Scouting Ireland – Constitution · purpose, principles and method conceived by the Founder, Robert Baden -Powell ... achieve their full potential and, as responsible citizens, to

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ScoutingIreland–Constitution

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H 31/03/2012 NationalCouncilRevisions2012–Detailsofchangesatrearofdocument

G 02/04/2011 NationalCouncilRevisions2011

F 21/03/2010 NationalCouncilRevisions2010

E 28/03/2009 NationalCouncilRevisions2009

D 21/06/2008 NationalCouncilRevisions2008

C 09/06/2007 NationalCouncilRevisions2007

B 18/06/2006 NationalCouncilRevisions2006

A 19/06/2005 NationalCouncilRevisions2005

CONSTITUTION

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Contents

PREAMBLE 3

FUNDAMENTALS 5

GENERAL 9

INTERNATIONAL 9

MEMBERSHIP&APPOINTMENTS 10ORGANISATION 12

THESCOUTGROUP 12

SCOUTCOUNTY&PROVINCIALORGANISATION 13

NATIONALORGANISATION–NATIONALCOUNCIL 14

NATIONALORGANISATION–THEANNUALGENERALMEETINGOFNATIONALCOUNCIL 16

NATIONALORGANISATION–THENATIONALMANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE 18

PROPERTY&FINANCE 20

PROFESSIONALSTAFF 21

AMENDMENTS 22

RULESOFSCOUTINGIRELAND 22

DETAILSOFCHANGES 23


PREAMBLE

WhenRobertBaden-Powellpublished"ScoutingforBoys"inJanuary1908,boysallover

BritainandIrelandbegantomeetin“Patrols”totryoutthevariousactivities.B-Pnever

intendedtostartanewseparateMovement;ratheritwastheboysoftheworldwhostarted

Scouting,asweknowittoday.

TherewereScoutsinIrelandwithinacoupleofweeksoftheappearanceofthefirstScouts

inBritainanditisafactthatthebeginningshereinIrelandwerevirtuallycontemporaneous

withthoseinBritain;severalDublinandBelfastTroopsandoneeachinBrayandDundalk

wereamongsttheearliesttobeformedanywhereintheworld.

Intheautumnof1908therewasarallyof800ScoutsinDublin'sPhoenixPark.Inter-

denominationalScoutingevolvedthroughseveralnamesbeforebecomingtheBoyScoutsof

Irelandin1949.Inpreparationforgirlsjoiningtheassociationthenamewaschangedtothe

ScoutAssociationofIrelandin1968.

Meanwhile,inthelate1920’s,Frs.TomandErnestFarrell,examinedthedevelopmentof

scoutassociationsinEurope,particularlytheScoutsdeFrance.TheyconsideredScoutingto

beaveryvaluabletoolforthedevelopmentofyoungIrishcatholicboys.In1927,following

Episcopalapproval,theyfoundedtheCatholicBoyScoutsofIrelandwhichsubsequently

becamethelargestscoutassociationontheisland.

AsIrelandandScoutingdeveloped,bothassociations,havingfarmorecommonalitiesthan

differences,agreedin1965toestablishtheFederationofIrishScoutAssociations(FISA).The

formationofFISAallowedbothassociationstobefullandactivemembersoftheWorld

OrganisationoftheScoutMovementthroughFISA

Havingworkedtogetherforoverthirty-fiveyearsbothassociationsagreedin1998tothe

objectiveofestablishinganewsingleassociation.Intheyearspreceding,thetwo

associationstookthenamesScoutingIrelandS.A.I.andScoutingIreland(CSI)respectively.

WiththeacceptanceoftheConstitutionwhichfollowsthemembershipofbothassociations

-ScoutingIrelandS.A.I.andScoutingIreland(CSI)joinedtogetherandbecamethefirst

membersofScoutingIreland.


Inmovingforwardasoneweseektoshowpositiveleadershipinthecommunity;topresent

asingle,modernandrelevantimage;torevisewhatweoffertoyoungpeopleandadults;to

bringaboutimprovementsbasedonthestrengthofbothtraditions;andtomakethemost

efficientuseofresourcestoprovideScoutinginIreland.


