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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