Changes in the B.S.A.T.A. Constitution
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A T the tenth annual general meeting of the Ballast, Sand and Allied Trades Association, held on March 12, with the President, Sir Herbert G. Williams, M.P., in the chair, the principal business was the adoption of the amended constitution, rules and regulations of the Association.
The reasons for the changes were .explained by Mr, R. S. Brewis, chairman of the Association, who said that there had been a general desire, expressed in general meeting some time ago, to form a National Federation for the ballast and sand industry, and the council had prepared the necessary constitution. Eventually, difficulties arose which made it impossible to go on with this Federation in its original form. Subsequently, the council came. to the conclusion that a demand existed for three main changes in the existing constitution of the B.S.A.T.A., and if such changes were made it seemed that the Association could, at least for the present, perform the functions that had been hoped for from the National Federation.
The three main changes are:—(1) Producers to have their separate section in the Association and have final control of its operation, consequently, they would shoulder the main burden of the finances; (2) distributors to have their own section and work independently of producers in matters affecting distribution, but linked to the producer section by a co-ordinating committee with equal membership; (3) that, where desired, the formation of local groups of the two sides would be facilitated.
It was also proposed to alter the subscription rates to make good the loss of revenue caused by the operation of the Weights and Measures Act, 1936, which deprived the Association of revenue from the issue of loading-line plates The chairman said that at least six Acts had been put on the Statute Book during the past few years, containing provisions vitally affecting the industry, and he, therefore, stressed the importance of keeping the Association in being.
The amended constitution and the new subscription rates were adopted, and it was resolved that the existing council should continue in office for not more than three months, until the new council and distributors committee had been appointed,