BURNT OAK NEPALESE COMMUNITY
LONDON
EST. JAN 2004

THE COMMUNITY CONSTITUTION

The “Burnt Oak Nepalese Community London” was established in January 2004 with the aim of preserving Nepalese culture, tradition and language as well as looking after the welfare of the community members and promoting friendship & co-operation amongst the Nepalese people living in and out side the Barnet Council.

Section 1

Full name, commencement & practise:

1. The name of the organisation shall be the Burnt Oak Nepalese Community London (BONC LDN).
2. The rules are applicable to all members of the community.
3. The rules have been in place since the organisation was registered with the Barnet Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) in 2004.

Section 2:

Purposes:

1. To resolve any emergencies that may arise within the community.
2. To preserve the Nepalese Culture, Tradition and Language.
3. To advance the intellectual and social awareness and well being of its members and their family members.
4. To promote unity & co-operation among Nepalese people living in and out side Barnet Council as well as other communities in the United Kingdom.

Section 3:

Definition

Section 4:

Management Committee Members

The Management Committee shall consist of nine (9) members as follows:

1. Chairman or Chairperson
2. Vice- Chairman or Vice Chairperson
3. General Secretary
4. Deputy Secretary
5. Treasurer
6. Public Relation Officer
7. Cultural Secretary
8. Community spokesman or Spokesperson
9. Sport Co-ordinator

Section 5:

A Brief Duties, responsibilities & power

Chairman:

1. To chair the meeting
2. To summon meetings as and when necessary
3. To cast decisive vote in the meeting
4. He/she shall be responsible for the general
5. supervision of the Community’s activities and programmes.

Vice Chairman or Chairperson:

1. To assist the Chairman and assume his/her duties at his/her absence or when the Chairman is unable to serve.

General Secretary:

1. To deal with all sorts of paper work of the community.

Deputy Secretary:

1. To assist and cover the duties of the General Secretary in his or her absence.

Treasurer:

1. To keep records of all financial matters of the community.

Public relation Officer:

1. To introduce the organisation & its activities to other external agencies & organisations.

Community Spokesman or Spokesperson

1. To produce a local news letter of the community if required.
2. To inform the media of any advertising of the community.
3. To speak on behalf of the community if/when necessary.

Sport coordinator

1. To coordinate sporting events within the community.

Section 6:

Community Address & Contact Person:

Address: General Secretary BONC LDN
11 St Alphage Walk
Burnt Oak, Middlesex,
HA8 0DL

Contact: Mr. Lachhya Gurung
Tel No: Residence: 02089520124
Mobile: 07899770133

Section 7:

Change of Rules:

Any rules & regulations can be changed/amended by 2/3 votes of the community members.

Section 8:

General Rules:

1. There will be an Annual General Meeting (AGM) once a year and shall be attended by all the members of the community and a quarterly meeting for the Management Community Members.
2. The emergency meeting can be called in by the committee members if and when necessary.
3. The term for the Management Committee will be three years.
4. If any member is found to be acting against the rules and regulations of the community, he or she will be fined or expelled from the community.
5. This community will remain purely a social & charitable organisation. The funds the community raises will solely be used for social purposes & good causes.
6. No member will try to divert the community towards politics, racism or any kind of business activities.