1: Interpretation
2-4: Member Bodies
5-7: Member Body Subscriptions
8: Termination of Membership & Disciplinary Procedures Applicable to Member Bodies
9: Register of Member Bodies
10-17: Appointment of Board Members
18-21: Regulations Relating to the Appointment or Election of Board Members
22-27: Election of President
28-32: Powers and Duties of the Board
33-39: Meetings of the Board
40-50: General Meetings
51: Appointment of a Registration Authority
52-54: Committees, Working Parties and Other Groups
55-57: Financial Accounts and Annual Report
58-59: Indemnity
60: Investments
61: Inspection
62-63: Common Seal
64-66: Appointment & Duties of the Chief Executive
67: Appointment and Duties of Auditor
68-70: Notices
71-78: The Register of Chartered Scientists: Duties of the Registration Authority
79-82: Operation and Maintenance of the Register
83: Standards for Admission to the Chartered Scientist Register
84: Professional Conduct for Registrants
85: Appeals upon Removal from the Register
86: Appeals from Applicants Being Refused Admission to the Register
87: Maintenance of the Title of 'Chartered Scientist'
88: Registration Fees
89: Codes of Practice and their Enforcement
90: Declaration of Interest
Interpretation
- In these Bylaws, Article 3 of the Charter shall,
unless the subject or content is inconsistent therewith, apply and:
‘the Chair’ means the person presiding at a meeting of the Council;
‘the Charter’ means the Charter to which these Bylaws are scheduled as amended from time to time by Supplemental Charter or otherwise;
‘the Chief Executive’ means the Chief Executive Officer of the Council;
‘these Bylaws’ means these Bylaws as from time to time amended in accordance with the Charter;
‘registrant’ means any person appearing on the Register of Chartered Scientists;
‘qualification’ shall include standards of education and professional development;
‘regulations’ means regulations made by the Board under these Bylaws;
‘seal’ means the common seal of the Council;
‘in writing’ means representing or reproducing words in a visible form by any means of transmission;
‘the Office’ means the administrative headquarters of the Council;
‘registered office’ means the registered office of the Council or of a Member Body;
‘the former Association’ means The Science Council incorporated under the Companies Act 1985.
references to any provision of any Act shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment;
references to a member of a Member Body shall be to an individual in such category of membership of that institution as the Council shall determine constitutes membership of that body for the purposes of these Bylaws;
references to paragraphs [and annexes] are to paragraphs [and annexes to] these Bylaws.
Member Bodies
2. The first Member Bodies of the Science Council shall be those institutions which at the date of the Charter were members of the former Association.
3. The appointment of Member Bodies shall be made by the Board upon approval of a resolution in writing in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board.
4. Every Member Body shall in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board give a written undertaking to promote the Object and the interests of the Council and to be bound by all constitutional and regulatory provisions of the Council.
Member Body Subscriptions
5. Every Member Body shall be required to pay an annual subscription to the Council by 1 January for each relevant calendar year.
6. The Board may by a resolution passed at any meeting of the Board and confirmed by a resolution passed at any Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting alter all or any of the rates of subscription.7. The Board may at its discretion regulate for subscriptions and fees subject to the provisions of Bylaw 6.
Termination of Membership and Disciplinary Procedures
Applicable to Member Bodies
8. (a) Member Bodies may resign their membership by depositing at the office a notice in writing that they resign their membership and they shall thereupon cease to be a Member Body. Provided nevertheless that the Board may request them to withdraw their resignation and in the event of such withdrawal within such time as the Board may specify or if no time is so specified within one calendar month of such request the resignation shall be deemed never to have been made. Such withdrawal shall not invalidate any prior act of the Council or of its Board or its Officers or of any meeting held or conducted by the Council or for which the Council is responsible which would have been valid if that withdrawal had not been made.
8. (b) In the event of a complaint being received against a Member Body in relation to the undertaking given by that Member Body upon being admitted to the Council it shall be considered in accordance with prescribed regulations relating to grievance and disciplinary actions.
8. (c) The Board shall have power to remove a Member Body from membership upon approval of a written resolution by a two-thirds majority vote of the Board members present and voting. A copy of the resolution shall be sent to the Member Body at least twenty eight days prior to the meeting of the Board and the Member Body shall have a right to appeal in accordance with prescribed regulations. The decision of the Board shall be final.
