This association is named the
“Taiwanese Continence Society”, hereinafter called “this
Society”.
Article 2:
This Society is a legally established,
non-profit association.
Article 3:
The objective of this Society is to
integrate local medical and health professionals and
other people providing serviceto incontinence patients
in order to help these patients solve or improve their
physical and psychological problems, and to engage in
exchange activities with similar international
organizations so as to help incontinence patients return
to a normal life.
Article 4:
The organizational area of
this Society comprises of the entire administrative area
of Taiwan. This Society may establish sub-organizations.
The legal address of this Society shall be in the area
where the supervising authority is located. This Society
may establish branches after approval by the supervising
authority, while the regulations for these branches
shall be drafted by the board of directors and approved
by the supervising authority.
Establishment of and any
modifications to the address of either this Society or
its branches must be reported to and approved by the
supervising authority.
Article 5:
The responsibilities of
this Society include the following:
Help incontinence patients develop a proper
attitude and acquire required skills to handle any
incontinence-related problems through the promotion of
education and training.
Provide comprehensive training in the care of
incontinence patients to health professionals.
Inform health professionals and the public on
incontinence through the distribution of
incontinence-related publications and the organizing
of seminars and symposia so as to promote a correct
attitude toward incontinence.
Engage in exchange activities with similar
international organizations to collectively try to
improve the life quality and physical and mental
health of incontinence patients.
Increase the public’s and government’s recognition
of “the special needs of incontinence patients”in
order to seek more cooperation and assistance.
Other responsibilities that are in accordance with
these statutes.
Article 6:
The supervising authority
of this Society is the Ministry of the Interior, while
the Department of Health of the Executive Yuan governs
over its health-related activities, providing
consultation and monitoring activities.
Members of this
Society can be categorized as follows:
Ordinary members: individuals who support the
objective of this Society, at least 20 years old, in the
medical profession and with a related educational
background.
Affiliated members: profit and non-profit
organizations and groups and persons working in the health
sector that/who support the objective of this Society.
Affiliated members must assign a representative who will
exercise the rights of a member; the nature of affiliated
members is examined and approved by the board of
directors.
Honorary members: noted members of society or persons
who have made a special contribution to this Society.
Supporting members: individuals who or institutions
and organizations that have supported this Society, as
well as incontinence patients and their relatives. When
applying for membership, applicants must fill out a
registration form and the application approved by the
board of directors, after which a membership fee must be
paid.
Sub-organizations of this Society must apply for
membership as affiliated members.
Article 8:
Members (member
representatives) have the right to vote, the right to elect,
the right to be elected, and the right to recall. Each
member (member representative) has one vote; honorary and
supporting members, however, do not carry these rights.
Article 9:
Members must observe
the statutes and passed resolutions and pay the membership
fee.
Article10:
If a member (member
representative) violates any of the regulations or statutes
or fails to observe the resolutions passed at the General
Assembly of members, he/she, upon evaluation by the board of
directors, will receive a warning or his/her rights may be
suspended; if the violation causes serious harm to the
group, an evaluation will be made by the General Assembly of
members and membership of the person involved may be
cancelled.
Article11:
Membership may be
cancelled under the following circumstances.
If membership is forfeited.
If the General Assembly of members decides to expel a
member.
If a member fails to pay due membership fees for a
consecutive period of two years, in which case membership
will end automatically.
Article12:
Members must provide
a written notification of their reasons for resignation from
this Society, and after approval by the board of directors,
their rights and duties will be terminated; already paid
fees will not be refunded.
The General Assembly of members
is the highest power of this Society. If the total number of
members exceeds three hundred (300), fifty (50) member
representatives must be elected in proportion to the
sub-regions, and a General Assembly of member
representatives must be convened to execute the authority of
the General Assembly of members. Member representatives
serve a term of three years, and the election method applied
to elect member representatives shall be determined by the
board of directors and approved by the supervising
authority.
Article14:
The authority of the General
Assembly of members includes the following:
Drafting and amendment of statutes.
Election or recall of directors and supervisors.
Determination of the amount and payment method of
registration fees, annual membership fees, utility fees
and donations.
Determination of annual program and activity reports,
budget and accounts.
Expulsion of members (member representatives).
Disposition of properties.
Dissolution of organization.
Other important matters related to the rights and
duties of members
The scope of important matters mentioned under item 8
of the preceding article is determined by the board of directors.
Article15:
This Society comprises of 15 directors and 5
supervisors elected by the members (member representatives),
who will convene a board of directors and a board of
supervisors respectively. When these directors and
supervisors are elected, 5 substitute directors and 1 substitute
supervisor shall be elected by vote.
Directors and supervisors may adopt postal elections,
but this method may not be used in succession. The introduction of postal elections must be approved by
the board of directors and the supervising authority respectively.
Article16:
The authority of the board of
directors includes the following:
Matters related to the convening of the General
Assembly of members (member representatives).
Evaluation and approval of the qualifications of
members (member representatives).
Election and recall of standing directors and chairman
of the board.
Approval of the resignation of directors, standing
directors and chairman of the board.
Recruitment and dismissal of staff.
Drafting of annual program, activity reports, budget
and accounts.
Proposition of a reference list of candidates for the
positions of directors and supervisors for the following
term.
Other necessary affairs.
Article17:
The board of directors shall elect 5 standing
directors from among its members, while the directors shall
elect one chairman and one vice-chairman of the board from among
the standing directors. The chairman of the board shall preside over internal affairs and represent this
Society at external engagements, while also act as the
chairman of the General Assembly of members and meetings of the
board of directors. In case the chairman of the board is refrained from exercising his/her duties, he/she will
be substituted by the vice-chairman.
