Resolutions

RESOLUTIONS - AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

The General Committee, having studied the constitution of the Old Peterites’ Group of Pre 1970 recommends to the general membership the following amendments to be adopted at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 25th May 2012:

1. Name – “The Batch Group shall be called “The Old Peterites’ Group of Pre 1970” hereinafter referred to as “The Group”. This Group will also be known as the “Peterites’ Batch Group of Pre 1970”

2. Objects – “Primarily to promote fellowship among the members of the group, encourage members of the group to join the Old Boys Union and maintain among them a spirit of loyalty to their Alma Mater and where possible assist the Old Boys Union to achieve their goals”

3. Membership - Any person who had been a student at St. Peter’s College and sat for the G.C.E. (Advance Level) Examination or Higher School Certificate (HSC) University Entrance Examination or G.C.E. (Ordinary Level) Examination or Senior School Certificate (SSC), prior to 1970 or left College prior to 1970, is eligible to obtain membership

4. Office Bearers and limit to term of office – To have One Senior Vice-President and One Vice-President instead of 2 Vice-Presidents and insert the title “Hony. Assistant General Secretary” after Hony. Treasurer, in the rules. This rule to read as follows:

“The General Committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting and shall consist of the President, Immediate Past-President (ex-Officio), One Senior Vice-President, one Vice-President, Hony. General Secretary, Hony. Treasurer, Hony. Assistant General Secretary, Hony. Assistant Treasurer, and a further five members. Provided that no Office Bearer or Committee Member shall hold office for more than three (3) successive terms. However an Office Bearer member who has served three (3) successive terms is eligible to be elected to any other post“

5. Duties of the Hony. Assistant Treasurer - Para (e) - Insert as a last sentence. “The Hony. Assistant Treasurer shall assist the Hony. Treasurer in the conduct of his duties which may be assigned and act for the Hony. Treasurer in his absence”

6. The last sentence - We certify that the foregoing is the Constitution of The Old Peterites Group of 1960 –1970 as adopted at the Inaugural General Meeting held on 26th April 2008 (subsequently changed to The Old Peterites’ Group of Pre 1970) and incorporating all changes adopted if any, at an Annual or Special General Meeting of the Group as the case may be.

For and on behalf of the General Committee

Algi Wijewickrema

Hony. General Secretary 25th April 2012