Definitions and Interpretation
1(1) The following definitions apply in this by-law:
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“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the National Association.
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“Branch” means the New Brunswick Branch of the National Association.
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“Council” means the Council of the Branch.
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“elected member of Council” means a member elected to Council under paragraph 12(1)(b).
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“Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the Branch established in section 7.
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“Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Branch.
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“Immediate Past-President” means the person who was President of the Branch in the previous fiscal year.
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“Law Society” means the Law Society of New Brunswick.
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“National Association” means the Canadian Bar Association / l'Association du Barreau Canadien.
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“National Leadership Forum” has the meaning ascribed to it in the National Association’s by-laws.
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“President” means the President of the Branch.
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“Province” means the Province of New Brunswick.
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“section” means a section of the Branch and includes a conference of the Branch.
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“Table Officers” means the Table Officers of the Branch established in section 5.
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“Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Branch.
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“Vice-President” means the Vice-President of the Branch.
1(2) In this by-law:
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a word in the singular includes the plural, and a word in the plural includes the singular;
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if a word is defined, other parts of speech and tenses of the same word shall have corresponding meanings; and
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if the time prescribed for the doing of anything expires or falls on a holiday, the prescribed time shall extend to, and the act or thing may be done on, the first day following that is not a holiday.