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Article 5 Officers and National Scout Council Members
Section 1 Officers, Elections and Appointments
The officers of the National Executive Committee shall be the President, 3
Vice Presidents, Chief Scout, Chief Commissioner, Treasurer, Secretary and
if in office the National Executive Commissioner without vote. The officers,
with the exception of the Chief Commissioner shall be elected from active
membership of the National Scout Council at the AGM and shall take office
immediately following such meeting, and shall hold office until the
conclusion of their service or until a successors are elected. Vacancies in
these offices occurring between AGM meetings of the National Scout
Council may be filled by the National Executive Committee.
Section 2 President
The President shall be elected for the term of 3yrs and shall serve as
chairman of meetings of the National Scout Council and the National
Executive Committee and shall be ex-officio of all committees of the
National Executive Committee and shall perform such functions as herein
provided or as assigned by the National Executive Committee.
Section 3 Vice Presidents
The Vice Presidents shall be elected for the term of 3 years shall perform
such functions as may be assigned to them by the National Executive
Committee. In case of the President’s inability or failure to make such
designation, the National Executive Committee may designate one of the
Vice Presidents to serve during the President’s absence or inability to serve.
Section 4 Chief Scout
The Chief Scout shall be elected by the National Scout Council for a term of
Office for 3 years to foster and encourage The Scout Association of The
Bahamas to seek and gain the highest standard of Scouting throughout the
Association in all respects.
Section 5 Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be responsible through methods of internal control, for
the recording and deposit of all receipts of The Scout Association of The