In case the office of chairman,
vice-chairman or standing director is vacated, it shall be
filled within one month.
Article18:
The authority of the board of
supervisors includes the following:
Monitoring of execution of affairs by the board of
directors.
Assessment of annual accounts.
Election and recall of standing supervisors.
Approval of the resignation of supervisors and
standing supervisors.
Other affairs that require monitoring.
Article19:
The board of supervisors shall elect one
standing supervisor from among its members to monitor
general affairs nd act as chairman of the board of supervisors.
In case the standing supervisor is refrained from
exercising his/her duties, one supervisor shall be assigned
to act as his/her substitute. If no substitute has yet been
or cannot be assigned, the supervisors shall appoint one
from among themselves. In case the office of standing
supervisor is vacated, it shall be filled within one month.
Article20:
Directors and supervisors are
elected for a term of three years and are eligible for
re-election. The chairman of the board of directors may only
be re-elected once. The term of office of directors and
supervisors commences on the date of the first meeting of
the board of directors.
Article21:
Directors and supervisors
receive no renumeration for their offices.
Article22:
Directors and supervisors shall
be removed from their office under the following
circumstances:
f membership is forfeited.
If resignation is approved by the board of directors
or the board of supervisors.
If the office is recalled.
If the term of disciplinary action in the form of
suspension of rights exceeds half of the term of office.
Article23:
This Society shall install one
secretary-general who, by authority of the chairman of the
board, will handle general affairs. Other staff shall be proposed by the chairman
of the board and recruited after approval by the board of directors, actions that shall be reported to the
supervising authority. Dismissal of the secretary-general,
however, must first be approved by the supervising authority.
The aforementioned positions may
not be filled by elected officers.
The scope of rights and duties of staff and of
assigned responsibilities shall be determined by the board
of directors
Article24:
This Society may establish various committees,
subcommittees or other internal work groups, regulations for which shall be drafted by the board of directors and
implemented after approval by the supervising authority. Any modifications must also be reported to the supervising
authority.
The General Assembly of members
shall hold periodical and provisional meetings, convened by
the chairman of the board. With the exception of provisional
meetings convened in case of an urgency, written
notification of meetings must be issued fifteen days prior
to the date of the meeting; periodical meetings shall be
convened once a year; provisional meetings shall be
convenend if required by the chairman of the board, if
requested by more than one-fifth of all members, or on
invitation of the board of supervisors.
Proposals to submitted to the General Assembly must be
supported by more than ten persons and presented in writing.
Article26:
In case a member (member representative) is
refrained from attending the General Assembly, he/she must authorize another member (member representative) in
writing to attend in his/her place; each member (member representative) may only be represented by one person.
Article27:
The General Assembly shall pass a resolution if
more than half of all members is present and if there is a
majority vote of those attending. In case of the following
matters, however, a 2/3 majority vote of those attending is required. After the legal establishment and
registration of this Society, any amendment to the statutes
requires a 3/4 majority vote of those attending or a 2/3 signed
majority vote of all members.
Drafting and amendment of the statutes.
Expulsion of members (member representatives).
Recall of directors and supervisors.
Disposition of properties.
Dissolution of the organization.
Other important matters related to the rights and
duties of members.
Article28:
The board of directors and of supervisors must
convene at least once every six months; if required,
provisional meetings shall be held. Provisional meetings shall be
held upon the signed request of more than half of all standing directors. Written notification of
aforementioned meetings, with the exception of provisional
meetings, must be issued seven days prior to the date of the
meeting; resolutions are passed if more than half of all directors and/or supervisors is present and if there
is a majority vote of those present.
Article29:
Directors and supervisors must personally
attend meetings of the board of directors and of supervisors
respectively and may not authorize others to attend in their place.
If a director or supervisor fails to attend a meeting of the board of directors or of supervisors respectively for
a consecutive two times and without due cause, he/she will
be regarded as resigning from his/her office.
The accounting year of this
Society runs from January 1 to December 31.
Article32:
Two months before commencement of the
accounting year, the board of directors must compile an
annual program, a budget sheet for income and expenditure and
a salary sheet for staff members, and submit these to the
General Assembly for approvalscheduled, aforementioned documents shall be submitted
to the board of directors and supervisors and presented to the supervising authority for approval before
commencement of the accounting year). Within two months
after the end of the accounting year, the board of directors
must produce an annual activity report, accounts of income and expenditure, a general balance sheet, a list of
assets and a fund balance sheet, and submit these to the General Assembly for approval; these documents must be
submitted to the supervising authority for approval before the end of March (in case the General Assembly
for whatever reason is unable to convene as scheduled, aforementioned documents shall be submitted to the
supervising authority first).
Article33:
After dissolution of this Society, remaining
assets shall be transferred to a local autonomous
organization or an institution appointed by the supervising authority.
Any matters not
covered by these statutes shall be handled in accordance
with the relevant laws and regulations.
Article35
Detailed regulations for the handling of
various affairs shall be drafted by the board of directors.
Article36:
These statutes, after approval by the General
Assembly of members (member representatives), will only be effective after submission to and approval by the
supervising authority. Any modifications must also be
reported to the supervising authority.
Article37:
These statutes were passed at the third meeting
of the first General Assembly of members (member
representatives) of this Society on November 20, 1999, and
approved in writing by the Ministry of the Interior on December 21, 1999 (ref. no. Tai (88) nei-she-tzu
8841857).