Register Of Member Bodies
9. The Board shall cause a Register to be kept of the names and registered addresses of all the Member Bodies of the Council.
Appointment Of Board Members
10. The first members of the Board shall be the members of the Executive Committee of the former Association who shall serve until the date of the first Annual General Meeting.
11. The Chair of the Board shall be the President of the Council as appointed in accordance with Bylaw 23. The Chair of the Board shall not also be a representative of a Member Body.
12. From the date of the first Annual General Meeting the membership of the Board shall consist of not less than six representatives of Member Bodies, in addition to the President or the person appointed to be the Chair.
13. Membership of the Board shall be for a period of three years in the final year of which the Board membership shall then be reconstituted at an Annual General Meeting.
14. Membership of the Board shall be drawn from the Member Bodies of the Council provided that any Member Body shall have only one appointed or co-opted representative on the Board at any time.
15. Every three years, the Board shall determine on the basis of membership strength those Member Bodies which, having a membership strength in excess of a number determined by the Board, shall be entitled to appoint a representative to the Board. In the determination of the defined number the Board shall take into account the need for balanced representation of the interests of Member Bodies. The remaining Member Bodies shall appoint from their number in accordance with regulations representatives to fill the remaining vacancies on the Board.16. All appointments to the Board shall be subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting.
17. In the event of a Board vacancy occurring or if the Board finds that it does not have an adequate representation of scientific expertise the Board shall have the power to co-opt in accordance with regulations. Any persons so co-opted may remain on the Board up to the date of the next Annual General Meeting at which the Board is to be reconstituted.
Regulations Relating To The Appointment Or Election Of Board Members
18. Subject to the provisions of Bylaws 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 and to ratification by Member Bodies at an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting the Board shall make regulations to govern the process to be adopted for the nomination and appointment of Member Bodies to the Board.
19. Any person representing a Member Body or Member Bodies on the Board shall vacate office if:(i) he or she becomes bankrupt or has his estate sequestrated or becomes incapable by reason of mental disorder;
(ii) he or she becomes a paid employee of the Council;
(iii) he or she gives notice in writing to the Chief Executive of his or her wish to resign and his or her resignation is accepted by the Board;
(iv) he or she fails, without the consent of the Board, to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board;
(v) the Board resolves that his or her office be vacated by reason of conduct which, in the opinion of the Board, is, or is likely to be, materially prejudicial to the reputation of the Council; or(vi) the Member Body which he or she represents notifies the Council that he or she is no longer authorised to act as its representative on the Board;
(vii) the Member Body that he or she represents ceases to be a Member Body of the Council.
20. In the event of a complaint against a member of the Board being received by the Council it shall be considered in accordance with prescribed regulations relating to grievance and disciplinary actions.
21. The Board shall have power to remove any of its members upon approval of a written resolution by a two thirds majority vote of the Board members present and voting. A copy of the resolution shall be sent to the Board member and to the Member Body which he or she represents at least twenty eight days prior to the meeting of the Board and the Board member shall have a right to appeal in accordance with prescribed regulations. The decision of the Board shall be final and if it results in the removal of the Board member the Member Body which he or she represents shall have the right to propose the appointment of a new Board member.
Election Of President
22. The role of the President shall be to represent the Council and its views and to preside at Board and General Meetings.
23. The President of the former Association shall be the first President of the Council and shall serve until the first Annual General Meeting when he or she shall then be eligible for re-election for one further term of three years. Thereafter, in every three years the Annual General Meeting shall elect a President. The retiring President shall be eligible for re-election subject to a maximum of two consecutive terms of three years. In the event of the office of President falling vacant during a term of office the Board may appoint a person as President who shall serve until the date of the next Annual General Meeting.
24. Notice of any nomination of the Board for the office of President shall be delivered at least six weeks before the date of each Annual General Meeting to the registered office of each Member Body.
25. Upon receipt of the notice delivered in accordance with Bylaw 24, any five Member Bodies may submit a combined nomination for not more than one candidate for the office of President. The nomination shall be in a form prescribed by regulation of the Board, signed by an authorised representative of each of the five Member Bodies and delivered to the registered office of the Council before noon twenty one days prior to the date fixed for the Annual General Meeting.
