Constitution for:

ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Epsom and District Branch

  1. The Branch is called the Epsom and District Branch of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
  2. The Branch objectives are to develop the interests of the Society and its members by:
    1. serving as an opportunity for contact between the Council of the Society and its members in the Branch area;
    2. serving as an opportunity for contact between the Council of the Society and its members in the Branch area;
    3. promoting co-operation among members and, seeking to maintain professional and ethical standards of the Society;
    4. providing opportunity for members to raise and discuss matters of common interest and to express their collective opinion on these topics;
    5. arranging lectures and continuing professional development courses for members and pre-registration students on clinical and other subjects relating to the practice of pharmacy;
    6. organising social functions and encouraging social contact and communication between members;
    7. promoting co-operation between members of the Society and members of other health and social care professions;
    8. encouraging members to support the Benevolent Fund by donations and in other practical ways.
  3. Branch membership is limited to members of the Society and, except as provided in these Rules, all such persons residing in the Branch area shall be members of the Branch.  A member of the Branch may transfer his membership to another Branch and a member of another Branch may transfer his membership to the Epsom and District Branch.
  4. The area of the Branch will be determined by the Council of the Society, and may vary from time to time.  These changes will be recommended by the Council of the Society and should only be enacted after consultation with the Branches concerned.
  5. The Officers of the Branch shall be: a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Public Relations Officer, a Careers Officer and such others as may be decided at an annual general meeting (AGM).
  6. The affairs of the Branch shall be under the control and management of a Committee consisting of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Secretary, the Treasurer and any other Officers together with not more than 2 other members.  The Committee may appoint from their number sub-committees for educational, Benevolent Fund, social and other purposes, and delegate to them the powers of the committee for these specific purposes.
  7. The Branch AGM will be held annually to ensure that its financial return is in order and complies with Council directives on Branch activities. All members will be advised of the AGM in writing at least 7 days beforehand.  An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) may be called at any time on the written requisition to the Secretary of not fewer than ten members.
  8. The business of the annual general meeting shall include the presentation by the committee of a report of the work of the Branch and a statement of accounts for the past year.  The election of the committee shall also take place at this meeting.  After being accepted at the AGM, the committee shall forward to the Secretary of the Society a copy of the statement of accounts by the last Tuesday in February.
  9. The Officers of the Branch shall be elected annually at the AGM.
  10. The representatives of the Branch may attend the British Pharmaceutical Conference and the Branch Representatives’ Meeting at request or direction of the Branch committee.
  11. The Branch officers and committee members shall retire at the AGM, but will be eligible for re-election. The committee may fill any vacancy occurring during the year by co-option.
  12. The Branch officers and committee will provide the Council of the Society, on request, with written information about the activities and finances of the Branch.