FUNDAMENTALS

1. ThenameoftheAssociationisGasóganahÉireannorScoutingIreland.

2. ScoutingIrelandisavoluntary,uniformed,non-formaleducationalmovementfor

youngpeople.Itisindependent,non-political,opentoallwithoutdistinctionof

origin,race,creed,gender,sexualorientation,orability,inaccordancewiththe

purpose,principlesandmethodconceivedbytheFounder,RobertBaden-Powell

andasstatedbytheWorldOrganisationoftheScoutMovement.

3. TheAimofScoutingIrelandistoencouragetheSocial,Physical,Intellectual,

Character,EmotionalandSpiritualdevelopmentofyoungpeoplesothattheymay

achievetheirfullpotentialand,asresponsiblecitizens,toimprovesociety.

4. ScoutingIrelandachievesitsaimthroughasystemofprogressiveself-education,

knownastheScoutMethod,theprincipalelementsofwhichare:

a. Voluntarymembershipofagroupwhich,guidedbyadults,isincreasingly

self-governinginitssuccessiveagegroups.

b. CommitmenttoacodeoflivingasexpressedinthePromise&Law,the

meaningofwhichisexpandedasthemembergrowstowardsmaturity.

c. Theprovisionofawiderangeofattractive,constructiveandchallenging

activities,includingopportunitiesforadventureandexplorationboth

indoorsandoutdoors.

d. Theprovisionofopportunitiesforleadershipandresponsibility.

e. Learningbydoing.

f. Encouragementofactivityinsmallgroups.


g. Anawardscheme,whichencouragesparticipationinitsfullrangeof

activitiesandprovidesrecognitionofindividualandgroupachievements.

h. SymbolicFramework.

5. TheScoutPrinciples.

TheprinciplesofScoutingIrelandareenshrinedintheScoutPromiseandtheScout

Lawandtheyinclude:

• Adherencetospiritualprinciples,loyaltytothefaiththatexpressesthem

andacceptanceofthedutiesresultingtherefrom.

• Loyaltytoone’scommunityinharmonywiththepromotionofpeace,

understandingandcooperation.

• Responsibilityforthedevelopmentofones’self.

• Participationinthedevelopmentofsocietywithrecognitionandrespectfor

thedignityofone’sfellowbeingsandfortheintegrityofthenaturalworld.

• Useofamethodofprogressiveself-education,knownastheScoutMethod,

comprisingprogrammesadaptedtothevariousagegroups.

6. TheScoutPromise:

OnmyhonourIpromisethatIwilldomybest,todomydutytoGod,toservemy

community,tohelpotherpeopleandtolivebytheScoutLaw.

GealltanasnanGasóg:

Geallaimarm’onóirgondéanfaidhmémodhícheall,modhualgasdoDhiaa

chomhlíonadh,fónamhadhéanamhdomophobal,cabhrúledaoineeileagusDlína

nGasógachoimeád.


ORthefollowingvariation

OnmyhonourIpromisethatIwilldomybesttofurthermyunderstandingand

acceptanceofaSpiritualReality,toservemycommunity,tohelpotherpeopleand

tolivebytheScoutLaw.

Geallaimarm’onóirgondéanfaidhmémodhícheall,mothuiscintagusmoghlacadh

denRéaltachtSpioradáltaachurchuncinn,fónamhadhéanamhdomophobal,

cabhrúledaoineeileagusDlínanGasógachoimeád.

ORthefollowingvariation

OnmyhonourIpromisetodomybest,toupholdourScoutPrinciples,toservemy

community,tohelpotherpeopleandtolivebytheScoutLaw.

Geallaimarm’fhocalagusarm’fhírinne,gondéanfaidhmémodhícheallár

bprionsabailGasógachaomhnú,fónamhadhéanamhdomophobal,cabhrúle

daoineeileagusseasamhleDlínanGasóg.

7. TheScoutLaw:

a. AScoutistobetrusted.

b. AScoutisloyal.

c. AScoutishelpfulandconsideratetoall.

d. AScouthascourageinalldifficulties.

e. AScoutmakesgooduseoftimeandiscarefulofpossessionsandproperty.

f. AScouthasrespectforselfandothers.

g. AScoutrespectsnatureandtheenvironment.

