Terms & Conditions of Membership
Business West is the trading name of Bristol Chamber of Commerce
Industry & Shipping registered in England No. 8752, a company
limited by guarantee. Registered office Leigh Court Business
Centre, , Abbots Leigh, Bristol, BS8 3RA.
Standard Terms & Conditions
Membership of Business West – Chambers of Commerce for the West
of England
Membership of the Business West is corporate
and covers all members of staff within your organisation.
The number of full time employees in the
organisation determines membership subscription rates.
Membership of Business West is continuous and
payable annually.
This is a Rolling Membership. In accordance
with Articles of Association, a Member wishing to resign shall give
one month’s written notice. But unless such notice is given, the
Member shall pay their subscription for the ensuing 3 months and
such subscription shall be debt due to and legally recoverable by
Business West. No refund of a part year’s subscription can be
made.
Articles of Association adopted
16th June 2005 – Copies can be obtained on request
by telephoning 0800 980 2789
Membership
A Member may be an honorary Member, a
sole trader, a firm, a partnership, a company or a corporation, or
a local authority. Any individual duly authorised by a Member shall
be entitled to exercise the rights of membership of such Member and
references to “Members” in these Articles shall (except where the
context requires otherwise) be construed accordingly. Any
Director shall be entitled to request any such individual to
produce evidence in writing satisfactory to the Directors of such
authority.
Applications for membership shall be in writing in such form as may
be required by the Board but must include an undertaking to be
bound by the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Business
West and a request to be entered in the Register of Members or the
register of associate members. Applications shall be brought
before a meeting of the Board, which shall be empowered to accept,
defer or decline applications on a majority vote of those present
at the meeting and voting. The Board shall admit no
applicant as a Member or Affiliate member unless first approved and
resolved to be admitted as Member or associate member. The Board
shall have full discretion whether or not to admit any applicant to
membership of Business West and shall not be bound to give any
reason for accepting or refusing any application.
When the Board shall have resolved to admit any applicant to
membership the Secretary shall send such applicant notice in
writing of admission to membership.
The privileges of a Member or associate member shall not be
transferable and a Member shall cease to be a
Member
(a)
If being an individual he/she shall become
bankrupt or insolvent or die or if being a company or other
statutory body a resolution be passed or order made for its winding
up or dissolution; or
(b)
If the Member shall serve upon the
Business West one (1) month's notice in writing of the Member's
intention to resign from membership in which event the Member shall
cease to be a Member at the expiration of one (1) month from the
date of service of such notice upon the Business West; or
(c)
(at the discretion of the Board) if any annual
or other subscription payable is unpaid for three (3) months;
or
(d)
the Board shall resolve to expel a Member whose
conduct makes such Member no longer acceptable as a Member. No such
expulsion shall have effect unless the Member concerned shall have
been given at least fourteen (14) days' notice of the meeting of
the Board convened to consider the matter together with particulars
of the grounds of complaint and proper opportunity of making
written representations to, or being heard in person or through a
duly authorised agent at, such meeting.
The annual subscription payable by Members,
variations in rates for different categories of membership and
appropriate arrangements for part year subscriptions shall be
determined from time to time by the Board.
Special Members shall pay an enhanced
subscription to be determined by the Board from time to time, but
subject to a minimum of £2,500. Special Members may in addition pay
discretionary subscriptions to the TBI Charitable trust, which will
be maintained separately from the funds of the Chamber.
No Member whose subscription is more than
three (3) months in arrears shall be entitled to exercise rights of
membership.
Any Member who shall cease to be a Member
shall not be relieved from any liability for any subscription which
shall have become payable before the date of ceasing to be a Member
unless the Board shall otherwise determine.
Associate or Affiliate
Membership
The Board may from time to time decide to admit public bodies,
voluntary organisations, economic and industrial advisory and
consultative groups to associate membership of Business West on
such conditions as the Board shall from time to time decide.
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