2a.
Byelaws: The Executive Committee
§1
“The Executive Committee (of the International
Association for Mission Studies) shall consist of the officers with five other
members elected by a General Meeting of the Association for a period of four
years or until the General Meeting next after the expiry of that period”
(Const. § 5).
§2
The duties of the Executive Committee are:
a.
To approve the
membership applications of individuals and institutions to IAMS (§ 3).
b.
To determine
the date and convene a General Meeting of the Association about every four
years (§ 6).
c.
To determine
the location of the Headquarters of the Association (§ 7).
d.
Between General
Meetings to be responsible for furthering the objects of the Association as
listed in § 2 of the Constitution of the Association.
e.
To obtain
financing through subsides and donations and to set up a permanent system of
financing the work of the Association.
f.
Between General
Meetings to be the Executive group which has the power to determine all things
except those expressly reserved to the General Meeting.
§3
The presence of at least four members of
the Executive Committee is necessary for a legal meeting. The President or
Vice-President must always be among the four.
§4
A simple majority vote of those present
and voting will be required for the passage of any act of the Executive
Committee while in session.
§5
These bylaws may be amended by the
ordinary voting procedures explained in § 4 above. Changes take effect
immediately. They must be presented to the General Meeting of the Association
at its next gathering for subsequent approval according to §9 in the
constitution.
Approved at the
IAMS General Meeting 24. August 1978.
Amended by the
executive committee 28. January 2001 according to the Hammanskraal
constitutional changes.