), the President proposed that the motion
should lie on the table with the deletion of the words “with the
introduction of the Byelaws as above”. That was because Motion
5 was part of the ongoing situation, whereby they were consulting with
the relevant Departments and the Council.
Linda Stone said that it was factually incorrect to resolve to “open” discussions
when discussions were already ongoing.
The Secretary and Registrar said that it had already been confirmed that
the implementation of the Charter and the implementation of any Orders
under Section 60 would be co-ordinated. She thought the motion should
be withdrawn.
The President said that he was happy to withdraw it.
Graham Phillips said he was concerned at the motion’s withdrawal.
The Council should maintain its resolve to act in that way.
The President gave his word that the action would go on even though his
motion had been withdrawn.
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