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CONSTITUTION OF THE BLETCHLEY COMMUNITY CLUB SNOOKER CLUB

1 NAME

The name of the Club shall be: The Bletchley Community Centre Snooker Club (hereinafter called "The Club")

2 OBJECTS

The objects of the Club shall be:

To promote the games of Snooker and Billiards without distinction of sex or of political, religious or any other criteria.

The Club shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion. The Club shall have power to affiliate to the National Governing Bodies of either game and to other organisations with similar objects.

3 MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the Club shall be:

Through application via the Committee with individual membership cards being issued when fee received.

Life members, who will be instituted at the discretion of the Club Committee (hereinafter called ''The Committee")

Associate Members, not holding voting rights at any meeting

4 TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

The Committee shall have the right for good and sufficient reason to terminate the membership of an individual member if a misdemeanour warrants such action.

5 SUBSCRIPTIONS

With the exception of Life Members, all other members shall pay such subscriptions as the Committee may from time to time determine.

6 THE COMMITTEE

Subject to the limitations set out in clause 9 hereof, the policy and general management of the affairs of the Club shall be directed by the Committee, which shall meet at least once in every season.

The Committee shall consist of:

The Chairman

The Secretary

The Treasurer.

The Tournaments Secretary

Such persons employed by or seconded to the Club as the committee may from time to time determine.

All members of the Committees shall retire annually but shall be eligible to be appointed or co-opted again. The Committee shall have power to appoint such sub committees as it may from time to time decide and may determine their powers and terms of reference

7 GENERAL MEETINGS

Annually after close of season, the Committee shall convene an Annual General Meeting of the Club which all members shall be entitled to attend for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report of the Club and the annual audited statement of accounts; of appointing Honorary Officers of the Club, including Auditor. Other business may be transacted at this meeting including the voting on proposals to amend this Constitution in accordance with Clause 11

8 RULES OF PROCEDURE AT ALL MEETINGS

The Chairman of the Committee or the Secretary may at any time at their discretion, and shall within twenty-one days of receiving a written request so to do signed by not less than ten members having power to vote and giving reasons for the request, call a Special General Meeting of the Club for the purpose of altering the Constitution in accordance with Clause 11 or of considering any other matter properly advised to the Committee.

VOTING Subject to the provisions of Clause 11 all questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a simple majority of those present, and entitled to vote. No Member shall exercise more than one vote notwithstanding that they may have been appointed to represent two or more interests but in the case of any equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

QUORUM Two Committee members shall form a quorum at meetings of the Committee. Six members shall form a quorum at General Meetings of the Club.

MINUTES Minute books shall be kept by the Secretary and a record of all proceedings and Resolutions shall be entered therein.

9 STANDING ORDERS AND RULES FOR THE USE OF THE CLUB

The Committee shall have power to adopt and issue Standing Orders and/or Rules for the use of the Club. Such Standing Orders and Rules shall come into operation immediately, provided always that they shall be subject to review by the Committee and shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution.

10 FINANCE

All monies raised by or on behalf of the Club shall be applied to further the objects of the Club and for no other purpose.

The Honorary Treasurer shall keep proper accounts of the finances of the Club.

The accounts shall be audited at least once a year by an auditor who shall be appointed by the Annual General Meeting.

An audited statement of accounts for the last financial year shall be submitted by the Committee to the Annual General meeting.

11 Amendments to the constitution

Any proposal to alter this Constitution must be delivered in writing to the Secretary or Chairman of the Club not less than twenty-eight days before the date of the meeting at which it is first to be considered.

An alteration will require the approval of both:

A simple majority of members of the Committee present and voting at a Committee meeting.

A two-thirds majority of members as defined in Clause 3 present and voting at a General meeting.

Notice of each such meeting must have been given in accordance with normal procedure but not less than fourteen days prior to the meeting in question and giving the wording of the proposed alteration.

This Constitution was amended as the Constitution of the Bletchley Community Snooker Club at a General Meeting duly convened at the said Club on 18^th October 2005.

