Standing Orders

1. The microphones of all participating members shall be kept muted except where permitted by the Chairman.
2. The videos of all participating members shall remain off unless addressing the Chairperson
3. Members addressing the Chairperson must be appropriately attired
4. Members will type their question into the chat box. The AGM Moderator will collate and transmit questions to the Chairman.
5. A member shall address the meeting ONLY when called upon and unmuted by the Chairman to do so.
6. No member shall address the meeting except through the Chairman. All speeches shall be clear and relevant to the specific subject before the meeting.
7. A member shall use the Raise Hand button ONLY when:
   1. He/she is a mover or seconder of a motion
   2. He/she is raising a point of order.
   3. He/she requires to object or to explain
   4. He/she requires the urgent attention of the Chair

The member shall identify himself/herself prior to proceeding.

8. On any agenda item, a member is permitted:
   1. one question and
   2. his/her contribution shall not exceed two (2) minutes

Except with the permission of the Chairman.

9. A member may not speak twice on the same subject, except:
10. The mover of a motion – who has the right to reply.
11. To object or to explain (with the permission of the Chair).
12. No speeches shall be made after the “question” has been put and carried or negatived.
13. The mover of a “procedural motion” – (adjournment, lay on the table, motion to postpone) shall have no right to reply.
14. A member rising on a “point of order” shall state the point clearly and concisely.

(A point of order must have relevance to the Standing Orders).

13. A member shall not “call” another member “to order” but may draw the attention of the Chairman to a “breach of order”. On no account can a member call the Chairman “to order”.
14. Only one amendment shall be before the meeting at one and the same time.
15. When a motion is withdrawn, any amendment to it falls.
16. The Chairman shall have the right to a “casting vote”.
17. If there is an equality of voting on an amendment and if the Chairman does not exercise his casting vote, the amendment is lost.
18. Should a tie occur at the election for the Board of Directors or Credit Committee or Supervisory Committee, that tie will be broken by a run-off.
19. Provision shall be made for the protection of the Chairman from vilification (personal abuse).
20. No member shall impute improper motives against another.
21. No form of recording of the proceedings shall be allowed without the permission of the Chairman.

Approved by the Board of Directors on 30th September, 2020