Council of Lloyd's
Notice of a ballot for the election of working and external members of the council of Lloyd's
Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the byelaws made under Lloyd's Act 1982, the terms of office of the following members of the Council expire on 31 January 2010:
Working Members
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Rupert Atkin
Christopher Harman
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External Member
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Alan Lovell
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"C" External Member
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Aprilgrange Limited
(previously represented by Martin Hudson)
Dornoch Limited
(previously represented by Eileen McCusker)
Hardy Underwriting Limited
(previously represented by Barbara Merry) |
Pursuant to the Council Byelaw (No.18 of 1996) (as amended) (“the Byelaw”) the Council has directed that a ballot be held on 8 January 2010 to elect two working members, one individual external member and three “C” external members of the Council. All terms of office, with the exception of that for the “C” external seat to be vacated by Aprilgrange Limited, shall be for three years. The term of office for the “C” external seat to be vacated by Aprilgrange Limited shall be for two years. If a ballot is held this vacancy shall be filled by the candidate with the third highest vote in this constituency. If there is an uncontested election (three candidates standing for the three seats) the parties shall seek to resolve who has which term, failing which it will be decided by lot. All terms of office commence on 1 February 2010. All of the above members of Council are eligible to stand again for election.
The Byelaw limits the eligibility of connected external and working members. As a consequence, additional vacancies may arise when the results of the election are known. In the event that such vacancies arise, they will be filled by the candidates with the next highest number of votes in the relevant constituency and the term of office will be for the unexpired term of office of the member resigning.
The members will be elected respectively from among the working and external members of the Society by postal ballot of those members of the Society whose names are shown, respectively, in Part I and Part II of the Register referred to in Schedule 1 to the Lloyd's Act 1982 on the date of this notice and who will still be members on the date of the ballot.
Nomination forms are available from the Council Secretariat, Floor 12, Lloyd’s, One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA (telephone: 020 7327 5276; facsimile: 020 7327 6156; email renuka.fernando@lloyds.com). Under the provisions of the Byelaw only those members on the date when nominations close (16 November 2009) are entitled to nominate candidates.
Valid nominations for the vacancies will be accepted if received by the appointed scrutineers, Electoral Reform Services, The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road, London N8 0NW, not later than 1.00pm on 16 November 2009.
By order of the Council
Gavin Steele
Secretary to the Council
21 October 2009
Last updated on 21 Oct 2009
