Constitution

FIESTA is a Registered Charity with the UK Charity Commission. The registration number is 1092588

A. Name

The name of the organisation is the Filipino International Emergency Services Training Association. The working title for the Association will ne "FIESTA" (the Organisation). The Executive Committee has the right to propose any name change it sees fit to an Annual General Meeting.

B. Administration

Subject to the matters set out below the Organisation and its property shall be administered and managed in accordance with this Constitution by the members of the executive Committee, constituted by clasues G to I of this Constitution (the Executive Committee).

C. Aims and Objectives

The aims and objectives of the Association are as follows:

1. To raise fund for the training of emergency services personnel of the Philippines.

2. To support the education of the Philippines people especially in Emergency Procedures.

3. To enable the use of these skills by the equipping of the Filipino Emergency Services.

4. The assistance of the Philippines Emergency Services with advice and support.

5. To organise events and fund raising programmes in order to facilitate these aims.

6. To utilise the funds of the organisation for the purposes laid out above.

7. To facilitate any subsidiary aim associated with the above that furthers the enhancement of the organisation to

achieve its aims.

D. Powers

In futherance of the Aims but not otherwise, the Executive Committee may exercise the following powers:

1. powers to raise funds and to invite and receive contributions provided that in raising funds the Excutive Committee shall not

undertake any sunstantial permanent trading activities and shall conform to any relevant requirements of the law;

2. 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;

3. power, subject to any consents required by law, to sell, lease or dispose of all or any part of the property of the

Organisation;

4. power, subject to any consents required by law, to borrow money and to charge all or any part of the property of the

Organisation with repayment of the money so borrowed;

5. power to employ such staff (who shall not be members of the Executive Committee) as are necessary for the proper

pursuit of the aims and to make all reasonable and necessary provision for the payment of pensions and

superannuation for staff and their dependants.

6. power to work with the statutory authorities of any country in order to achieve the aims of the Organisation;

7. power to co-operate with other organisations, voluntary bodies and statutory authorities operating in furtherance of the

aims or similar charitable purposes and to exchange information and advice with them;

8. power to establish or support any charitable trusts, associations or institutions formed for all or any of the objects;

9. power to appoint and constitute such advisory committees as the executive Committee may think fit;

10. power to do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the achievement of the aims.

E. Membership

1. Ordinary Membership of the Organisation shall be open to any person over the age of 18 years interested in furthering

the objects and who has paid the annual subscription laid down from time to time by the Executive Committee. Junior

Membership is open to those who are under 18 years old, who pay a fee and who have a relative as an Ordinary

Member.

2. Every Ordinary Member shall have one vote.

3. The Executive Committee may by unanimous vote and for good reason 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 the final decision is made.

4. The Executive Committee can authorise organisations and groups in other parts of the country and/or world to be

branches of FIESTA. In order of these to be so authorised the groups must submit their constitutions to FIESTA's

Executive Committee and the objects must be similar to those of FIESTA and they must contribute something on at

least an annual basis to the main FIESTA Group.

F. Honorary Officers and Life Officers

1. At the Annual General Meeting of the Organisation the member shall elect from amongst themselves a Chairman, a

Secrtary and a Treasurer, who shall hold office from the conclusion of the meeting.

2. The Founding Members of FIESTA (Scheduled in Annex One) will be Life Officers of the Executive Committee, whether

or not they hold another office.

3. The Executive Committee can appoint Patrons who shall be figureheads for the Association.

G. Executive Committee

1. The Executive Committee shall consist of not less than six members nor more than twelve members being:

The Honorary Officers as specified above

Not less than three and not more than six members elected at the Annual General Meeting who shall hold office

from the conclusion of that meeting for twelve months.

The Life Officers not holding Office.

2. The Executive Committee may in addition appoint no more than four co-opted members but so that no-one may be

appointed as a co-opted member if, as a reult, 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 speial meeting of the executive

Committee called under clause J(1) and shall take effect from the end of that meeting unless the appointment is to fill a

place whcih has not then been vacated in which case the appointment shall run from the date when the post becomes

vacant.

3. All the members of the Executive Committee shall retire from office together at the end of the Annual General Meeting next

after the date on which they came into office but the may be re-elected or re-appointed.

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 the 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 trusts of the Organisation.

