Article 32
Members of the Board of Directors must fulfil the following conditions:
- They shall enjoy their civil rights.
- They must not be a member of another Society’s Board of Directors proven to be responsible for violations that led to its dissolution before the lapse of five years of the date of the resolution for the dissolution thereof.
- They must be Bahraini nationals.
- They must have been members of the Society for at least three years.
- Members nominating themselves for the position of the Chairman of the Board of Directors must have been members for at least five years.
Article 33
Members of the Board of Directors may not be members of the Board of Directors of another society having similar activities except by a special permission from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
Members of the Board of Directors may not become paid employees of the Society.
Article 34
The Board of Directors shall consist of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer who shall be elected in pursuance of Article (31) of the Constitution, and whose functions shall be as follows:
- Chairman: The legal representative of the Society before third parties. The chairman shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors and the General Assembly. Together with the Secretary, the chairman shall sign the minutes and, together with the Treasurer, the cheques, payment vouchers and other financial documents. The chairman shall sign members’ dismissal resolutions and shall oversee the overall affairs of the Society. The chairman will decide on urgent matters which can not be postponed provided that such matters shall be referred to the Board of Directors at its first following meeting.
- Deputy Chairman: Shall have the powers of the Chairman in the latter’s absence. The Board of Directors may authorise the Deputy Chairman to undertake certain financial, administrative and technical functions.
- Secretary: Shall prepare the agenda for the meetings of both the Board of Directors and the General Assembly and take minutes and sign them together with the Chairman. The secretary shall oversee all clerical functions, correspondence, files, records, books, papers and contracts.
- Treasurer: Shall manage the Society’s funds and maintain its accounts, revenues and expenditures and deposit its funds with a recognised bank. The treasurer shall make payments in accordance with vouchers signed by him/here together with the Chairman. The treasurer will collect the subscription fees and enter the same in appropriate books and keep financial records and documents of financial obligations due to or from the Society. The treasurer must maintain the revenues and expenditures in pursuance of the Society’s financial rules and regulations. The treasurer shall submit a monthly report to the Board of Directors on the financial status of the revenues and expenditures. The treasurer may retain a certain amount as petty cash for miscellaneous items as may be specified by the Society’s financial rules and regulations.
- Other Administrative Staff: Their functions shall be specified, as the Board of Directors will deem fit.