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A. Name
B. Administration
C. Object
D.Powers
E. Membership
F. Accredited Prayer Ministers
G. Resident Overseers
H. Visiting Overseers
I. First Annual General Meeting
J. Second and further, Annual General Meetings
K. Executive Committee
L. Determination of Membership of Executive Committee
M. Executive Committee Members not to be personally interested
N. Meetings and Proceedings of the Executive Committee
O. Receipts and Expenditure
P. Property
Q. Accounts
R. Annual Report
S. Annual Return
T. Annual General Meeting
U. Special General Meetings
V. Procedure at General Meetings
W. Notices
X. Alterations to the Constitution
Y. Dissolution
Z. Arrangements until first Annual General Meeting

A. Name
The name of the Association is Christian Prayer Ministries ("the Charity").  

B. Administration
Subject to the matters set out below the Charity and its property shall be administered and managed in accordance with this constitution by the members of the Executive Committee, constituted by clause K of this constitution ("the Executive Committee").  

 C. Objects
Objects The Charity's objects ("the objects") are
(1) to advance the Christian religion by the provision of Christian healing worldwide by such lawful means as the Executive Committee may consider appropriate in the United Kingdom or elsewhere and
(2) to advance the education of Christians through training to enable them to relieve poverty, sickness and distress of other Christians worldwide by the relief of their mental or emotional suffering, as the Executive Committee may from time to time think fit.

D. Powers
In furtherance of the objects but not otherwise the Executive Committee may exercise the following powers:
(i)  power to raise funds and to invite and receive contributions provided that in raising funds the Executive Committee shall not undertake any substantial permanent trading activities and shall conform to any relevant requirements of the law;
(ii)  power to buy, take on lease or in exchange any property necessary for the achievement of the objects and to maintain and equip it for use;
(iii)  power subject to any consents required by law to sell, lease or dispose of all or any part of the property of the Charity;
(iv) power subject to any consents required by law to borrow money and to charge all or any part of the property of the Charity with repayment of the money so borrowed;
(v)  power to employ such staff (who shall not be members of the Executive Committee) as are necessary for the proper pursuit of the objects and to make all reasonable and necessary provision for the payment of pensions and superannuation for staff and their dependants;
(vi) power to co-operate with other charities, voluntary bodies and statutory authorities in furtherance of the objects or of similar charitable purposes and to exchange information and advice with them;
(vii) power to establish or support any charitable trusts, associations or institutions formed for all or any of the objects;
(viii) power to appoint and constitute such advisory committees as the Executive Committee may think fit;
(ix)  power to do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the achievement of the objects;
(x) power to determine the geographical boundaries of the Regions from which the Executive Committee shall be elected;
(xi) power to oversee policy; training at National and Regional level; and care of Members and Accredited Prayer Ministers.

E. Membership
(1) Membership of the Charity shall be open to any person over the age of 18 years interested in furthering the objects who has been recognised as such by the Executive Committee and who has paid the annual subscription laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee. The Secretary shall keep a register of members.
(2) Every member shall have one vote. Each Region's members shall elect its representative(s) on the Executive Committee, which will be elected for a three year term, each Region being allowed to elect two members, or should its membership be less than eight, one.
(3) The Executive Committee may by two thirds majority vote and for good reason refuse or terminate the membership of any individual: Provided that the individual concerned shall have the right to be heard by the Executive Committee, accompanied by a friend, before a final decision is made.

F. Accredited Prayer Ministers
(1) Accredited Prayer Ministers, who will oversee, and minister in, the Charity's Courses, will so function by invitation of the Executive Committee, in consultation with their Region's Committee Representative or other such Accredited Prayer Ministers recommending them. The Executive Committee shall be entitled to refuse any application to function as an Accredited Prayer Minister, or to request a resignation of any Accredited Prayer Minister, and if such resignation is not received, to terminate such Ministry.
(2) Accredited Prayer Ministers in a Region will be corporately responsible for their Region's activities, and for liaising with other Regions, and the Executive Committee.  

G. Resident Overseers
The Annual General Meeting will appoint Resident Overseers, who will ensure that the  Executive Committee  comply with this Constitution. Six in number, Resident Overseers will be elected on a rotating basis (i.e. two a year) for a renewable term of three years. They will be nominated by the membership for election at the Annual General Meeting. Two of them need not be members of C.P.M.

H. Visiting Overseers
The Annual General Meeting shall elect two Visiting Overseers, from outside the membership, who will be informed of, and have the right to attend, Executive Committee meetings and Courses, and be able to inspect all minutes and financial accounts. All members may have access to them: they will report to the Annual General Meeting any concerns that they have.

