S7 Bureau

S7.1 The Bureau shall normally meet once a year and at other times when the President considers it to be desirable. In a year when the General Assembly meets, a meeting of the Bureau shall take place during the General Assembly.
S7.2 The Bureau shall consist of the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary General, the Treasurer, the immediate Past-President, and Presidents of Divisions, together with not less than ten other members elected by the Council who shall be known as Elected Members. The period of service of these Elected Members of the Bureau shall be four years. The periods of service shall be arranged in such a way as to ensure continuity. These Elected Members are eligible for reelection to the same office for one more period of four years. No President of a Division may be simultaneously an Elected Member of the Bureau. Unless exceptional circumstances are established and special permission of the Council is granted, no Adhering Organization shall have more than one Elected Member on the Bureau, and the principle of fair geographical representation of Members shall be taken into account. The Council shall specify those bodies of the Union whose Chairs shall also be designated Members of the Bureau; such Members shall have full voting powers.
S7.3 In case of an emergency which prevents the holding of elections, the Officers of the Union, the Elected Members of the Bureau, and the Presidents of the Divisions will continue to serve until statutory elections can be held.
S7.4 The principal duties of the Bureau, subject always to the Statutes and Bylaws, are as follows:
S7.41 to ensure the strict observance of Statutes and Bylaws;
S7.42 to prepare the agenda for meetings of the Council and in particular to make provision for elections;
S7.43 to make recommendations thereon to the Council;
S7.44 to attend the meetings of the Council;
S7.45 to implement the decisions of the Council and execute the program of the Union as directed by the Council;
S7.46 to take steps to ensure that International Congresses of Pure and Applied Chemistry are held;
S7.47 to take decisions about the holding of scientific meetings as proposed by the Division and Standing Committees;
S7.48 to take all other steps necessary for the good conduct of the affairs of the Union.
S7.5 The Bureau may neither elect Officers of the Union nor admit nor remove Members of the Union, but it may fill temporarily vacancies among the Officers pending the next regular meeting of the Council, when the Council shall fill such vacancies.
S7.6 The Bureau may fill casual vacancies in accordance with Statute 4.2.
S7.7 The Bureau shall establish an Executive Committee to act for it in ensuring an orderly discharge of the functions of the Union.