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As a UK limited company (registered in England and Wales), the constitution of the Association is set out in our Memorandum and Articles of Association – a formal document that has been lodged with Companies House.
The Memorandum defines the objects of the 16mm Association – our main purpose for existence. To quote from the Memorandum, our objects are to “promote Narrow Gauge modelling in the scales of 14-16mm to the foot and to bring together persons interested in the construction of models of all kinds”. There is no mention of the gauge of track or nature of prototype – our constitution recognises that we are a group of people with a common interest in modelling the Narrow Gauge, whilst allowing for the diverse ways in which we enjoy our hobby.
Our constitution also covers a pretty wide range of scales. For example, 16mm to the foot on 32mm (0-gauge) track covers 2-foot or 60cm gauge track, whilst 15mm to the foot on 45mm (gauge 1) track is spot-on for the 3-foot gauge and pretty close to 1 metre at a scale of 14mm to the foot.
The Articles of Association provide a formal framework to the way in which we operate as a company, covering membership, general meetings, voting, appointing the directors, meetings of directors, accounts and the sending of notices to members. The Articles have been revised on three occasions (1999, 2004 and 2005) since the Company was formed in 1995.
The Articles also allow the Directors to create Rules or Bye Laws to help in the management of the Company. Six Bye Laws have been established, setting out the classes of membership and recognising the importance of Local Groups.
