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'''It is not recommended to adopt the model bylaws straight out of the box.''' The model bylaws will likely need several changes to reflect the specific needs of your society. Below in the section on key clauses to consider are some comments on provisions in the model bylaws to have a particularly close look at in considering whether they are a good fit for your society. | '''It is not recommended to adopt the model bylaws straight out of the box.''' The model bylaws will likely need several changes to reflect the specific needs of your society. Below in the section on key clauses to consider are some comments on provisions in the model bylaws to have a particularly close look at in considering whether they are a good fit for your society. | ||
===Conducting a clause-by-clause analysis=== | |||
Whether you are working from your society’s existing bylaws or the new model bylaws, you should work through each clause with an eye to two factors: | |||
* Step 1: Does the clause align with the new Act? | |||
* Step 2: Does the clause support the needs of your society? | |||
===Example 1: Expelling a member=== | |||
Let’s look at an example. Bylaws often include a clause dealing with expelling a member. | |||
The relevant provision in the new [http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/15018_01 Societies Act] reads: | |||
<blockquote>''Discipline and expulsion of member | |||
70 (1) The bylaws of a society may provide for the discipline or expulsion, or both, of members. | |||
(2) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a member of a society may be disciplined or expelled by special resolution. | |||
(3) Before a member of a society is disciplined or expelled under subsection (2) or the bylaws, the society must | |||
(a) send to the member written notice of the proposed discipline or expulsion, including reasons, and | |||
(b) give the member a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the society respecting the proposed discipline or expulsion.''</blockquote> | |||
