18. Delegation
18.1 The World Board may delegate any of its powers or functions to a committee or committees, and, if it does, it must determine the terms and conditions on which the delegation is made. Subject to the requirements of this constitution and Bye-Laws, the World Board may at any time alter those terms and conditions, or revoke the delegation.
18.2 This power is in addition to the power of delegation in the General Regulations and any other power of delegation available to the World Board, but is subject to the following requirements:
18.2.1 a committee (other than the Regional Committees) may consist of two or more persons, but at least one member of each committee must be a member of the World Board;
18.2.2 the acts and proceedings of any committee must be brought to the attention of the World Board as a whole as soon as is reasonably practicable; and
18.2.3 the World Board shall from time to time review the arrangements which it has made for the delegation of its powers.
18.3 The World Board may delegate day to day management and administration of WAGGGS to the Chief Executive within the strategic, policy and accountability frameworks laid down by the World Board, together with the job description.
18.4 In respect of each manager the Chief Executive shall:
18.4.1 provide a description of the manager’s role; and
18.4.2 set the limits of the manager’s authority within a written scheme of delegation.
18.5 The Chief Executive shall report regularly and promptly to the World Board on the activities undertaken in accordance with the Chief Executive’s role.
19. Regions
19.1 The World Board may define geographical areas, called Regions, in accordance with the requirements of this constitution and the Bye-Laws. Each Region shall comprise all National Organisations in the defined geographical area.
19.2 Each Region shall have terms of reference approved by the World Board.
20. Regional Conferences
20.1 A Regional Conference shall be held each triennium, which all Members of the Region are entitled to attend.
20.2 The functions of Regional Conferences shall be:
20.2.1 to promote and expand Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting within the Region and develop plans for assisting National Organisations;
20.2.2 to provide opportunities for training and sharing concerns, experiences and human resources;
20.2.3 to exercise such functions as are provided for in this constitution and Bye-Laws and the terms of reference of the Region.