<7> Office Bearers :
1.
The office bearers of the Association shall be the President, the
Vice-President, the General Secretary, the Joint Secretary and the
Treasurer. All the office bearers shall be eligible for re-election.
The President and the Vice-President shall not hold office for more
than one term in succession. None of the other office bearers shall
remain in office for more than two terms, in succession.
2.
The responsibilities of the office bearers shall
include the following in addition to those prescribed in <15>
through <19>:
(a)
President : The President shall preside at all meetings
of the Association and act as the Chairman of the Executive
Committee. Whenever necessary the President may delegate his powers
to the Vice-President.
(b)
Vice-President : The Vice-President shall assist the
President in all matters and in the absence of the President he
shall perform the duties of the President.
(c)
General Secretary : The General Secretary shall, ( i )
be in charge of correspondence and records of the Association, (ii)
convene all general meetings of the Association and the Committee
with the previous concurrence of the President, (iii) execute the
programme of action decided by the Committee with the assistance of
the Committee and (iv) sue and be sued upon in all matters relating
to or affecting the Association. He shall be an ex-officio member of
all the sub-committees of the Association.
(d)
Joint Secretary : The Joint-Secretary shall assist the
General Secretary in all matters and the in the absence of the
General Secretary shall perform the duties of the General Secretary.
(e)
Treasurer : The Treasurer shall, ( i ) keep all
accounts of the Association, (ii) accept money and issue receipts on
behalf of the Association, and (iii) prepare quarterly and annual
financial statements and budgets for submission to the Committee.
3.
An officer bearer or any other member of the
Association shall not receive, directly or indirectly, any salary,
compensations or emoluments from the Association unless authorised
by the Committee.
4.
The General Secretary and the Treasurer shall be
from the headquarters and the Joint Secretary shall be from Delhi.