H. Determination of Membership of Executive Committee

A member of the Executive Committee and / or Patron shall cease to hold office if he or she:

1. is disqualified as acting as 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 and administering his or her own affairs;

3. is absent without permission of the Executive Committee from all their meetings held within a period of six months 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 three members of the Executive Committee will remain in

office when the notice of resignation is to take effect).

I. Executive Committee Members not to be Personally Interested

No member of the Executive Committee shall acquire any interest in property belonging to the Organisation (otherwise as a Trustee of the Organisation) or receive remuneration or be interested (other than as a member of the Executive Committee) in any contract entered into be the Executive Committee.

J. Meeting and Proceedings of the Executive Committee

1. The Chairman shall act as Chairman at meetings of the Executive Committee. If the Chairman is absent from any meeting,

the members of the Executive Committee preseent shall choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting

before any other business is transacted.

2. The Executive Committee shall hold at least four ordinary meetings each 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 seven days notice being

given to 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.

3. There shall be a quorum when not less than one third of the numbers of members of the Executive Committee for the time

being or three members of the Executive Committee, whichever is greater, are present at the meeting.

4. Every matter shall be determined by a mojority 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 their 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 two 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 sub-committees shall be fully and promptly reported to the Executive Committee.

K. Receipts and Expenditure

1. The funds of the Organisation, including all donations, contributions and bequests shall be paid into an account operated by

the Executive Committee in the name of the Organisation 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 Organisation shall be applied only in furthering the aims.

I. Property

1. Subject to the provision 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 Organisation which is not vested in the Official Custodian for Charities; and

b) All investments held by or on behalf of the Organisation;

to be vested either in a corporation entitled to act as a 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. Providing that 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 for the Organisation, the

Executive Committee may permit any investments held by or in trust for the Organisation to be 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.

M. Trustees

Three Trustees will be appointed to manage all property that FIESTA owns. The Trustees may hold other office within the Organisation but they will maintain responsibility for property and te disposal of such. Any losses of property will be reported to them as soon as possible after the event. Property will be disposed of under the rules of this constitution and the diisposal of such will be managed by the Trustees. Any meetings organised by the Trustee's will be minuted and a quorum will be two.

N. 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 Organisation

2. the preparation of annual statements of accounts for the Organisation

3. the auditing or independent examination of the statements of account of the Organisation; and

4. the transmission of the statements of account of the Organisation to the Commission.

O. Finance

The groups finance will be controlled by the Treasurer who will be responsible for the Organisations account to the Chairman. Annual Accounts will be produced. The Bank Account will have two signatures for each withdrawal. Each year the accounts will be audited and the audited accounts presented to the Annual General Meeting. On winding up the Treasurer will produce final accounts and hand over any balance to the Chairman who will dispose of it in the proper wat stated below.

P. Annual Report

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

Q. Annual Return

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

R. Annual General Meeting

1. There shall be an Annual General Meeting of the Organisation which shall be held in the month of March 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 members of the Organisation. All ordinary members of the Organisation shall be

entitled to attend and vote at the meeting. Junior members can attend but do not hold a vote.

3. Before any other business is tranacted at the first Annual General Meeting the persons present shall appoint a chairman of

the meeting. The Chairman of the Executive Committee shall act as chairman of the Annual General Meeting in all future

meetings. If the Chairman of the Executive Committee is not present then those members present shall elect a chairman for the meeting.

4. The Executive Committee shall present to each Annual General Meeting the report and accounts of the Organisation for the

preceding year.

5. Nominations for election to the Executive Committee must be made by members of the Organisation in writing and must be

in the hands of the Secretary of the Executive Committee at least 14 days before the Annual General Meeting. Shoul

nominations exceed vacancies, election shall be by ballot.

S. Special General Meeting

The Executive Committee shall call a Special General Meeting of the Organisation 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.

T. Status

FIESTA is a charitable organisation that will seek charity status as soon as this is available and when the Executive Committee feels that this is appropriate.

U. Closure

Should the Organisation be wound up at any time the assets of the Organisation will be given to a suitable charity that is as close to the aims of FIESTA as possible or can be found within three months of the decision to wind the group up. The decision as to what group this should be will fall to the last chairman alone.

V. Change of Constitution

Changes of the Constitution can only be accepted by at least four Executive Committee Members and Officers voting for the proposal.

Schedule One

Life Members:

Antonietta Dale

John Dale

Belinda Wood

Robert Wood

17th December 2000

Pre Constitutional Note:

FIESTA has succesfully applied to become a charity and its registration number is 1092588