The Scottish Rugby Union working party today recommended that that the general committee be replaced by a new body known as the Scottish Rugby Council.
The group, including director of rugby Ian McGeechan, had been requested to make proposals in regard to the future governance of the game in Scotland in time for them to go before a special general meeting on April 10.
And they have put forward a raft of proposals which may not be welcomed by traditionalists.
They suggest that the directors of the Scottish Rugby Board should also be directors of Scottish Rugby Union plc.
A spokesperson for the working party said: "We believe that effective governance can only be secured if one body is given the authority to run the business of the SRU subject only to its accountability to the major stakeholders in the Scottish game.
"These stakeholders are principally the clubs, but also include other interested groups."
The working party also propose that the current requirement that a president be a former player should be abolished, along with the offices of senior and junior vice-president.
They also advise that the president should be elected to serve for one year and should be eligible for re-election for one further term only.
A spokesperson added: "Just as in the case of the GC 1/8general committee 3/8 the rugby community has grown to distrust the practice followed in modern times when the time has come to elect the president etc.
"In recent memory the GC has nominated a junior vice-president, a senior vice-president and a president from among its number, many of whom have served on the GC for many years because of the lack of provision for rotation (other than the replacement of the outgoing president).
"These nominations have been placed before the AGM as the GC's `recommendation'.
"There has been no opposition for many years. That has led to a series of office holders succeeding to the next level almost as if by default.
"We make no criticism of anyone who has held office as the result of that practice, but the practice is no longer trusted or acceptable to the stakeholders.
"Against the background of the new structure for governance which we recommend, the function of the president will become much more ceremonial and ambassadorial and less administrative or executive.
"It seems to us that the arguments in favour of the existing de facto practice, namely the preservation of continuity, ceases to have validity and the present hierarchy should be abolished.
"In particular we feel there is no need for a vice-president at all.
"The `new' election process for the president should ensure the appointment of a person suitably experienced and respected in the rugby community who will be able without difficulty to perform the role with the assistance of colleagues on the council."