26. At least ten days before the date of the Annual General Meeting the Chief Executive shall send to the registered office of each Member Body notice of all nominations received.
27. The Annual General Meeting shall decide by majority vote and in accordance with any Bylaw relating to voting at General Meetings the person to be elected President for the ensuing three years.
Powers And Duties Of The Board
28. The Board shall carry out the Object of the Council as set out in the Charter and, subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and any regulations from time to time in force, may regulate its affairs as it thinks fit.
29. The Board shall determine by regulation the manner in which documents, cheques and other negotiable instruments shall be signed or otherwise executed on behalf of the Council.30. The Board shall cause minutes to be kept:
(a) recording the names of the individuals present at each meeting of the Board, and of any committee or other body set up by the Board and(b) recording proceedings, resolutions and decisions of the Board, and of any committee or other body set up by the Board.
31. The Board shall promote the title of ‘Chartered Scientist’ and the designatory letters ‘CSci’.
32. The Board may make, amend or revoke regulations for the conduct of any activity of the Council carried out in the name of the Council, provided that such regulations shall not be inconsistent with the Charter and these Bylaws. Regulations made under this Bylaw shall be made or amended only by a two-thirds majority vote of the Board members present and voting and shall be subject to ratification by Member Bodies at the next Annual General Meeting or at an Extraordinary General Meeting called for that purpose.
Meetings Of The Board
33. The Board may, subject to the provisions of these Bylaws, meet for the despatch of business and regulate its proceedings as it thinks fit.
34. All meetings of the Board shall be called by at least ten days’ clear notice. The notice of each meeting shall be sent to all Board members and shall specify the time and place of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted. The notice of each meeting of the Board shall also be sent to the Chief Executive of each Member Body at the same time as the notice of such meeting is sent to Board members. The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or the non-receipt of notice of such meeting by, any Board member or any Chief Executive entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting.35. In the absence of the Chair of the Board the meeting shall appoint one of its number to chair the meeting.
36. A meeting of the Board may consist of a conference between Board members, some or all of whom are in different places provided that each member who participates is able to hear each of the other participants addressing the meeting, and if he or she so wishes, to address all of the other participants simultaneously, whether directly, by conference telephone or by any other form of communication equipment (whether in existence when these Bylaws are adopted or not) or by a combination of such methods.
37. Each Board member (including the Chair of the meeting), present and voting shall have one vote, and resolutions, other than those for which a different majority is required by the Charter or these Bylaws, shall require a simple majority. In the event of an equality of votes on any such resolution, the Chair of the meeting shall be entitled to a second (casting) vote.
38. No business shall be transacted at a meeting unless a quorum is present. The quorum for any meeting of the Board shall be at least fifty per cent in number of all of the Board members for the time being. If within thirty minutes of the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to such time and place as the Chair of the meeting or, if no Chair has been appointed, the majority of Board members present may determine. Where there is not a quorum for a meeting those Board members present may form themselves into a meeting of Board members. The actions of such meeting of Board members shall in no way bind the Board or the Council and the only function of such meeting of Board members shall be to discuss those matters intended to be discussed at the meeting of the Board. A note shall be kept of the proceedings of such meeting and shall be presented to the next meeting of the Board. The Board may adopt any decision of such meeting where a resolution relating to such a decision has been included in the agenda for the next meeting of the Board.
39. The Chair of any meeting of the Board may adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place but the only business to be transacted in any adjourned meeting shall be that of the meeting at which such adjournment took place.
General Meetings
40. The first Annual General Meeting of the Council shall be held no more than fifteen months after the last Annual General Meeting of the former Association. Thereafter, Annual General Meetings shall be held no more than fifteen months after the previous Annual General Meeting.
41. The business of the Annual General Meeting shall include the presentation, consideration and agreement of the annual report and accounts of the Council and the appointment and determination of the remuneration of the auditors and, when applicable, the election of the President and the Board members.