I. First Annual General Meeting
Election of the Executive Committee shall take place as set out in clause E (2), "Regions", in this instance as operating at July 2000. The Executive Committee thus elected will elect its Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, and will serve for one year. The Secretary and Treasurer may be co-opted, and non-voting. Recognition of elections to the Executive Committee shall take place at the beginning of the Meeting, under the aegis of the Chairman (as elected in T (3) below).

J. Second, and further, Annual General Meetings
will, by the same method, recognise the election of the Executive Committee.    

K. Executive Committee
(1) The Executive Committee elected at the First Annual General Meeting will have been National Team Members. The Executive Committee elected at subsequent Annual General Meetings will be Accredited Prayer Ministers of Christian Prayer Ministries.
(2) The Executive Committee shall consist of not less than ten members nor more than twenty five members.
(3) The Executive Committee may in addition appoint not more than five co-opted members but so that no-one may be appointed as a co-opted  member if, as a result, more than one third of the members of the Executive Committee would be co-opted members. Each appointment of a co-opted member shall be made at a special meeting of the Executive Committee, and shall take effect from the end of that meeting unless the appointment is to fill a place which has not then been vacated in which case the appointment shall run from the date when the post becomes vacant.
(4) The proceedings of the Executive Committee shall not be invalidated by any vacancy among their number or by any failure to appoint or any defect in the appointment or qualification of a member.
(5) Nobody shall be appointed as a member of the Executive Committee who is aged under 18 or who would if appointed be disqualified under the provisions of the following clause.
(6) No person shall be entitled to act as a member of the Executive Committee whether on a first or on any subsequent entry into office until after signing in the minute book of the Executive Committee a declaration of acceptance and of willingness to act in the interests of the Charity.

L. Determination of Membership of Executive Committee
A member of the Executive Committee shall cease to hold office if he or she;
(1) is disqualified from acting as a member of the Executive Committee by virtue of section 72 of the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that provision);
(2) becomes incapable by reason of mental disorder, illness or injury of managing or administering his or her own affairs;
(3) is absent without the permission of the Executive Committee from all their meetings held within a period of a year and the Executive Committee resolve that his or her office be vacated; or
(4) notifies to the Executive Committee a wish to resign (but only if at least three members of the Executive Committee will remain in office when the notice of resignation is to take effect).    

M. Executive Committee Members not to be personally interested
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-clause (2) of this clause, no member of The Executive Committee shall acquire any interest in property belonging to the Charity (otherwise than as a trustee for the Charity) or receive remuneration or be interested (otherwise than as a member of the Executive Committee) in any contract entered into by the Executive Committee.
(2) Any members of the Executive Committee for the time being who is a solicitor, accountant or other person engaged in a profession may charge and be paid all the usual professional charges for business done by him or her or his or her firm when instructed by the other members of the Executive Committee to act in a professional capacity on behalf of the Charity: Provided that at no time shall a majority of the members of the Executive Committee benefit under this provision and that a member of the Executive Committee shall withdraw from any meeting at which his or her own instruction or remuneration, or that of his or her firm, is under discussion.
(3) Executive Committee members may be paid out of pocket expenses actually and reasonably incurred in the necessary undertaking of their office.    

N. Meetings and Proceedings of the Executive Committee
(1) The Executive Committee shall hold at least two ordinary meetings a year. A special meeting may be called at any time by the chairman or by any two members of the Executive Committee upon not less than fourteen days' notice being given to the other members of the Executive Committee of the matters to be discussed but if the matters include an appointment of a co-opted member then not less than 21 days' notice must be given.
(2) The chairman shall act as chairman of the Executive Committee. If the chairman is absent from any meeting, the members of the Executive Committee present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting before any other business is transacted.
(3) There shall be a quorum when at least one third of the number of the members of the Executive Committee for the time being or three members of the Executive Committee, whichever is the greater, are present at a meeting.
(4) Every matter shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members of the Executive Committee present and voting on the question but in the case of equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
(5) The Executive Committee shall keep minutes, in books kept for the purpose, of the proceedings at meetings of the Executive Committee and any sub-committee.
(6) The Executive Committee may from time to time make and alter rules for the conduct of their business, the summoning and conduct of their meetings and the custody of documents. No rule may be made which is inconsistent with this constitution.
(7) The Executive Committee may appoint one or more sub-committees consisting of three or more members of the Executive Committee for the purpose of making any inquiry or supervising or performing any function or duty which in the opinion of the Executive Committee would be more conveniently undertaken or carried out by a sub-committee: provided that all acts and proceedings of any such sub-committees shall be fully and promptly reported to the Executive Committee.    

