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The Executive Committee shall have power to co-opt additional members up to a total not
exceeding one-third of the non-co-opted members. Members of the Executive Committee shall
retire annually but shall be eligible for re-election.
The Medical Officer of Health will act as adviser to the Executive Committee.
The duties of the Executive Committee shall include:—
(a) Consideration of applications for membership of the Association.
(b) Authorisation of the issue, refusal to issue, or withdrawal of Clean Food Certificates and
Badges of Membership.
(c) The keeping of a Register of Members.
(d) The arranging of talks, discussions and similar educational activities on various aspects
of hygiene as applied to the food trades.
(e) Reporting to the Association at the Annual and other Meetings on matters concerning
the Association.
(f) Dealing with any matters concerning the Association arising at, or referred to the Executive
Committee from, any Annual or other Meeting of the Association.
9. Application for Membership: Each application for membership of the Association shall be:—
(а) Made to the Honorary Secretary, in writing, on the prescribed form.
(b) The subject of a report by the Medical Officer of Health.
(c) Submitted together with the report of the Medical Officer of Health to a Meeting of the
Executive Committee who shall, if the conditions of membership are complied with,
forthwith cause the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to which the
application refers to be entered in the Register of Members and issue to such applicant
a Clean Food Certificate and Badge of Membership.
10. Conditions of Membership: It shall be a condition of membership of any food trader that:—
(a) An application for membership shall be accompanied by an undertaking, on the prescribed
form, by the applicant to comply with these Articles of Association including the Code of
Practice which is set out hereunder. (A copy of the Code of Practice shall be handed
to each employee and a copy shall be exhibited on the premises in some prominent position
for the information of all concerned with the handling or distribution of food).
(b) The premises to which the application relates shall comply with the requirements of the
Food & Drugs Act, 1938, and any relevant statutory requirements in force in the district.
11. Clean Food Certificate and Badge of Membership: The Clean Food Certificate and Badge of
Membership shall remain the property of the Association and shall not be displayed on premises
other than those in respect of which they have been granted.
12. Breaches of Articles of Association: On receipt of a complaint alleging that there has been a
breach of the Articles of Association by a member, the Executive Committee shall cause an
investigation to be made by the Medical Officer of Health and, if as a result they are of opinion
that any membership should be terminated, and the Clean Food Certificate and Badge of
Membership withdrawn, such member shall be invited to attend a meeting of the Executive
Committee at which the matter will be discussed. If the member concerned does not show cause
to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee why the membership shall not be terminated
and the Clean Food Certificate and Badge of Membership withdrawn, then the Committee shall
cause the member's name to be deleted from the Register of Members and the Clean Food
Certificate and Badge of Membership which were issued to him to be withdrawn.
13. Alteration to the Articles of Association: Alteration to the Articles of Association must receive
the assent of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Association present and voting
at a General Meeting. A notice of motion for the alteration of the Articles of Association must
be received by the Honorary Secretary of the Association in writing at least 7 clear days before
the meeting at which such notice of motion is to be brought forward.
Code of Practice.
The Management shall provide all reasonable facilities for the personal cleanliness of their staff,
whilst at work, and shall encourage and as far as possible ensure that all persons engaged in the
preparation, distribution and handling of food stuffs on their premises shall do so in a hygienic manner
and comply with the under-mentioned rules:—