DlínanGasóg:

a. BíonnGasógiontaofa.

b. BíonnGasógdílís.

c. BíonnGasógcabhrachagustuisceanachdochách.


d. BíonnmisneachagGasógingachdeachracht.

e. BaineannGasógleasasac(h)uidamaagustugannaired’airíagusdomhaoin.

f. BíonnmeasagGasógair/uirthiféinagusardaoineeile.

g. BíonnmeasagGasógarandúlraagusarantimpeallacht.

8. TheNationalManagementCommitteemay,whereappropriate,allowtheuseof

differentformsoftheScoutPromiseanddifferentformsoftheScoutLawtosuit

differentagerangesandfaithsprovidedanysuchadaptationisinaccordancewith

thepolicyoftheWorldOrganisationoftheScoutMovementandisapprovedbythe

WorldScoutCommittee.


GENERAL

9. ScoutingIrelandrecognisesthesafetyandwelfareofitsmembersandLeadersasa

foremostpriority.

10. ScoutingIrelandshallmaketheprinciplesandprovisionsoftheUnitedNations

ConventiontotheRightsoftheChildwidelyknown,byappropriateandactive

means,toadultsandyouthmembers.

11. ThemembersofScoutingIrelandwearauniform.

12. ThemottoofScoutingIrelandis‘BíUllamh’or‘BePrepared’.

13. TheemblemofScoutingIrelandshallbeusedinaccordancewiththeRules.

14. TheflagofScoutingIrelandshallbeusedinaccordancewiththeRules.

INTERNATIONAL

15. ScoutingIrelandisamemberoftheWorldOrganisationoftheScoutMovement.


MEMBERSHIP&APPOINTMENTS

16. ScoutingIrelandshallhavethefollowingcategoriesofmembers:

a. Scouts;

b. Scouters;

c. HonoraryScouters

d. Associatemembers;

e. HonoraryLifemembers.

16A.AnHonoraryScouterisanadultmemberwhowishestobeassociatedwiththe

workoftheAssociationwhoisretiringfromanAppointmentorPositionandwho

willnolongerdelivertheYouthProgrammeofScoutingIrelandorholdan

AppointmentorPositioninScoutingIreland.

17. AScoutisauniformedyouthmemberwhoreceivestheYouthProgrammeof

ScoutingIreland.AllScoutsmakethecommitmentoftheScoutPromise.

18. AScouterisauniformedadultmemberwhodeliverstheYouthProgrammeof

ScoutingIrelandorwhoholdsanAppointment.AllScoutersmakethecommitment

oftheScoutPromise.

19. AnAssociatememberisanadultwhowishestobeassociatedwiththeworkofthe

Association,forexampleasasupporter,parent,representativeofasponsoring

authority,treasurer,secretaryoradviser.AnAssociatememberdoesnotweara

uniformandisnotrequiredtomakethecommitmentoftheScoutPromise.

20. AnHonoraryLifeMemberisanindividualwhomtheNationalCouncilhasrecognised

ashavinggivenexceptionalsupporttotheAssociation.AnHonoraryLifememberis

notrequiredtomakethecommitmentoftheScoutPromise.

21. Registrationofmembershipandterminationofmembershipshallbeinaccordance

withtheRules.


22. TheAppointmentsandPositionsinScoutingIrelandareestablishedinaccordance

withtheConstitutionandRules.Whereapersonisappointedorelectedtoan

appointmentorpositionwithinScoutingIrelandtheirtermofofficeshallbedeemed

tocommenceeitheronthedateofnomination,inthecaseofanappointment,orin

thecaseofanelectionitshallcommenceattheendoftheAnnualGeneralMeeting

atwhichapersoniselectedtotheappointmentorpositionbytheparticularbody

andshallexpireattheendoftheAnnualGeneralmeetingoftheparticularbody

eitherinthefollowingyearorthethirdyearafterelectionasapplicabletothe

particularappointmentorpositionsubjecttotheincumbentcontinuingtohold

officeuntilhis/hersuccessorisnominatedfororelectedtooffice.

