Power of President
The President shall preside at all meetings of the Managing Committee, at all annual general meetings and lead all deputations.
Power of Vice President
The Vice President, in the absence of the President, shall perform the duties of the President.
Role of the Secretary General
The Secretary General shall:
(i) Be responsible for the effective management of the day to day activities of the Society and shall endeavour to ensure proper coordination between external and internal stakeholders, including Members representing various non-alcoholic beverage categories.
(ii) Keep Members apprised of various Circulars and Notifications issued by regulatory agencies periodically, concerning the non-alcoholic beverage industry.
(iii) Ensure that proper books of accounts and other statutory records are maintained and audited by the statutory auditors and statutory and other returns are filed in time with the appropriate authorities.
(iv) With the approval of the Managing Committee, determine the overall requirement of manpower for the Society from time to time, and make suitable appointments in accordance with the delegation of authority prescribed by the Managing Committee.
(v) Ensure that concerns and requirements of non-alcoholic beverage industry are suitably articulated before the appropriate authorities in the Central and State Governments with a view to achieving the best interests of the industry.
(vi) Be present at all general meetings and meetings of the Managing Committee or any other committee constituted by the Managing Committee from time to time and ensure that all papers are properly prepared and circulated and the deliberations, discussions and decisions of the concerned committee are properly documented and circulated to all concerned.
(vii) Be responsible for the preparation of the annual budget of the Society and collection of subscription fee from all the Members.
(viii) Oversee the preparation of the pre-budget memorandum for both the Central and State budgets and their submission to the appropriate authorities for redressal in the best interests of the Members.
(ix) Discharge such other responsibilities as may be entrusted by the Managing Committee from time to time
(x) The term of office of the Secretary General shall be 2 years, extendable for such further period as the Managing Committee shall deem fit
Powers of the Managing Committee
Powers of the Managing Committee shall include the following:
(i) Setting all policy matters and principles from time to time, on the manner of functioning of the Society and/or any other details as deemed necessary.
(ii) Entering into such arrangements or agreements with individuals, body corporate or others, as it may deem fit, for the purposes of attainment of the objects of the Society.
(iii) Inviting any non RSM Member of the Society to be present at any meeting of the Managing Committee and to participate in its deliberation, provided however, the Member so invited shall not have the right to vote at such a meeting.
(iv) Appoint consultants, including a technical consultant, to aid and advise the Managing Committee on various matters, on such terms and conditions as it may determine.
(v) Appointing a Secretary, Treasurer or any other functionary as may be necessary, on such terms and conditions as it may determine.
(vi) Instituting, conducting, defending, compounding, or abandoning, any legal proceedings by or against the Society in relation to the affairs of the Society.
(vii) Open any account or accounts with bank(s), to operate such accounts, to make, sign draw, accept, endorse or otherwise execute cheques, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments.
(viii) Adding to, varying or amending the powers, functions or role of the Secretary General as may be required from time to time, provided that for any action which requires an amendment to these Rules, the procedure set out in Rule 13 shall be followed.
(ix) Setting up technical, environmental or any other committee(s) as it may deem fit and delegating specified activities to such committees.
(x) Purchasing and/or taking on lease, accepting as a gift or otherwise acquiring any land or building, wherever situated in India, which may be necessary or convenient for the Society.
(xi) Investing the funds of or money entrusted to the Society in such securities or in such manner as may from time to time be determined and from time to time, to sell or transpose such investments.
(xii) Appointing statutory auditors of the Society every year and to fix their remuneration.
(xiii) By way of Power of Attorney to appoint any person(s) to be the Attorneys of the Society for such purposes as it may from time to time, think fit.
(xiv) All acts done by any meeting of the Managing Committee or by any person acting as a Member of the Managing Committee, shall notwithstanding that it may be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the election or appointment of any one or more persons acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Member of the Managing Committee.
(xv) To do such other acts as it may consider necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects of the Society.