The name of the Society is "Danish-Scottish Society".

The Society was created on 30th January 1986 and is domiciled in Edinburgh.

The purpose of the Society is to establish a social framework for Danes to meet with Scots and other residents of Scotland, who take an interest in Denmark, its language and its culture, as well as for Danes to meet each other.

The name of the Society is "Danish-Scottish Society".

The Society was created on 30th January 1986 and is domiciled in Edinburgh.

The purpose of the Society is to establish a social framework for Danes to meet with Scots and other residents of Scotland, who take an interest in Denmark, its language and its culture, as well as for Danes to meet each other.

Business and social events in the Society shall normally be conducted in English, but may in special circumstances, be conducted in Danish.

The activities of the Society shall stimulate exchange of information on social and cultural themes of mutual interest to Danes and Scots. Whilst these activities shall be principally of a social and/or cultural nature, any type of activity which will promote the purpose and prestige of the Society is acceptable.

It shall at all times be ensured that the activities of the Society complement rather than duplicate those of the Danish Cultural Institute.

Membership of the Society comprises Ordinary Members and Honorary Members.

Eligible for Ordinary Membership are Danes and other persons interested in matters Danish, residing in Scotland.

Official representatives of Denmark residing in Scotland, e.g. Danish Consuls and the Director of the Danish Cultural Institute, are ex officio Honorary Members.

At events where an entrance fee is paid, non-members having paid such fee thereby acquire a temporary, 24-hour, non-voting membership.

The Society shall hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the Thursday closest to the middle of September. All Ordinary Members and Honorary Members are entitled to participate at the AGM, and all Members over the age of 17 years with paid-up subscriptions have the right to vote. Decisions shall be taken in the AGM by a simple majority of votes, except decisions to alter the Constitution, which shall require two-thirds majority of the votes of those present, including those represented by proxy.

An agenda indicating all subject matters to be submitted to a vote at the AGM shall be circulated among all members at least two weeks prior to the AGM.

Any Member wishing to submit an issue for discussion and/or vote at the AGM shall give it in writing to the Secretary of the Society 4 weeks before the AGM.

A Member who cannot be present at the AGM may vote by proxy. To this end, the Member will authorise in writing another Member to vote in his or her stead.

The AGM shall be considered to have quorum if one third of paid-up members are present or represented by proxy. If quorum is not attained, the AGM will be suspended and reconvened two weeks later, at which time quorum is not necessary.

The AGM shall elect a Committee for the Society, comprising a Chairman, a Secretary and a Treasurer who shall be Office Bearers of the Society, and four additional members, all seven elected from amongst the paid-up Members.

The Committee shall be responsible for the conduct of the Society's activities for a period of twelve months, beginning after its election at the AGM and ending at the next AGM the following year.

The Committee shall meet from time to time as required, but with an interval between meetings not exceeding six weeks, except during July and August when this may be extended to eight weeks.

Members of the Committee can be re-elected for a maximum of four consecutive twelve-month periods.

*In the event that one or more Committee posts cannot be filled by new members at the end of four such periods, any sitting Committee member may stand for re-election for one more year should they so wish. In the event that the Chair wishes to remain beyond four consecutive twelve-months-periods, this would require the Chair's formal resignation before standing for election to another post.

In the event that one or more of the Committee members have been re-elected more than the 4 times the Committee can only remain unchanged for 2 years."

In the event of the resignation of a Committee Member during the 12-month period, the Committee may co-opt a replacement Member for the remainder of the period.

In order to actively engage non-Committee Members in the conduct of the Society's events, the Committee may establish ad hoc sub-committees comprising such Members.

The Committee shall approve each application for Ordinary Membership of the Society and may, if the circumstances warrant, ask a Member to resign from the Society. The Committee shall not be bound to give any reason for its decision in these respects.

The AGM may, by a two-thirds vote, award honorary membership to a person who has contributed in an extraordinary and substantial manner to the purpose and prestige of the Society.

The AGM shall approve the report and accounts of the Society for the previous period.

The AGM shall appoint an auditor for the following period who is not an Office Bearer for that period.

The membership subscriptions shall be determined by the AGM after consideration of submissions by the Treasurer.

The subscription must be paid by the first of November of the period in question.

An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) may be called by the Committee at any time, either on their own initiative or on receipt of a written requisition signed by at least one fifth of paid-up Members specifying the matters to be discussed. The agenda for the EGM must be circulated to all Members at least two weeks prior to the EGM.

In the case of a tied vote at an AGM or EGM, the Chairman's vote shall decide the outcome of the voted issue.

February 1986: Para 7 "last Thursday of September" amended September 1994 to "the Thursday closest to the middle of September". Sep 2004 para 20' members may stand re-elected for more than 4 x 12 months in case commttee space cannot be filled by new members'.
May 2000: Name changed to "Danish Scottish Society" and all references to Edinburgh deleted, with the exception of Paragraph 2. Para 5: Reference to "The Danish Trade Commissioner" deleted.