O. Receipts and Expenditure
(1) The funds of the Charity, including all donations and contributions and bequests, shall be paid into an account operated by the Executive Committee in the name of the Charity at such bank as the Executive Committee shall from time to time decide. All cheques drawn on the account must be signed by at least two members of the Executive Committee.
(2) The funds belonging to the Charity shall be applied only in furthering the objects.
(3) A Region may keep its own monies and Accounts (though these must be incorporated into the Accounts presented annually to the Charity Commission.) The Executive Committee has ultimate responsibility for such monies.    

P. Property
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-clause (2) of this clause, the Executive Committee shall cause the title to:
(a) all land held by or in trust for the charity which is not vested in the Official Custodian for Charities; and
(b) all investments held by or on behalf of the charity;
To be vested either in a corporation entitled to act as custodian trustee or in not less than three individuals appointed by them as holding trustees. Holding trustees may be removed by the Executive Committee at their pleasure and shall act in accordance with the lawful directions of the Executive Committee. Provided they act only in accordance with the lawful directions of the Executive Committee, the holding trustees shall not be liable for the acts and defaults of its members.
(2) If a corporation entitled to act as custodian trustee has not been appointed to hold the property of the charity, the Executive Committee may permit any investments held in the name of a clearing bank, trust corporation or any stockbroking company which is a member of the International Stock Exchange (or any subsidiary of any such stockbroking company) as nominee for the Executive Committee, and may pay such a nominee reasonable and proper remuneration for acting as such.   

Q. Accounts
The Executive Committee shall comply with their obligations under the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that Act) with regard to:
(1) the keeping of accounting records for the Charity;
(2) the preparation of annual statements of account for the charity, the annual financial year being from April 6th of each year;
(3) the auditing or independent examination of the statements of account of the Charity; and
(4) the transmission of the statements of the Charity to the Commission.    

R. Annual Report
The Executive Committee shall comply with their obligations under the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that Act) with regard to the preparation of an annual report and its transmission to the Commission.    

S. Annual Return
The Executive Committee shall comply with their obligations under the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that Act) with regard to the preparation of an annual return and its transmission to the Commission.    

T. Annual General Meeting
(1) There shall be an annual general meeting of the Charity which shall be held in the month of October in each year or as soon as practicable thereafter.
(2) Every annual general meeting shall be called by the Executive Committee . The secretary shall give at least 21 days' notice of the annual general meeting to all the members of the Charity. All the members of the Charity shall be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting.
(3) Before any other business is transacted at the first annual general meeting the persons present shall appoint a chairman of the meeting The chairman shall be the chairman of subsequent annual general meetings, but if he or she is not present, before any other business is transacted, the persons present shall appoint a chairman of the meeting.
(4) The Executive Committee shall present to each annual general meeting the report and accounts of the Charity for the preceding year.    

 U. Special General Meetings
The Executive Committee may call a special general meeting of the Charity at any time. If at least ten members request such a meeting in writing stating the business to be considered the secretary shall call such a meeting. At least 21 days' notice must be given. The notice must state the business to be discussed.    

W. Notices
Any notice required to be served on any member of the Charity shall be in writing and shall be served by the secretary or the Executive Committee on any member either personally or by e-mail or by sending it through the post in a pre-paid letter addressed to such member at his or her last known address in the United Kingdom, and any letter so sent shall be deemed to have been received within 10 days of posting.    

X. Alterations to the Constitution
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause the Constitution may be altered by a resolution passed by not less than two thirds of the members present and voting at a general meeting, or by postal ballot. The notice of the general meeting must include notice of the resolution, setting out the terms of the alteration proposed.
(2) No amendment may be made to clause A, clause C, clause M, Clause Y or this clause without the prior consent in writing of the Commissioners.
(3) No amendment may be made which would have the effect of making the Charity cease to be a charity at law.
(4) The Executive Committee should promptly send to the Commission a copy of any amendment made under this clause.    

Y. Dissolution
If the Executive Committee decides that it is necessary or advisable to dissolve the Charity it shall call a meeting of all members of the Charity, of which not less than 21 days' notice (stating the terms of the resolution to be proposed) shall be given. If the proposal is confirmed by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting the Executive Committee shall have power to realise any assets held by or on behalf of the Charity. Any assets remaining after the satisfaction of any proper debts and liabilities shall be given or transferred to such other charitable institution or institutions having objects similar to the objects of the Charity as the members of the Charity may determine or failing that shall be applied for some other charitable purpose. A copy of the statement of accounts, or account and statement, for the final accounting period of the Charity must be sent to the Commission.    

Z. Arrangements until first Annual General Meeting
Until the first annual general meeting takes place this constitution shall take effect as if references in it to the Executive Committee were references to the persons whose signatures appear at the bottom of this document. 
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