34. Interpretation
In this constitution:
Approved Persons
means those persons from the list of nominees considered at the last World Conference who were not elected to the World Board but who received the next highest number of votes. Approved Persons appointed as members of the World Board in accordance with sub-clause 14.4.1 shall be appointed in order of most votes received at the last World Conference other than in circumstances where the World Board is seeking to fulfil the criteria at clause 14.1.5 in which case the World Board shall be entitled, if thought fit, to appoint an Approved Person fulfilling that criteria.
Associate Member
means a category of Member Organisation which fulfils the conditions set out in the constitution.
Association
means the membership of the Girl Guides/Girl Scouts that has agreed to combine with others for the common purpose of furthering the Girl Guides/Girl Scout Movement.
Committee
means any committee of the World Board created pursuant to clause 18.
Connected person
means:
(a) (b) (c) (d) a child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister of the member of the World Board; the spouse or civil partner of the member of the World Board or of any person falling within paragraph (a) above; a person carrying on business in partnership with the member of the World Board or with any person falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above; an institution which is controlled -
(i) by the member of the World Board or any connected person falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above; or
(ii) (e) by two or more persons falling within paragraph
(d) (i) above, when taken together a body corporate in which -
(i) the member of the World Board or any connected person falling within paragraphs (a) to (c) has a substantial interest;
or (ii) two or more persons falling within paragraph (e)(i) above who, when taken together, have a substantial interest. Section 118 of the Charities Act 2011 applies for the purposes of interpreting the term ‘connected person’ used in this constitution.
Constitution
means this constitution.
Communications Provisions
means the Communications Provisions in Part 10, Chapter 4 of the General Regulations.
Dissolution Regulations
means the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) Regulations 2012.
Elected Trustees
has the meaning given in sub-clause 14.1.
Emblem
means the emblem of WAGGGS consisting of a circle, Trefoil, stars, pointer, colour way and layout. The World Trefoil version of the Emblem is set out in the schedule to the Bye-Laws.
Founder
Robert Baden-Powell (first Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell).
Full Member
means a category of Member Organisation which fulfils the conditions set out in the constitution.
Fundamental Principles
means the legacy of the Girl Guide/Girl Scout Movement as expressed in the Original Promise and Original Law.
General Regulations
means the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012.
Head Delegate
means a person who is appointed by a Member Organisation from within its membership to represent the Member Organisation and to exercise the voting rights of the Member Organisation.
Intellectual Property Rights
means all intellectual property rights including, without limitation, all rights in any part of the world to patents, trade marks, designs and copyrights (whether or not registered), trade or business names, logos, domain names, database rights and the copyright in all drawings, plans, specifications, designs and computer software owned and used and all know-how and confidential information so owned and used.
Member Organisations
means the members of WAGGGS for the purposes of the Charities Act 2011, the General Regulations and the Dissolution Regulations, comprising National Organisations that have been admitted to membership in accordance with sub-clause 10.1. A Member Organisation may be either a Full Member or Associate Member. Movement, the Girl Guide/Girl Scout means Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting generally throughout the World.
National Organisation
means a Girl Guide/Girl Scout or combined Girl Guide/Girl Scout/ Scout organisation in a country, which is composed either of one Association or of different Associations (known as component associations) or groups.
Original Law
has the meaning set out in the constitution.
Original Promise
has the meaning set out in the constitution.
Region
means a geographical area defined by the World Board.
Regional Chairs
has the meaning given in clause 14.2.1
Regional Conference
means a meeting of the Member Organisations of a Region.
Regional Committee
means a committee elected by Full Members at a Regional Conference in accordance with the constitution.
Trefoil
means the three-leaved symbol adopted by WAGGGS as representing the three-fold promise originally laid down by the Founder.
Triennial Report
means the report of the World Board which describes the work, activities and achievements of WAGGGS during the triennium between World Conferences.
United Kingdom
means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
WAGGGS
means the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
WAGGGS’ Appeals Body
means such appeals body as may be formed by the World Board pursuant to paragraph 4.5 of Bye-Law IV and supplemented by such policies and procedures as may be in place from time to time pursuant to the Bye-Laws.
World Board
means the charity trustees of WAGGGS.
World Bureau
means the office responsible for the administrative affairs which shall serve as the secretariat and principal office of WAGGGS.
World Centres
means the designated international meeting places of WAGGGS, which at the date of adoption of this constitution are: Our Chalet (Adelboden, Switzerland), Pax Lodge (London, England), Our Cabaña (Cuernavaca, Mexico), Sangam (Pune, India), and Kusafiri (in various locations in Africa).
World Chief Guide
Olave Baden-Powell, the wife of the Founder.
World Conference
means a meeting of the Member Organisations of WAGGGS being a general meeting occurring at least triennially in accordance with sub-clause 12.1.
World Thinking Day
22nd February, the joint birthdays of the Founder and World Chief Guide. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts throughout the world particularly think of each other on this day.
World Thinking Day Contributions
the voluntary contributions made by the members of the Movement, particularly on World Thinking Day, which are used for the promotion of Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting throughout the World.
Writing
means the representation or reproduction of words, symbols or other information in a visible form by any method or combination of methods, whether sent or supplied in electronic form or otherwise.
34.1 All words importing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the feminine gender shall include the masculine (save in relation to the objects). Reference to a person shall include reference to a body corporate or unincorporated entity.
34.2 This constitution and such Bye-Laws and rules adopted in accordance with this constitution shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.