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Optionally, societies can revise their bylaws as part of the transition process. Societies may wish to do this to update bylaws that are in conflict with the new Act, or to take advantage of increased flexibility offered by the new Act. A society that revises its bylaws as part of transitioning will need to have the changes approved by a special resolution of members. | Optionally, societies can revise their bylaws as part of the transition process. Societies may wish to do this to update bylaws that are in conflict with the new Act, or to take advantage of increased flexibility offered by the new Act. A society that revises its bylaws as part of transitioning will need to have the changes approved by a special resolution of members. | ||
See the section "[[Preparing for Transition under the New Societies Act|Preparing for Transition]]" for more detail on the transition process. "[[Reviewing Your Non-profit Society's Bylaws]]" takes you through the steps of conducting a bylaw review, and "[[Filing a Transition Application under the New Societies Act|Filing a Transition Application]]" features a walkthrough of the filing process. | See the section "[[Preparing for Transition under the New Societies Act|Preparing for Transition]]" for more detail on the transition process. "[[Reviewing Your Non-profit Society's Bylaws|Reviewing Your Society's Bylaws]]" takes you through the steps of conducting a bylaw review, and "[[Filing a Transition Application under the New Societies Act|Filing a Transition Application]]" features a walkthrough of the filing process. | ||
=== What if you don't transition right away? === | === What if you don't transition right away? === | ||
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Most organizations have at least some bylaws that are inconsistent with the new Act. | Most organizations have at least some bylaws that are inconsistent with the new Act. | ||
As well, the new Act presents opportunities for societies to adopt bylaw changes in areas where the new law offers increased flexibility. The section "[[Reviewing Your Non-profit Society's Bylaws]]" discusses options in conducting a bylaw review and key clauses to consider in the review. | As well, the new Act presents opportunities for societies to adopt bylaw changes in areas where the new law offers increased flexibility. The section "[[Reviewing Your Non-profit Society's Bylaws|Reviewing Your Society's Bylaws]]" discusses options in conducting a bylaw review and key clauses to consider in the review. | ||
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| text = One option available to societies in transitioning under the new ''Societies Act'' is to adopt a new set of bylaws entirely. The new set could be the model bylaws found in [http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-216-2015/latest/bc-reg-216-2015.html#Schedule_1__24312 Schedule 1 of the Societies Regulation], with or without amendments. These model bylaws contain basic clauses that align with the new Act. See the section "[[Reviewing Your Non-profit Society's Bylaws#Option 2: Adopt the new model bylaws|Reviewing Your | | text = One option available to societies in transitioning under the new ''Societies Act'' is to adopt a new set of bylaws entirely. The new set could be the model bylaws found in [http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-216-2015/latest/bc-reg-216-2015.html#Schedule_1__24312 Schedule 1 of the Societies Regulation], with or without amendments. These model bylaws contain basic clauses that align with the new Act. See the section "[[Reviewing Your Non-profit Society's Bylaws#Option 2: Adopt the new model bylaws|Reviewing Your Society's Bylaws]]" for more on the model bylaws. | ||
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