23. AnyAppointmentsorPositionsmadearesubjecttotherightofScoutingIrelandto

havesuchAppointmentscancelled,withdrawnorsuspendedasnecessary.

24. Anymemberdissatisfiedwithadecisiontocancel,withdraworsuspendhisorher

AppointmentorPositionmayappealsuchcancellation,withdrawalorsuspensionin

accordancewiththeproceduressetoutintheRules.


ORGANISATION

25. ScoutingIrelandisorganisedonthefollowingbasis:

a. ScoutGroups

b. ScoutCounties

c. ScoutProvinces

d. National

THESCOUTGROUP

26. TheScoutGroupisthelocalandprimaryleveloforganisationinScoutingIreland.

27. TheScoutGroupisregisteredinaccordancewiththeRules.TheNational

ManagementCommitteemaysuspendorcanceltheregistrationofaScoutGroup

whereaScoutGroupfailstocomplywiththeConstitutionandRulesofthe

Association.

28. TheScoutGroupconsistsofanynumberofProgrammeSectionsandisadministered

bytheScoutGroupCouncil,whosemembership;functionsandresponsibilitiesare

setoutintheRules.

29. ProgrammeSectionsoperateYouthProgramme(s)developedbyScoutingIrelandfor

appropriateageranges.


SCOUTCOUNTY&PROVINCIALORGANISATION

30. AScoutCountycomprisesofanumberofScoutGroupsandissupportedbyaScout

CountyBoardandadministeredbytheScoutCountyManagementCommittee.The

NationalManagementCommitteedeterminesthegeographicalboundaryofeach

ScoutCounty.

31. TheScoutCountyManagementCommitteeshallconvenemeetings(includingthe

AnnualGeneralMeeting)oftheScoutCountyBoardtowhichtheScoutCounty

ManagementCommitteeshallreport.

32. AScoutProvincecomprisesofanumberofScoutCountiesandissupportedbythe

ProvincialManagement/SupportTeam.TheNationalManagementCommittee

determinesthegeographicalboundariesoftheScoutProvince.


NATIONALORGANISATION–NATIONALCOUNCIL

33. TheNationalCouncilisthegoverningauthorityofScoutingIrelandandshallexercise

allpowersconferredonitbytheConstitution.

34. TheNationalCouncilmeetsatleastonceeachyearattheAnnualGeneralMeeting

ofScoutingIreland.

35. OthermeetingsoftheNationalCouncilarecalledbytheNationalSecretarywhen

theNationalSecretaryreceivesarequestinwritingwhichclearlystatesthebusiness

tobeconsideredbyanyoneofthefollowing:

a. TheNationalManagementCommittee

b. FiveScoutCountyBoards

c. TenScoutCountyManagementCommittees

d. TenScoutCountyYouthForabutsubjecttotheRules

e. Thirty-fiveScoutGroupCouncils

36. NoticeofallmeetingsoftheNationalCouncilisinaccordancewiththeRules.

37. ThequorumformeetingsoftheNationalCouncilotherthantheAnnualGeneral

MeetingofScoutingIrelandis100members.Intheabsenceoftherequiredquorum

theChairpersondissolvesthemeeting.

38. ThemembersoftheNationalCouncilare:

a. ChiefScout(Chairperson)

b. AllothermembersoftheNationalManagementCommittee

c. TheHonoraryVice-Presidents

d. TheProgrammeCommissioners

e. TheTrainingCommissioner

f. TheCountyCommissioners,CountyOfficers,tworepresentativesfromthe

ScoutCountyYouthForumfor;

i. Scouts,


ii. VentureScoutsand

iii. RoverScouts

g. FourdelegatesnominatedbytheScoutGroupCouncilofeach registered

ScoutGroup,at leastoneofwhommustbearegistered Scout.

h. Ninerepresentativesof;

i. theNationalYouthForumforScouts;

ii. theNationalYouthForumforVentureScoutsand

iii. theNationalYouthForumforRoverScouts.

39. EachmemberoftheNationalCouncilshallhaveonevote.

40. TheChiefScoutistheChairpersonoftheNationalCouncil.WhentheChiefScoutis

notchairingthemeetingoftheNationalCouncilaChiefCommissionershallassume

thechair.


