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31 (b) For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of correspondence, and the receipt and issue of notices in connection with this Constitution, the Professional Staff shall be the representative of the Company. 30. INDEMNITY (a) The Company shall immediately upon notification of a claim fully indemnify and hold harmless the Board of Directors, Officers and members of its Professional staff from and against any costs, expenses, liabilities and awards arising out of any action instituted in any jurisdiction at any time against the Company or any of the above such persons as a direct result of the activities of such persons where they are/were within the scope of the Company's responsibilities. (b) Provided however that no said indemnified persons shall be able to claim the advantage of the indemnity in 30(a) above where the cause of the action, costs, charges, losses, damages or expenses is the result, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, of the fraudulent, wilful neglect or default of said indemnified persons. 31. MISCELLANEOUS PROTOCOLS (a) The official languages of the Company shall be English, French and Spanish but the Board of Directors may, at their discretion, arrange for the interpretation or translation of this Constitution into other languages provided always that should there be any difference in interpretation as between the English version and any other translation, the English version shall prevail. (b) Any person who accepts a position in the administration of the game within the Company, and has any financial interest in the game must, before his appointment, state in writing all such interests. Directors of the Company must provide an annual statement of interests to the board of directors listing all financial interests in tennis, memberships of all other tennis bodies and any other items that ARE ACTUAL, APPARENT OR potential conflicts of interest. Failure to do so may lead to dismissal from the position held. (c) In the case of an international appointment the Association or the Board of Directors shall have power to veto such appointment if, in their opinion, it is not in the best interests of the sport of tennis that such appointment be made or continued, as the case may be. 32. ALTERATION TO THE CONSTITUTION (a) Any alterations to the Memorandum and Articles shall require a two-thirds majority resolution of the Council. Any provision of the Memorandum and Articles that requires a majority vote greater than two-thirds may be altered only by a vote of the same majority. (b) If the Council shall resolve to amend any part of the Memorandum and Articles it may delegate the responsibility of approval of the final wording, of any such amendment, to the Board of Directors. (c) Any alterations so made shall take effect as from the first day of January following unless the Council shall by the like majority decide otherwise.

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