35. DISSOLUTION

35.1 An annual or special conference of the Association may recommend to members that the Association should be wound up and its assets disposed of. Such a recommendation shall be voted on at a second conference of the Association or by a national ballot of the membership.

35.2 If the recommendation to wind up the Association is approved by members, an application to wind up the Association and cancel its registration shall immediately be sent to the Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

35.3 If it is practicable to do so, before the application to wind up the Association is sent to the Registrar of Incorporated Societies, the National Executive shall supervise the realisation of the Association’s assets and the discharge of any outstanding financial liabilities of the Association and arrange for a final audit of its accounts to be undertaken.

35.4 The National Executive may give any surplus funds of the Association to any other organisation(s) with similar objectives to those of the Association.

35.5 The Association shall be dissolved after the Registrar of Incorporated Societies has formally cancelled its registration.

Keywords: Dissolution