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Specialist Volunteer Roles\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771930 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771931\" \u00142.3     Creation of the decisions\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771931 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771932\" \u00142.4     Signing the Constitution\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771932 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771933\" \u00142.5\tNew WI grants and subscriptions\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771933 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771934\" \u00142.6\tAppointing a WI committee\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771934 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771935\" \u00142.7\tThe Officers\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771935 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771936\" \u00142.8\tThe President\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771936 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771937\" \u00142.9\tThe Secretary\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771937 \\h \u001414\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771938\" \u00142.10\tThe Treasurer\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771938 \\h \u001415\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771939\" \u00142.11\tAdditional committee positions\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771939 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771940\" \u00142.12\tAdditional roles that do not have to be carried out by a committee member\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771940 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771941\" \u00142.13\tHow to set the WI programme\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771941 \\h \u001418\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771942\" \u00142.14\tResources for the committee\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771942 \\h \u001419\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771943\" \u00142.15\tTrustee eligibility declaration forms\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771943 \\h \u001420\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771944\" \u00142.16\tRe-election\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc164771944 \\h \u001420\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc164771945\" 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