8.—(1) The General Committee shall hold at least two ordinary meetings in each year.
(2) A special meeting of the General Committee may be summoned at any time by any five Members on giving 21 days' notice specifying the purpose of the meeting.
9. There shall be a quorum at any meeting of the General Committee when five Members are present, excluding the Ex-officio Members.
10. The Chairman of the General Committee shall act as chairman at all of the Meetings of the General Committee. If the Chairman is absent from any meeting the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of that meeting before any other business is transacted.
11. Every matter shall be determined by the majority of votes of the Members present and voting on the question. In case of equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
12. The General Committee may appoint one or more sub-committees consisting of two or more of their Members for the purpose of making any inquiry or supervising or performing any function or duty which in the opinion of the General Committee would be more conveniently undertaken or carried out by a sub-committee: provided that all acts and proceedings of any such sub-committees shall be fully and promptly reported to the General Committee.
13. The General Committee shall keep, in books maintained for the purpose, minutes of the proceedings at meetings of the General Committee and of any sub-committee.
14. The General Committee may from time to time make and alter rules which are not inconsistent with this Scheme for the conduct of their business, the summoning and conduct of their meetings and the custody of documents.
15.—(1) The General Committee shall appoint all officials of the Society, determine their duties and remuneration and supervise their work.
(2) No paid official of the Society or of any beneficiary charity may be a member of the General Committee.