DIVISION III

PROVISIONS FOR GOVERNANCE OF THE CODE

PROVISION 4
NOMENCLATURE SECTION

4.1. The Nomenclature Section is part of an International Botanical Congress and meets prior to a plenary session of the Congress.

4.2. Registration for the Nomenclature Section is through the International Botanical Congress. Only registered members of the Nomenclature Section are entitled to vote at the Nomenclature Section.

4.3. The Nomenclature Section has the following functions:

(a) approves the previous Code as published as a basis for discussion by the Section;

(b) decides on proposals to amend the Code;

(c) appoints ad hoc committees to consider specific questions and report back to the Section;

(d) authorizes Special-purpose Committees, with a specific mandate, to be appointed by the General Committee and report back to the Nomenclature Section of the next Congress;

(e) elects the ordinary members of the Permanent Nomenclature Committees;

(f) elects the Rapporteur-général for the next Congress;

(g) receives the reports of the Permanent Nomenclature Committees and Special-purpose Committees;

(h) decides on the recommendations of the General Committee.

4.4. The decisions and appointments of the Nomenclature Section become binding upon their acceptance by a subsequent plenary session of the same International Botanical Congress acting on a resolution moved by the Nomenclature Section (see Prov. 1.2).

4.5. The Bureau of Nomenclature of the International Botanical Congress comprises the following officers: President of the Nomenclature Section; up to five Vice-presidents; the Rapporteur-général; the Vice-rapporteur; the Recorder. The Bureau of Nomenclature defines the sequence and timing of debates; appoints Tellers to collect and count voting cards in the event of a card vote (see Prov. 5.10); and advises the President on procedural matters.

4.6. The President of the Nomenclature Section is elected by the General Committee prior to the Congress. The President chairs the debates and is responsible for their harmony and timely conclusion; recognizes and silences speakers; may end a debate; decides on procedural matters not covered in Div. III; and is authorized to move a resolution on behalf of the Nomenclature Section at a plenary session of the same International Botanical Congress that the decisions and appointments of the Nomenclature Section be approved.

4.7. The Vice-presidents are appointed by the Bureau of Nomenclature, either in advance of the International Botanical Congress or from those present at the Nomenclature Section. A Vice-president serves in place of the President if and when requested.

4.8. The Rapporteur-général is elected by the previous International Botanical Congress. The Rapporteur-général is responsible for: presentation of nomenclature proposals to the subsequent Congress; general duties in connection with the editing of the Code resulting from that Congress; and deposition in the IAPT nomenclature archives of unpublished relevant material.

4.9. The Vice-rapporteur is appointed by the Rapporteur-général and approved by the General Committee no later than three years prior to the Congress. The Vice-rapporteur assists and, if necessary, serves in place of the Rapporteur-général.

4.10. The Recorder is appointed by the Organizing Committee of the International Botanical Congress in consultation with the Rapporteur-général. The Recorder is responsible for all local facilities needed by the Nomenclature Section, such as the venue and its equipment, and in particular for the detailed recording of the proceedings of the Section and for facilitating the voting.

4.11. The Nominating Committee comprises members who should preferably be unavailable to serve on the Permanent Nomenclature Committees or as Rapporteur-général. They are proposed by the President of the Nomenclature Section, in consultation with the other members of the Bureau of Nomenclature, and are elected by the Nomenclature Section.

4.12. The Nominating Committee is charged with preparing lists of candidates to serve on the Permanent Nomenclature Committees (with the exception of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi; see Prov. 4.13), in consultation with the current secretaries of those committees, and to propose the Rapporteur-général for the next International Botanical Congress. The nominations of the Nominating Committee are subject to approval by the Nomenclature Section.

4.13. The Nominating Committee of the Fungal Nomenclature Session (Prov. 8.1) is charged with preparing lists of candidates to serve on the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi, in consultation with the current Secretary of that Committee, and to propose the Secretary of the Fungal Nomenclature Bureau for the next International Mycological Congress. The nominations of the Nominating Committee of the Fungal Nomenclature Session are subject to approval by the Fungal Nomenclature Session.

Recommendation 1. The Nominating Committee of the Nomenclature Section should represent the different taxonomic groups covered by the Code and both Nominating Committees, so far as is practicable, should be geographically balanced.