Definitions
In the usage of the Bye-laws
(i) the Society is The Geological Society of London.
(ii) Council is the Council of The Geological Society of London.
(iii) references to the Apartments mean the Apartments of The Geological Society of London at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
(iv) the Library is the Library at the Apartments.
(v) references to Fellow, Fellows and Fellowship apply equally to Fellows and Honorary Fellows unless otherwise stated. The term "a Fellow" applies to the membership class of Fellow.
(vi) references to Fellows do not apply to Candidate Fellows who have separate Rules of Candidate Fellowship.
(vii) communications concerning the Society's business required on their enactment to be notified to Fellows shall be sent by post within two months to the most recent address recorded at the Apartments. It is the responsibility of the Fellow or Candidate Fellow to ensure that changes of address are reported to the Executive Secretary. Arrangements for notification of Meetings are defined in the Bye-laws.
(viii) communications concerning the Society's business required to be displayed shall, within two working days of their enactment, be placed on a prominent noticeboard reserved for Council business in the Apartments, and shall at the same time be published electronically.
(ix) Officers are Honorary Officers.
(x) staff are paid employees of The Geological Society of London.
(xi) Bye-Laws shall be published electronically, together with the Charter, Code of Conduct and Regulations, following any change. A hard copy shall be available free to Fellows on request.
(xii) Regulations made to ensure the good government of the Society and proper management of its affairs may be made by Council, whether required by the Bye-laws or not.
(xiii) the Minutes of Council and Standing Committee meetings, and of General Meetings, shall be confirmed at the next subsequent meeting and signed by whosoever is in the chair. The Minutes of all such Meetings shall be deposited in the Library at the Apartments for the information of Fellows and staff.
(xiv) the terms geological, geology and geologist are interpreted as embracing all aspects of the solid and fluid Earth and Planetary sciences.
(xv) references to other relevant Bye-laws are shown in square brackets [ ].
(i) the Society is The Geological Society of London.
(ii) Council is the Council of The Geological Society of London.
(iii) references to the Apartments mean the Apartments of The Geological Society of London at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
(iv) the Library is the Library at the Apartments.
(v) references to Fellow, Fellows and Fellowship apply equally to Fellows and Honorary Fellows unless otherwise stated. The term "a Fellow" applies to the membership class of Fellow.
(vi) references to Fellows do not apply to Candidate Fellows who have separate Rules of Candidate Fellowship.
(vii) communications concerning the Society's business required on their enactment to be notified to Fellows shall be sent by post within two months to the most recent address recorded at the Apartments. It is the responsibility of the Fellow or Candidate Fellow to ensure that changes of address are reported to the Executive Secretary. Arrangements for notification of Meetings are defined in the Bye-laws.
(viii) communications concerning the Society's business required to be displayed shall, within two working days of their enactment, be placed on a prominent noticeboard reserved for Council business in the Apartments, and shall at the same time be published electronically.
(ix) Officers are Honorary Officers.
(x) staff are paid employees of The Geological Society of London.
(xi) Bye-Laws shall be published electronically, together with the Charter, Code of Conduct and Regulations, following any change. A hard copy shall be available free to Fellows on request.
(xii) Regulations made to ensure the good government of the Society and proper management of its affairs may be made by Council, whether required by the Bye-laws or not.
(xiii) the Minutes of Council and Standing Committee meetings, and of General Meetings, shall be confirmed at the next subsequent meeting and signed by whosoever is in the chair. The Minutes of all such Meetings shall be deposited in the Library at the Apartments for the information of Fellows and staff.
(xiv) the terms geological, geology and geologist are interpreted as embracing all aspects of the solid and fluid Earth and Planetary sciences.
(xv) references to other relevant Bye-laws are shown in square brackets [ ].