42. In addition to the Annual General Meeting the President or the Board may at any time and shall upon the receipt of a combined written requisition from at least one third of Member Bodies signed by the President or Chairman of Council or other authorised member of the governing body of each of the Member Bodies stating the objects of the meeting and deposited at the Office forthwith proceed to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held within two months from the date of receipt of the requisition. In default the requisitionists may themselves convene an Extraordinary General Meeting for such purposes only as shall be specified in the requisition to be held on such day and at such place as the persons convening the same may determine, provided that such meeting is held within three months after the expiration of the aforesaid period of two months. A meeting convened by the requisitionists shall be convened as nearly as possible in the same manner as a meeting convened by the President or the Board.43. In addition to the Annual General Meeting and any Extraordinary General Meeting the Board shall convene an Ordinary General Meeting for Member Bodies at least once in any calendar year and not later than fifteen months from the date of the previous Ordinary General Meeting. Any five Member Bodies may request in writing that such a meeting be convened in pursuit of matters relevant to the Object of the Council.
44. At least six weeks notice shall be given of the date of each General Meeting and of the purpose of the meeting and at least ten days notice shall be given of the business to be conducted at Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings.
45. The President or, in the event of his or her being unable to attend, his or her appointee shall preside at General Meetings of the Council. In the absence of the President’s appointee, the Member Body representatives present and entitled to vote shall choose a member of the Board or, failing that, any Member Body representative present at the meeting to preside.
46. No business shall be transacted at any Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting unless a quorum of at least fifty per cent of Member Bodies are present when the meeting proceeds to business.
47. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the holding of an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened on the requisition of Member Bodies, shall be dissolved. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to such time and place as the members of the Board present at the meeting shall determine, and if at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for holding the meeting the Member Bodies present shall be a quorum.
48. Each Member Body shall have the right to appoint in writing two representatives to attend any General Meeting provided that one of the persons appointed must be the President or the Chairman of the Council for the time being of the Member Body or in exceptional circumstances another member of its governing body as an alternate.
49. Each Member Body shall have one vote at General Meetings but no resolution put to a General Meeting shall be binding upon the Council without due notice having been given in accordance with prescribed regulations. Every resolution put to a General Meeting shall be decided in the first instance on a show of hands. Before or upon the result of the show of hands representatives of any two Member Bodies present and entitled to vote may demand a poll which shall be conducted in accordance with regulations. In the case of an equality of votes the Chair of the meeting shall be entitled to a second (casting) vote. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted.
50. Subject to the provisions of Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the Charter, resolutions presented to an Annual General Meeting shall be determined by majority vote. In the event of there not being a clear majority, the President shall have a second (casting) vote.
Appointment Of A Registration Authority
51. The Board shall cause to be appointed in accordance with prescribed regulations a Registration Authority which shall be constituted as follows:
(i) A Chair appointed by the Board who shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Board but who shall not be entitled to vote at such Board meetings;(ii) Members appointed by the Board upon the basis of nominations made by and from Licensed Bodies;
(iii) Individuals with professional expertise appointed by the Board.
To assist in the consideration of the person being appointed to act as Chair of the Registration Authority and for appointments on the basis of professional expertise, the Board shall invite suggestions from Licensed Bodies.
Committees, Working Parties And Other Groups
52. The Board may appoint such committees, working parties, and other groups howsoever called, as it may from to time determine and, subject to the provisions of these Bylaws, such groups shall in the name and on behalf of the Council and in accordance with the Charter and these Bylaws, subject to the general control of the Board, exercise such of the powers or functions of the Council as the Board shall from time to time determine (except the power to promote changes to the Charter and these Bylaws) and shall, if the Board determines or these Bylaws stipulate, have the power to appoint subcommittees or other like groups.53. All committees, working parties or other bodies appointed by the Board shall, in the exercise of the powers delegated to them and in the transaction of business, conform to any directions, including any terms of reference, that may be given to them by the Board and subject thereto and to the provisions of this Bylaw, may regulate their proceedings as they think fit.
54. The Board may provide by regulations from time to time that any individual or individuals whilst who not being an appointed member of a Committee or other body may attend and speak at any meeting of the said committee or other body, provided that no individual so chosen shall have a vote at any such meeting. The Chief Executive or the Chief Executive’s nominee shall have the right to attend and speak at any meeting of any committee or other body.
