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A further criterion for exemption under “Item 1(c)â€� is that the branch of knowledge being advanced or the expertise being fostered must be “connected with the past or present professions or employments of its membersâ€�. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapprefore, an association with the “primary purposeâ€� of advancing a branch of knowledge amongst the public generally would not qualify for exemption if its membership lacked this “employment connectionâ€�. This was made apparent in the “Organic Farmers caseâ€�, where the tribunal stated that the body would only:

“� fall into this class of association� (“Item 1(c)� of “Group 9�) “if�

�(a) its primary purpose is the advancement of a particular branch of knowledge and

(b) that branch of knowledge is connected with the past or present employments of its members.�

We would not withhold exemption if a small proportion of the membership lacked the “employment connection�.