NATIONALORGANISATION–THEANNUALGENERALMEETINGOFNATIONALCOUNCIL

41. TheagendafortheAnnualGeneralMeetingoftheNationalCouncilofScouting

Irelandshallinclude:

a. TheappointmentofTellers

b. Toapprovetheminutesofthepreviousmeeting

c. ToadopttheAnnualReport

d. TheAuditedAccountsofScoutingIrelandtobelaidbeforetheNational

Council.

e. TheReadingoftheReportoftheIndependentAuditors.

f. TheappointmentofAuditors.

g. ToelecttheChiefScout,ChiefCommissioners,NationalSecretary,National

Treasurerasandwhennecessary.

h. ToelectsuchothermembersoftheNationalManagementCommittee

nominatedinaccordancewiththeRulesasrequired.

i. ToelectHonoraryVice-Presidents.

j. ToreceivetheAnnualReportoftheScoutFoundation.

k. ToappointmembersanddirectorstotheScoutFoundationwhere

nominatedbyaScoutGroupCouncil,ScoutCountyBoardortheNational

ManagementCommittee.

l. ToconsideranymattersreferredtoitbytheNationalManagement

Committee.

m. ToconsideranyotherproposalssubmittedinwritingtotheNational

Secretarynotlessthansixweeksbeforethedateofthemeetingor

otherwiseinaccordancewiththeRules,byoronbehalfofanyScoutGroup

Council,ScoutCountyBoard,oranyoftheNationalYouthFora.

n. ToconferthetitleofHonoraryLifeMemberonsuchindividualsnominated

byanyScoutGroupCouncil,anyScoutCountyBoardorbytheNational


o. ToexerciseotherfunctionsresultingfromthisConstitutionortheRules.

42. YouthForashallbeestablishedinaccordancewiththeRules.


43. TheHonoraryVice-PresidentsareelectedbytheNationalCouncilbyasimple

majorityforatermofoneyearonthenominationoftheNationalManagement

Committee.


NATIONALORGANISATION–THENATIONALMANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE

44. TheNationalManagementCommitteeshallexerciseallpowersoftheNational

CouncilduringtheperiodsbetweenmeetingsoftheNationalCouncilprovidedthat

itshallnotbeempoweredtoamendthisConstitutionortheRulesnoractinrespect

ofanymattersspecificallyreservedtotheNationalCouncil.

45. ThemembersoftheNationalManagementCommitteeare;

a. TheChiefScout(Chairperson)

b. ChiefCommissioner(YouthProgramme)

c. ChiefCommissioner(AdultResources)

d. NationalSecretary

e. NationalTreasurer

f. Chairperson(NationalSpiritual/ReligiousAdvisoryPanel)

g. ProvincialCommissioners

h. InternationalCommissioner

i. CommunicationsCommissioner

j. SixmembersofNationalCouncilelectedinaccordancewiththeRules

k. OthersinaccordancewiththeRules.

TheChiefExecutiveOfficershouldattendmeetingsoftheNationalManagement

CommitteeandhasarighttocontributetothedeliberationsoftheCommittee.

46. TheNationalManagementCommitteeshallhavethepowertocreatesub-

committeesforsuchpurposesandforsuchduration,asitdeemsnecessary.

47. TheNationalManagementCommitteeshallhavefourstandingcommitteesas

follows:

a. TheNationalTeamforPolicyImplementationandCo-ordination

b. TheNationalYouthProgrammeCommittee

c. TheNationalAdultResourcesCommittee

d. TheNationalSpiritual/ReligiousAdvisoryPanel


48. TheChiefScoutisthePresidentofScoutingIrelandandiselectedbytheNational

Councilforatermofthreeyearsandiseligibleforre-electionforonefurtherterm

ofthreeyears.

49. TheChiefCommissioner(YouthProgramme),ChiefCommissioner(AdultResources),

NationalSecretaryandNationalTreasurerareelectedbytheNationalCouncilfora

termofthreeyearsandareeligibleforre-electionforonefurthertermofthree

years.

