Adoption and Alteration of the By-Laws
13.1 The By-laws shall come into immediately after they have been adopted by a General Assembly. Adoption of the By-Laws shall require at least two-thirds of the votes of those delegates present at the General Assembly, and at least one-half of the total possible number of votes of the delegates of all Adhering Bodies, whether or not such delegates are present.
13.2 Proposals for alteration of the By-Laws may be made by the Executive Committee. Proposals for alteration of the By-Laws, except of By-Law 1, may also be made by an Adhering Body. Proposals for the amendment of By-Law 1 may be made by an intended Adhering Body or an Associate Adhering Body under the provisions of Statute 2.11. All proposals for amendment of the By-Laws shall be sent to the General Secretary in writing. A proposed alteration of the By-Laws shall become effective if all Adhering Bodies have been informed by the General Secretary if the proposal to alter a By-Law or By-Laws and no adverse vote has been received by the General Secretary within a period of four months of his notification of the proposal. If the General Secretary receives one or more valid adverse votes he shall refer the matter to the next Ordinary General Assembly. The proposal shall then be voted upon by those delegates resent as though it was a proposal for an alteration of the Statutes under the provisions of Statute 12.3.