CLUB RULES

CLUB RULES

1. The Club shall be called THE LAKES RIDING CLUB.

2. The objectives of the Club shall be:

a) To encourage riding as a sport and recreation; to promote good fellowship amongst riders, and to maintain and improve the standard of riding and horsemanship.

b) To organise competitive events, and other activities deemed to further the objectives.

c) To be affiliated to the British Riding clubs and to support and co-operate with recognised organisations.

3. MEMBERSHIP

The subscriptions shall be due on 1 January each year. The subscription amount due will rise after the end of January. Please note subscription charges will be reviewed annually.

Honorary membership shall be conferred by the Committee upon any person deemed by them to have rendered notable service to the Club.

4. Anyone wishing to become a member shall complete the membership form and send this to the Membership Secretary.

5. The Committee shall expel from membership of the Club any member who has wilfully disobeyed any of the rules of the Club, or who has in the opinion of the Committee been guilty of any conduct derogatory to the character, or prejudicial to the interest of the Club, provided that before expelling him or her, the Committee shall call upon him/her for an explanation of his/her conduct, and shall hear what s/he may wish to say in his/her defence.

ADMINISTRATION

6. The Committee

a) All powers of management shall be vested in a Committee consisting of the President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and not less than ten nor more than twelve Committee members, all of whom must have been paid up members of the Club for the previous twelve months. Five members shall form a quorum.

b) At the Annual General Meeting each year, the President, Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Minute Secretary, Membership Secretary and Treasurer shall retire.

c) The decision of the Committee shall be final unless overruled at a General Meeting.

d) The Committee shall be the sole authority for the interpretation of the rules or for anything relating to the Club not provided therein, and their decision shall be final and binding on the members.

e) The Committee may formulate byelaws for the detailed running of the Club, and elect Sub-Committees for any special activities of the Club which the Committee may authorise. Election of Sub-Committees may also be made at the Annual General Meeting.

f) The Committee shall have the power to fill any casual vacancy arising amongst the members of the Committee, but any person co-opted shall retain office only until the following Annual General Meeting.

7. The Financial Year of the Club shall commence on 1 December each year. A bank account shall be maintained in the name of the Club and the cheques thereon shall be signed by officers designated by the Committee. Payments by Paypal and BACs up to £500 may be authorised by the Treasurer; any amounts above this must be authorised by the Committee.

8. The members may appoint at the Annual General Meeting, Vice Presidents and Honorary Members.

9. The Annual General Meeting shall be held each year in the month of November/December to transact the following business:

a) To receive, and if approved, to adopt the Treasurer’s Statement of Accounts.

b) To receive the Secretary’s Newsletter.

c) To appoint Officers and Committee for the year.

d) To consider any other business that may be necessary.

e) Notice concerning the convening of the Annual General Meeting shall be sent to all members not less than 14 days before the meeting, and shall specify the matter to be dealt with.

f) Nominations for Officers and Committee shall be made to the Secretary, in accordance with the notice of the meeting. Any vacancies may be nominated by the Committee.

g) No postal or proxy votes will be accepted at the meeting.

h) To receive notices for motion from members for inclusion in the Agenda for the Annual General Meeting, such notices to be in the form required as set out in the notice of the meeting.

i) 3 non-Committee members shall form a quorum.

10. A Special General Meeting may be called by the Committee, or by a request specifying the business to be discussed, signed by ten members. The Secretary shall give all members ten days notice of such a meeting.

11. Notice may be given to any member by sending it by post, or email to his/her address in the United Kingdom, registered in the records of the Club. The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting by any members shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting.

12. The rules may be added to, repealed or amended by resolutions at any or a Special General meeting.

Any resolution must:

a) Give prior notice, to be sent to all members stating any proposed amendments.

b) Be carried by a majority of two thirds of members present and voting thereon, without any abstentions.

13. The Club, its Committee or any persons acting on their behalf shall not be held responsible for any accident or injury to any person or property howsoever caused.

14. The Committee may elect a Complaints Committee of not less than three Committee Members.

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4.4.19