Articles of Association of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
This document is the Articles of Association of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.
AGM This document describes the rules and procedures followed by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) when conducting its activities.
The RSCDS is a Scottish charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) and is also recognised by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as a charity for taxation purposes. The legal form of the RSCDS is that of a company limited by guarantee (CLG) conforming to relevant Scottish and UK legislation. As such it has a formal document entitled “Articles of Association” (Articles) which serves as the RSCDS legal constitution. Any change to the Articles must be filed with OSCR and at Companies House.
This document exists for the benefit of RSCDS members and it includes a description of the rules and procedures affecting the management and committee structure, the running of General Meetings, other rules and procedures associated with elections and appointments, and operations of the Management Committees.
General descriptions of the organisation and governance structure are included in this document to provide context. For most operational queries there should be no need to consult the Articles. Where there is variance between the two documents – Articles and RP –the Articles take precedence.
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