50. AScoutermaybenominatedforelectionasChiefScout,ChiefCommissioner(Youth

Programme),ChiefCommissioner(AdultResources),NationalSecretaryorNational

TreasurerbyaScoutGroupCouncil,aScoutCountyBoardorbytheNational


51. TheAppointmentofChiefScout,ChiefCommissioner(YouthProgramme),Chief

Commissioner(AdultResources),NationalSecretaryorNationalTreasurermaybe

cancelled,withdrawnorsuspendedbytheNationalCounciloritmaybesuspended

bytheNationalManagementCommitteependingameetingoftheNationalCouncil.

52. WhereavacancyoccursintheNationalTeamforPolicyImplementationandCo-

ordinationtheNationalManagementCommitteeshallbeempoweredtoappointa

Scoutertothevacantpositionwhoshallholdsuchappointmentuntilthenext

meetingoftheNationalCouncil.


PROPERTY&FINANCE

53. MovableandimmovablepropertyofScoutingIrelandshallbevestedintheScout

FoundationinaccordancewiththeRules.

54. TheScoutFoundationisacompanyregisteredinIreland,limitedbyguarantee

withoutasharecapitalandisgovernedbyitsMemorandumandArticlesof

Association.

55. ThemembersanddirectorsoftheScoutFoundationshallcompriseoftheChief

Scout,NationalSecretary,NationalTreasurerandfourothermembersofScouting

IrelandnominatedbyanyofthefollowingforappointmentbytheNationalCouncil:

theNationalManagementCommittee,anyScoutCountyBoardoranyScoutGroup

Council.

56. BeforeaScoutGroup,ScoutCountyorScoutProvinceisformallydissolvedin

accordancewiththeRules,theScoutGroupCouncil,theScoutCountyManagement

CommitteeortheProvincialManagement/SupportTeamasappropriatemust

informandseekinstructionsinrelationtoallpropertyofanykind,includingbank

accounts,heldorvestedinoronbehalfofaScoutGroup,ScoutCountyorScout

Provinceasapplicablefrom,inthecaseoftheScoutGroup,theCounty

Commissioner,inthecaseoftheScoutCounty,theProvincialCommissionerandin

thecaseoftheScoutProvince,theNationalTreasurer.TheScoutGroupCouncil,the

ScoutCountyManagementCommitteeortheProvincialManagement/Support

Teamasappropriateshallthentakeallstepsasdirectedtodealwithsuchproperty.

57. TheAccountsofScoutingIrelandshallbeauditedannuallybytheAuditors

appointedforthatpurposebytheNationalCouncil.TheAuditedAccountsshallbe

presentedtotheNationalCouncil.


PROFESSIONALSTAFF

58. TheNationalManagementCommitteeshallemployaChiefExecutiveOfficerasa

memberoftheprofessionalstaffofScoutingIreland.

59. TheNationalManagementCommittee:

a. shallappointsuchprofessionalstaffasitmaydeemnecessaryfromtimeto

time;

b. hasthepowertodismissprofessionalstaffasnecessary;

c. definesthetermsandconditionsofserviceofprofessionalstaff.

ThesefunctionsmaybedelegatedtotheNationalSecretaryandtheChiefExecutive

Officeractingjointly.


AMENDMENTS

60. AnyamendmentstothisConstitutionshallrequireapprovaloftwo-thirdsmajority

ofthemembersoftheNationalCouncilpresentandvotingattheAnnualGeneral

MeetingofScoutingIrelandoratanExtraordinaryGeneralMeetingoftheNational

CouncilofScoutingIreland.NoamendmenttothisConstitutionshallbemadeby

theNationalCouncilotherwisethanonNoticeofMotiondulygivenandacceptedby

asimplemajorityatthemeetingoftheNationalCouncilimmediatelypriortothe

meetingatwhichtheMotionistobemoved.

61. NoalterationmaybemadetoArticles1to8inclusivewithoutthewrittenconsentof

theWorldScoutCommittee.

RULESOFSCOUTINGIRELAND

62. ThedetailonorclarificationofanymatterreferredtointhisConstitutionshallbe

containedintheRules.IntheeventofanyconflictbetweenthisConstitutionand

theRulesofScoutingIreland,thisConstitutionshallprevail.


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