Financial Accounts And Annual Report
55. The Board shall cause to be kept, audited and reported on by any individual eligible for appointment as a company auditor, proper and sufficient accounts of the capital, funds and income and expenditure of the Council and shall give in respect of each financial year a true and fair statement of the Council’s affairs and of its income and expenditure. The Board shall cause such accounts for the previous financial year, together with the report of the auditor thereon, to be presented to each Annual General Meeting. The Board shall also cause to be prepared an annual report of the Council containing a fair review of the activities of the Council during the year ending with the balance sheet date. The annual report and income and expenditure account and balance sheet shall be published within two months of the Annual General Meeting at which they are approved.
56. The financial year of the Council shall run from 1 January to 31 December in each year, both dates inclusive, or otherwise be of such period as the Board may determine.57. A copy of the accounts which are to be presented to an Annual General Meeting of the Council, together with a copy of the auditor’s report and of the proposed Annual Report of the Council, shall be sent to all Board members and to the Chief Executive of each Member Body with the notice of the Annual General Meeting.
Indemnity
58. The President, the members of the Board and the salaried staff of the Council shall be indemnified out of the funds of the Council against any reasonable expenses incurred by them in or about the discharge of their respective duties.
59. No President, member of the Board or salaried staff of the Council shall be liable for any act other than his own or for signing any receipt or other document or doing any other act, or for any loss or expense which may happen to the Council, otherwise than through his own wilful act or default.
Investments
60. The funds of the Council shall, in accordance with the Charter, be applied wholly with a view to the promotion of the Object of the Council. The administration of all funds of the Council shall be subject to the control of the Board. Subject to any relevant requirement of the law relating to trustees, the Board may invest Council monies not immediately required for the purposes of the Council or of the trustees or nominees on its behalf in such manner as it sees fit, and may appoint investment managers to advise in this respect.
Inspection
61. Authorised representatives of Member Bodies shall have the right to inspect the minutes of proceedings of any meeting of the Board. Following any meeting of the Board, the minutes, agenda and supporting papers of that meeting of the Board shall be made available to members of the Council, except for those minutes and papers which, in the opinion of the Board, are deemed to be confidential.
Common Seal
62. The Board shall provide for the safe custody of the common seal of the Council and make regulations for its use.
63. The seal of the Council shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Board, and in the presence of at least one member of the Board and of the Chief Executive, and the said member or members and the Chief Executive shall sign every instrument to which the seal shall be so affixed in their presence and such signatures shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the seal has been properly affixed.
Appointment And Duties Of The Chief Executive
64. The Chief Executive shall be appointed by, and be responsible to, the Board for such time, at such remuneration and upon such conditions as the Board may think fit. Subject to the direction of the Board, it shall be the duty of the Chief Executive to promote and execute the Object of the Council as defined in the Charter; establish and maintain an organisation for the attainment of that Object; represent the Council in negotiations and elsewhere; conduct the ordinary business of the Council; and carry out such other duties as the Council may require. The Board may terminate the appointment of the Chief Executive but such termination shall be without prejudice to his or her contractual or statutory rights arising out of such termination.
65. The Chief Executive shall have the right to attend and speak at meetings of the Board or any committee of the Council but shall have no vote at such meetings.
66. Subject to the direction of the Board, the Chief Executive shall be entitled to recruit staff to administer the activities of the Council and such staff will be responsible to the Chief Executive.
Appointment And Duties Of Auditor
67. At the Annual General Meeting the Council’s auditors shall be appointed for the then current financial year at a remuneration to be determined in accordance with a resolution passed at that meeting. The Board may fill any casual vacancy that may occur.
Notices
68. Any notice or communication required to be served upon or sent to a Board member may be sent prepaid through the post, or by electronic mail or facsimile transmission, addressed to such Board member at the address last supplied by him or her to the Council for the giving of notice to him or her.
69. Any notice may be served on, or any communication may be sent to, the Council by delivering the same in an envelope addressed to the Chief Executive at the Office, by sending it by post in a prepaid envelope addressed to the Chief Executive at the Office, or by sending it by electronic mail or facsimile transmission to the Chief Executive at the Office.