Signed ……………………………… D Joyce CHAIRMAN

	CONSTITUTION OF THE BLETCHLEY COMMUNITY CLUB SNOOKER CLUB 1 NAME The name of the Club shall be: The Bletchley Community Centre Snooker Club (hereinafter called "The Club") 2 OBJECTS The objects of the Club shall be: To promote the games of Snooker and Billiards without distinction of sex or of political, religious or any other criteria. The Club shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion. The Club shall have power to affiliate to the National Governing Bodies of either game and to other organisations with similar objects. 3 MEMBERSHIP Membership of the Club shall be: Through application via the Committee with individual membership cards being issued when fee received. Life members, who will be instituted at the discretion of the Club Committee (hereinafter called ''The Committee") Associate Members, not holding voting rights at any meeting 4 TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP The Committee shall have the right for good and sufficient reason to terminate the membership of an individual member if a misdemeanour warrants such action. 5 SUBSCRIPTIONS With the exception of Life Members, all other members shall pay such subscriptions as the Committee may from time to time determine. 6 THE COMMITTEE Subject to the limitations set out in clause 9 hereof, the policy and general management of the affairs of the Club shall be directed by the Committee, which shall meet at least once in every season. The Committee shall consist of: The Chairman The Secretary The Treasurer. The Tournaments Secretary Such persons employed by or seconded to the Club as the committee may from time to time determine. All members of the Committees shall retire annually but shall be eligible to be appointed or co-opted again. The Committee shall have power to appoint such sub committees as it may from time to time decide and may determine their powers and terms of reference 7 GENERAL MEETINGS Annually after close of season, the Committee shall convene an Annual General Meeting of the Club which all members shall be entitled to attend for the purpose of receiving the Annual Report of the Club and the annual audited statement of accounts; of appointing Honorary Officers of the Club, including Auditor. Other business may be transacted at this meeting including the voting on proposals to amend this Constitution in accordance with Clause 11 8 RULES OF PROCEDURE AT ALL MEETINGS The Chairman of the Committee or the Secretary may at any time at their discretion, and shall within twenty-one days of receiving a written request so to do signed by not less than ten members having power to vote and giving reasons for the request, call a Special General Meeting of the Club for the purpose of altering the Constitution in accordance with Clause 11 or of considering any other matter properly advised to the Committee. VOTING Subject to the provisions of Clause 11 all questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a simple majority of those present, and entitled to vote. No Member shall exercise more than one vote notwithstanding that they may have been appointed to represent two or more interests but in the case of any equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. QUORUM Two Committee members shall form a quorum at meetings of the Committee. Six members shall form a quorum at General Meetings of the Club. MINUTES Minute books shall be kept by the Secretary and a record of all proceedings and Resolutions shall be entered therein. 9 STANDING ORDERS AND RULES FOR THE USE OF THE CLUB The Committee shall have power to adopt and issue Standing Orders and/or Rules for the use of the Club. Such Standing Orders and Rules shall come into operation immediately, provided always that they shall be subject to review by the Committee and shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. 10 FINANCE All monies raised by or on behalf of the Club shall be applied to further the objects of the Club and for no other purpose. The Honorary Treasurer shall keep proper accounts of the finances of the Club. The accounts shall be audited at least once a year by an auditor who shall be appointed by the Annual General Meeting. An audited statement of accounts for the last financial year shall be submitted by the Committee to the Annual General meeting. 11 Amendments to the constitution Any proposal to alter this Constitution must be delivered in writing to the Secretary or Chairman of the Club not less than twenty-eight days before the date of the meeting at which it is first to be considered. An alteration will require the approval of both: A simple majority of members of the Committee present and voting at a Committee meeting. A two-thirds majority of members as defined in Clause 3 present and voting at a General meeting. Notice of each such meeting must have been given in accordance with normal procedure but not less than fourteen days prior to the meeting in question and giving the wording of the proposed alteration. This Constitution was amended as the Constitution of the Bletchley Community Snooker Club at a General Meeting duly convened at the said Club on 18^th October 2005. Signed ……………………………… D Joyce CHAIRMAN