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LEEA-043 Rules of The Association Amended 12th June 2012
LEEA-043 Rules of The Association Amended 12th June 2012
Published by the
LIFTING EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION
3 Osprey Court, Kingfisher Way
Hinchingbrooke Business Park
Huntingdon PE29 6FN
United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 (0) 1480 432801 Fax: + 44 (0) 1480 436314
E-mail: mail@leea.co.uk Website: www.leeaint.com
Document reference: LEEA 043 03-07-12
6. Each member with an entitlement to vote shall have a single vote. Members
with any branches or wholly owned subsidiary companies shall not be entitled
to any additional voting rights.
10. All members shall complete an annual return for each location within
membership giving details of their scope of work, personnel and facilities
relating to their lifting equipment activities.
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12. All members shall nominate a person for the purpose of communication and
shall notify the Association in writing of any change of such person.
13. All members shall be prepared to participate actively in the work of the
Association.
14. The requirements for eligibility and qualification together with the entitlements of
the various classes of membership are as follows:
Eligibility
Qualification
Eligibility
An organisation which is engaged for profit in any of the following related to
lifting equipment and which in the opinion of the Directors is competent and can
give an adequate service.
(a) Design
(b) Manufacture
(c) Inspection
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(d) Supply
(e) Hire
(f) Service or Repair
(g) Training of personnel
(a) Design
(b) Manufacture
(c) Test and Examination
(d) Inspection
(e) Service or Repair
(f) Training of Personnel
Use the title ‘Associate Member of the Association’ in a manner and layout
approved by the Association.
Eligibility
Full Members who as a result of repeated audit failures do not meet the criteria
for full membership shall be given 6 months written notice by the executive to
meet the criteria or shall revert to Development Member.
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Eligibility
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Eligibility
An individual with the necessary qualifications, status or experience may
register for a fee (decided annually by the directors and approved at general
meeting) to access the associations training courses.
2. Such Honorary Life Members shall not be liable to any subscription or entrance
fee.
3. The Association in General Meeting may create the office of President and
appoint a person, being a member of the Association or otherwise, to hold office
for a term of two years. Any such person elected should have rendered
exceptional services to the Association or to the industry in general. The
President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees but shall not be
entitled to a vote in meetings of Directors.
1.1 The general management shall be vested in the Directors consisting of those
holding the offices of Association Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Chairman of the
Technical Committee and Chairman of the Training Committee together with
between seven and eleven other Directors, one of whom shall be the Immediate
Past Chairman if available and willing to serve.
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2. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Association for the time being, and the
Chief Executive and technical staff shall be ex-officio members.
4. The Technical Committee shall elect a Vice-Chairman annually from the elected
Technical Committee members.
5. The Technical Committee shall deal with technical matters and have no
executive powers.
4. The President, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Association for the time
being and the Chief Executive shall be ex-officio members.
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5. The Examination and Qualification Committee shall deal with examination and
registration matters and have no executive powers.
6. The Committee shall have overall responsibility for the running of the
examinations and qualification scheme in accordance with the general policy
laid down by the Directors.
1. The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held between the 1st
September and 30th November each year.
3. If a member with voting rights wishes to propose any change to these Rules,
they shall forward their proposal, duly seconded by another member with voting
rights, to the Association’s offices. This proposal must be received at least six
weeks before the General Meeting at which the proposal is to be considered.
1. All applications for membership including those for branches and wholly owned
subsidiaries of existing members shall be in writing and shall include an
undertaking that the applicant will, if elected, comply with the Association’s
technical audit procedures, technical requirements and rules. Applicants eligible
for the class of Full Member shall also agree to become a member of the
company as detailed in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
3. The decision of the Directors shall be final in all matters relating to membership
applications.
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1. The Directors shall make such charges for the audit / assessment procedures
as they deem appropriate.
3. The annual subscription shall be such sum as the members may decide by an
ordinary resolution in General Meeting.
6. The Directors may raise a special levy not exceeding fifty per cent of each
member’s subscription in any one year for any extraordinary purpose.
1. Any member may be suspended from membership if, in the opinion of the
Board of Directors, they have acted in a way which brings the Association into
disrepute.
3. Members may be excluded from the Association if they cease to be eligible for
membership as defined in Rule (1) and following an ordinary resolution in
General Meeting.
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6. If, for any reason, a member shall cease to be a member, the annual
subscription for the year in which membership ceases shall remain due in full
and it shall forfeit all interest in the funds.
1. All members may be granted a credit account with the Association at the
discretion of the Chief Executive provided all transactions are made in
accordance with the Association’s current terms and conditions. Such terms
and conditions shall be determined by the Directors.
2. All members with any branches or wholly owned subsidiaries recognised within
their membership must arrange for all credit transactions to be made through
their account and must accept liability for any transactions undertaken by such
branches or subsidiaries.
1. The Directors shall, prior to the Annual General Meeting, cause to be sent to
each member an audited statement of accounts.
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