70. Any notice or communication under Bylaws 68 or 69, if sent by post, shall be deemed to have been served or delivered on the seventh day after the day on which it was posted, or if sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been served or delivered at the time confirmed by the sender’s printed confirmatory record of successful transmission.
The Register Of Chartered Scientists: Duties Of The Registration Authority
71. The Registration Authority shall on behalf of the Board set standards for the Register of Chartered Scientists, appoint and audit Licensed Bodies and ensure the continuing maintenance and operation of the Register in accordance with prescribed regulations.
The Registration Authority shall also carry out any other functions that may from time to time be prescribed by the Board in the form of regulation.
Licensing of Member Bodies72. The Board may at any time certify that a Member Body is a Licensed Body for a prescribed period provided that (in addition to regulations which may from time to time be made by the Board) such body has, in the opinion of the Board, sufficient experience, procedures and resources to undertake each of the following tasks:
(i) assessing the competence and commitment of candidates for registration;
(ii) monitoring the continued professional development of registrants;and
(iii) applying disciplinary procedures in event of complaints of unprofessional conduct of registrants.
73. Licenses shall only be issued to Member Bodies satisfying the conditions as set out in Bylaw 72 and in prescribed regulations.74. The Board shall from time to time publish a list of licences granted.
75. The Board shall audit any Member Body seeking a licence, and regularly re-audit Bodies licensed by the Council, to determine whether the relevant operations and requirements of such a Member Body are in accordance with these Bylaws and regulations of the Council which relate to such Member Bodies.
76(a) A licence granted to a Member Body by the Board shall cease at the end of
the period of license, or if:(i) an order is made by a court of competent jurisdiction or any effective resolution is passed for its administration or winding up, or it is dissolved or otherwise ceases to exist;
OR
(ii) in the opinion of the Board in each case, it has ceased to satisfy the conditions on which it was appointed or its Object and purposes are no longer consistent with the Object and purposes of the Council or its rules for the conduct of its members no longer adequately prescribe the conduct required of persons placed in the Register;
OR
(iii) it resigns its position by not less than one year’s notice in writing and its resignation is not withdrawn during that period;
OR
(iv) in the opinion of the Board in each case, the standard adopted by the said Member Body for the qualification of its members on the Register falls short for those prescribed for the entry of names on the Register and the said Member Body has failed to take all reasonable steps to raise the standard to at least to that prescribed as aforesaid;
OR
(v) it fails to pay fees due to the Council;
OR
(vi) it ceases to be a Member Body of the Council.
(b) A resolution under sub-paragraphs (ii)or (iv) of Bylaw 76(a) shall not be passed in relation to a Member Body unless not less than twenty eight days’ notice shall have been given to the said Member Body specifying the intention to impose the said resolution. A representative of the said Member Body shall be permitted to address the meeting at which the resolution is to be proposed, but shall attend the same only for so long as the Board (or the Registration Authority) shall determine and shall not be entitled to vote thereat;
(c) If any such resolution is passed by the Registration Authority to which powers in this regard have been delegated, the passing of such resolution shall be notified to the body concerned which shall have a right to appeal to the Board itself against such resolution. Notice of appeal must be lodged with the Council within twenty eight days following the despatch of notice of such resolution. If no such notice of appeal has been lodged by the required date the Member Body shall cease to be so licensed. In the case of an appeal the decision of the Board shall be final.
77. In the event of a complaint against a Licensed Body being raised with the Council it shall be considered in accordance with prescribed regulations relating to grievance and disciplinary actions but if the grievance is raised by a registrant or an applicant for admission to the Register it shall be considered in accordance with the provisions of Bylaws 85 and 86.
78. Licensed Bodies may form bilateral agreements with other Member Bodies which provide a route to registration for the members of such Member Bodies. Such agreements are the responsibility of the Licensed Body. Any such agreements must be with the approval of the Registration Authority.
Operation And Maintenance Of The Register
79. Persons whose names are entered on to the Register of Chartered Scientists shall only be permitted to remain as registrants provided they continue to be a member of a Member Body of the Council.
80. (a) The Register of Chartered Scientists shall include the names and addresses of those individuals registered and may contain such other information as the Council shall determine. Except as may be provided in regulations, no person or other organisation shall be permitted to be supplied with the record or any part thereof of any individual on the Register without the agreement of that person.
