Council member required.

Casual vacancy, area 4

Notice is given that, as the council member in electoral area 4 (West Midlands), Nige[ Higgs, has resigned, a new candidate is sought to represent area 4 on council. The term of office will be until the dose of the 2007 AGM, as prescribed by bye-law 39(b).The successful candidate may stand for re-election for a further three-year term in accordance with bye-law 38. Nominations for candidates (who must be fellows) to fill this casual vacancy may be made by any six or more members (three of whom must be fellows) whose official addresses are in area 4 (see note 1).

Nomination forms for candidates may be obtained from Erica Lee, head of secretariat, at CIMA, 26 Chapter Street, London SW1P 4NP, or you can e-mail your request to erica.lee@ cimaglobal.com. Forms are also available from the branch secretaries in area 4. Nominations must be received on the prescribed form by the chief executive at 26 Chapter Street, London SW1P 4NP by noon on Monday October 17, 2005 (faxes are acceptable, but must be followed by the original). If more than one candidate is nominated for the vacancy, a postal ballot will be conducted. Ballot forms will be sent to each member in the area. All members who wish to vote must return these forms to the Electoral Reform Services by the stipulated date in the envelope provided.

Notes:

(1.) A member's official address is normally their correspondence address. Where a member wishes to use their work address instead, so that they have a voting address in the electoral area concerned, they should notify the chief executive without delay. This may also apply to any member who wishes to stand for election in the area in which they work rather than reside. (2.) Intending council members should note that all reasonable expenses incurred in the fulfilment of their duties as council members, should they be elected, will be reimbursed. They should also note that bye-law 34(b) states that "no payment of any kind shall be made by the institute to any member of the council of the institute, or to any firm or company of which a council member is a partner or director, as the case maybe, or in which a member has any interest, and no member of the council, either directly or through a partnership or company, shall accept any paymentfrom the institute (whether on its own behalf or on behalf of any other company or organisation), or from any o fits subsidiary companies, or from trusts operated by it, or from any company or organisation associated in any way with it (such as subsidiary companies, trusts and associated companies or organisations in this bye-law called "related companies") or may benefit in the sense of being a partner or director of a firm or company receiving payment from the institute or a related company."