IMCA governance handbook
For full details, see our Governance page.
Version history
April 2024 Rev. 4.1 – Section 13 Overall Structure folded into Section 4, core committees updated
July 2023 Rev. 4 – Minor amendment
April 2023 Rev. 3 – Post COVID Review
June 2017 Rev. 2 – Minor amendments
January 2017 Rev. 1 – Initial publication
Contents
IMCA aspires to have the highest quality governance. This will ensure that we deliver maximum benefit to our Members.
In 2016 we re-organised and streamlined our governance and legal structures, the details of which are set out in our Articles of Association and our Bye-laws.
This Governance Handbook has been prepared to provide Members with a quick and easy-to-read briefing on the highlights of IMCA’s governance structure. It sets out what is expected of everyone involved in our governance and what is expected of everyone that serves on our committees.
IMCA’s governance has been reviewed with a view to ensuring it is fit for purpose in the current environment in which our Members operate. IMCA has adopted the legal format of a company limited by guarantee. This accords with most larger trade associations based in the UK.
In moving to this legal format, other aspects of our governance have been streamlined and are set out in the Articles of Association and the Bye-laws.
These documents have precedence over statements in this handbook and can be found at www.imca-int.com/about-imca/governance-structure/
This handbook provides an everyday summary of the key elements of the Articles and Bye-laws and is cross-referenced to them (for example, A1 and B1 refer to Article 1 and Bye-law 1 of the respective documents).