(b) The Register of Chartered Scientists may be modified (as provided by the Charter) to create a specialist section to record those who practise as teachers of science. Admission to, and removal from, any such section of the register shall be within the exclusive competence of the relevant Licensed Body in accordance with arrangements agreed between the Council and that Licensed Body.
81.(a) The Board shall permit to be entered, upon payment of such entry fee as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board, the name of each individual nominated by a Licensed Body as satisfying the Regulation Authority’s regulations relating to standards for admission to the Register of Chartered Scientists and the Licensed Body shall give notification to the Council in accordance with such regulations.
(b) Only those individuals whose names are entered on to the Register pursuant to Article 5(vi) as Chartered Scientists may use the style or title of ‘Chartered Scientist’ and use after their names the designatory letters ‘CSci’.
82. An individual whose name is entered into the ‘Chartered Scientist’ Register pursuant to Article 5 (vi) of the Charter may, at his or her request, and upon payment of a fee prescribed from time to time by the Council, receive a certificate certifying that he or she is a Chartered Scientist which certificate shall remain the property of the Council and shall be delivered by the holder to the Council upon demand made in writing by the Chief Executive or person authorised by him or her.
Standards for admission to the Chartered
Scientist Register
83. The regulations for admission to the Register of Chartered Scientists shall be determined from time to time by the Board upon the advice of the Registration Authority.
Professional conduct for registrants
84. (a) All registrants shall, so long as they are registrants, act in a manner worthy of the honour and interests of the profession of scientist and of the Council and they shall do nothing that may bring the profession of scientist or of the Council into disrepute. They shall at all times safeguard the public interest in matters of safety, health and otherwise. They shall exercise their professional skill and judgment to the best of their ability and discharge their professional responsibilities with integrity.
(b) In order to ensure the fulfilment of paragraph (a) of this Bylaw the Board may from time to time issue Model Rules of Conduct for adoption by Licensed Bodies and to which registrants shall conform.
Appeals upon removal from the Register of
Chartered Scientists
85. An appeal from an individual whose name appears on the Register and who is found guilty by a Licensed Body which imposes a penalty which entails the individual’s removal from the Register shall be heard by the relevant Licensed Body.
Appeals from applicants being refused admission to the Register
86. An appeal from an individual refused admission to the Register shall be heard by the relevant Licensed Body.
Maintenance of the title of ‘Chartered Scientist’
87. If a Chartered Scientist is not a member of a Licensed Body, or of a Member Body which whilst not being a Licensed Body has a bilateral agreement with a Licensed Body, by reason of the fact that the Member Body of which he or she is or was a member ceased to exist or has ceased to be a Licensed Body or not being a Licensed Body has failed to maintain a bilateral agreement with a Licensed Body, he or she shall not in consequence cease to be a Chartered Scientist if, during the period of twelve months from such cesser, he or she becomes a member of another Licensed Body or of a Member Body which has a bilateral agreement with a Licensed Body.
Registration Fees
88. Registration fees due from Licensed Bodies and from registrants shall be payable in the manner directed in regulations. Such regulations and any amendments thereto shall be made with the approval of the Board.
Codes Of Practice And Their Enforcement
89. The Board may from time to time promulgate Model Codes of Practice if it is of the opinion that such codes will further the Object of the Council. The Codes of Practice may be amended, varied or rescinded as the Board may think fit and the Board may, in its absolute discretion, waive the provisions of any of the Codes of Practice for a particular purpose or purposes expressed in such waiver and may revoke any waiver.
Declaration Of Interest
90. A Board member or a member of a committee or other body constituted by the Council shall declare any financial or other personal interest in any contract, dealing or arrangement to be considered at any meeting of such body. The Chair of the relevant meeting shall rule if the interest is material and, if so found, decide whether he or she may speak in connection with such contract dealing or arrangement and whether he or she shall be counted in the quorum present at the meeting but, if the interest is found to be material, he or she shall have no vote at such meeting. For the avoidance of doubt, no member of the Board shall acquire any interest in property belonging to the Council (otherwise than as a trustee).
