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The Society is governed by the constitution. The Centres of A.S.S.A. does not have their own constitutions as they fall under the Constitution of Council.The Constitution has undergone a series of change and revisions. The Archive does not have a copy of all the revisions.
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Precursor Constitution 1921
- Constitution for A.S.S.A. before it was founded. (I have no explanation for this except that interested parties wanted constitutional matters clarified before committing to the Society) Mentions C.A.A. (Source: S.A.A.O. Archive; Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope; S – Societies; 1907 – 1928.)
assa_const-1921-precurser
1922
- Accepted (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “Constitution”)
assa_constitution-1922
1934
- Revised: Copy is damaged / incomplete
(Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “Constitution”)
assa_constitution-1934
1954
- Revised: April 1954 ?
- Amended: June 1956 (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “Constitution”)
assa_constitution-1956 - Reprint: 1958 (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “ASSA Council 1960’s”)
assa_const-1958 - Amended: July 1962
- Amended: July 1967
- Amended: June 1970
- Amended: Nov 1971 (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “Constitution”)
assa_const-1971
1979
- Revised: 24 Sept 1979
assa_const-1979 - Amended: 15 May 1985
- Amended: 30 July 1988
- Reprint June 1989 (Source: A.S.S.A. Archive; Box “Constitution”)
assa_const-1989 - Amended: 1 April 1992
- Amended: 7 April 1997
assa_const-1997 - Amended: August 2004
assa_const-2004
2001
- Constitution for 2001
Constitution
2010 Constitution
- Constitution for 2010
assa_const-2011
2013 Constitution
- Constitution for 2013
assa_const-2013
2022 Constitution – Current
- Constitution for 2022
assa_const-2022
Natal Centre Constitution
This contitution is an oddity. A.S.SA. National Council decide on matters of policy and therefore the Constitution for the Society as a whole. I do not have an explanation as to why the Natal Centre had their own constitution. (cdc)
- Constitution 1975
nc_constitution_1975