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Annual elections – Honorary Officers

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , February 2005 , pp. 78
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Notice to Members and Fellows

Fellows and Members of the College are reminded of their rights in connection with the forthcoming elections for the offices of Dean, Registrar, Treasurer, Editor and Librarian.

All Honorary Officers are eligible for re-election, although the Registrar, Dr Andrew Fairbairn, does not wish to be re-elected.

The nominating of the Council will be held on 24 January 2005 and the last date for receiving nominations will be Wednesday 23 February 2005. The Registrar's job description and nomination forms are available from Andrea Woolf: e-mail: .

The relevant Bye-laws and Regulations are printed below. Please note that constitutional changes are currently under consideration, and that the term of office of the Registrar may be altered.

Bye-law XXI — the other Honorary Officers

  1. 1. The Council shall, in accordance with the Regulations, make its nominations for the offices of Dean, Registrar, Treasurer, Editor and Librarian at the first meeting after the name of the President for the next ensuing College year has become known. Written nominations for the above Honorary Offices, accompanied in each case by the nominee's written consent to stand for election, may also be lodged with the Registrar at such time as may be prescribed by the Regulations, provided that each such nomination is supported in writing by not less than twelve Members of the College who are not members of the Council.

  2. 2. The Dean, Registrar, Treasurer, Editor and Librarian shall be elected from amongst the Fellows, by the Members of the College, in each case in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Regulations.

Bye-law XIV — the Registrar and Deputy Registrars

  1. • 3. The Registrar shall hold office as such for a term of not more than five consecutive College years.

Regulation XXII - election of the other Honorary Officers

  1. 1. The method of electing the Honorary Officers other than the President, the Vice-Presidents, Associate-Deans and Deputy Registrars shall be the same as that for electing the President Footnote * , save that nominations from Members of the College who are not members of the Council shall be lodged with the Registrar between the first day of June in any calendar year and the date which is four clear weeks after that meeting of the Council which is the first held after the name of the President for the next ensuing College year has become known.

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* i.e. Written nominations, accompanied in each case by the nominee's written consent to stand for election, may be lodged with the Registrar, provided that each such nomination is supported in writing by not less than twelve Members of the College who are not members of the Council. An election by ballot shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations.

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