Difference between revisions of "Preparing for Transition under the New Societies Act"
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The document can be a word processing document or a PDF. If your constitution and bylaws are currently in a single document, you will need to separate them into two documents; the bylaws must be in a single, consolidated document. | The document can be a word processing document or a PDF. If your constitution and bylaws are currently in a single document, you will need to separate them into two documents; the bylaws must be in a single, consolidated document. | ||
To assemble this document, the transition package described in the optional preliminary step above can be very helpful. For societies that use the model bylaws in Schedule B of the old ''Society Act'', a Word version of the Schedule B Bylaws available on the Corporate Registry website can be used as a starting point to assemble your society’s consolidated bylaws. You will need to update that document with any amendments to the society’s bylaws that were filed with the Corporate Registry. | To assemble this document, the transition package described in the [[https://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php?title=Preparing_for_Transition_under_the_New_Societies_Act#Optional_preliminary_step:_Order_a_transition_package|optional preliminary step above]] can be very helpful. For societies that use the model bylaws in Schedule B of the old ''Society Act'', a Word version of the Schedule B Bylaws available on the Corporate Registry website can be used as a starting point to assemble your society’s consolidated bylaws. You will need to update that document with any amendments to the society’s bylaws that were filed with the Corporate Registry. | ||
===If there are provisions to move from the society’s constitution to the bylaws=== | ===If there are provisions to move from the society’s constitution to the bylaws=== |