11.1The annual general meeting of the Club shall be held at such time as the Management Committee shall decide each year to transact the following business:

(a)To receive the Chairman's report of the activities of the Club during the previous year;

(b)To receive and consider the accounts of the Club for the previous year, the Independent Persons report on the accounts and the Honorary Treasurer's report as to the financial position of the Club;

(c)To remove and elect the Independent Person responsible for reporting the annual accounts or confirm that he remain in office;

(d)to elect the Officers and other members of the Management Committee;

(e)To decide on any resolution which may be duly submitted in accordance with Rule 11.2 below; and

(f)To deal with any special matters which the Management Committee desires to bring before the membership.

11.2Notice of any resolution proposed to be moved at the annual general meeting shall be given in writing to the Honorary Secretary not less than 28 days before the meeting.

11.3No period greater than fifteen months shall elapse between one annual general meeting and the next.

12.Extraordinary general meetings

An extraordinary general meeting may be called at any time by the Management Committee and shall be called within 21 days of receipt by the Honorary Secretary of a requisition in writing signed by not less than 15 Members stating the purposes for which the meeting is required and the resolutions proposed.

13.Procedures at the annual and extraordinary general meetings

13.1The Honorary Secretary shall send to each Member at his last known address written notice of the date of the general meeting together with the resolutions to be proposed at least 21 days before the meeting.

13.2The quorum for the annual and extraordinary general meetings shall be 7 Members or one-tenth of the membership of the Club (whichever is the greater number).
13.3The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Club but if he is not present within 15 minutes after the time appointed for the meeting or has signified his inability to be present at the meeting, the Members present and entitled to vote may choose one of the other members of the Management Committee present to preside and if no other member of the Management Committee is present or willing to preside the Members present and entitled to vote may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

13.4Each Full Member present shall have one vote and resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority of those Members present and voting. In the event of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a casting or additional vote.

13.5The Honorary Secretary, or in his absence a member of the Management Committee, shall take minutes at annual and extraordinary general meetings.

13.6There shall be no right for a Member to vote by proxy. No person may represent more than one Member.

16.Guests

16.1Any Member may introduce guests to the Club, and any player, coach, other team representative, match official or spectator attending the Club's premises (by invitation of the Club) who is not a Member shall be a guest of the Management Committee, provided that no one whose application for membership has been declined or who has been expelled from the Club may be introduced as a guest.

16.2A Member introducing a guest and any person introduced as a guest of the Management Committee in accordance with Rule 16.1 must enter the name and address of the guest together with the name of the introducer in a book which must be kept on the Club's premises.

16.3No one may be admitted as a guest on more than four occasions in any calendar year.

19.Alteration of the rules

19.1These Rules may be altered by resolution at an annual or extraordinary general meeting provided that the resolution shall not be passed unless carried by a majority of at least two-thirds of the Members present and voting at the general meeting, the notice of which contains particulars of the proposed alteration or addition.

20.Regulations and Standing Orders

The Management Committee shall have power to make, repeal and amend such regulations and standing orders as it may from time to time consider necessary for the wellbeing of the Club. Such regulations and standing orders and any repeals or amendments to them shall have effect until set aside by the Management Committee.

21.Finance

21.1All moneys payable to the Club shall be received by the person authorised by the Management Committee to receive such moneys and shall be deposited in a bank account in the name of the Club. No sum shall be drawn from that account except by cheque signed by two of the three signatories who shall be the Chairman, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer. Any moneys not required for immediate use may be invested as the Management Committee in its discretion thinks fit.

21.2Subject to Rule 24.3, the income and property of the Club shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Club and no part thereof shall be paid directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly by way of bonus, dividend or profit to any Member.

21.3The Management Committee shall have power to authorise the payment of remuneration and expenses to any Officer, member of the Management Committee, Member or employee of the Club and to any other person or persons for services rendered to the Club, provided that any payment to any officer of the Club shall comply with Rule 4.2

21.4The financial transactions of the Club shall be recorded in such manner as the Management Committee thinks fit by the Honorary Treasurer.

21.5Full accounts of the financial affairs of the Club shall be prepared each year. A report on these accounts shall be prepared by an independent person. The accounts must be made available to every Member when notice concerning the annual general meeting is given.

22.Borrowing

22.1The Management Committee may borrow a maximum total amount of £10,000.00 on behalf of the Club for the purposes of the Club from time to time at its own discretion and with the sanction of a general meeting any further money above that sum.

22.2When so borrowing, the Management Committee shall have power to raise in any way any sum or sums of money and to raise and secure the repayment of any sum or sums of money in such manner and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, and in particular by mortgage of, or charge upon, or by the issue of debentures charged upon all or any part of the property of the Club.

22.3The Management Committee shall have no power to pledge the personal liability of any Member for repayment of any sums so borrowed.

22.4The Trustees shall, at the discretion of the Management Committee, make such dispositions of the Club's property or any part thereof, and enter into and execute such agreements and instruments in relation thereto, as the Management Committee may deem proper for giving security for such moneys and the interest payable thereon.

23.Property

23.1The property of the Club, other than cash at the bank, shall be vested in the Trustees. They shall deal with the property as directed by resolution of the Management Committee and entry in the minute book shall be conclusive evidence of such a resolution.

23.2The Trustees shall be entitled to an indemnity out of the property of the Club for all expenses and other liabilities properly incurred by them in the discharge of their duties.

24.Dissolution

24.1A resolution to dissolve the Club shall be proposed only at an extraordinary general meeting and shall be passed only if carried by a majority of at least three-quarters of the Members present and voting.

24.2The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Management Committee shall be responsible for the winding-up of the assets and liabilities of the Club.

24.3Any property remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be paid to or distributed among the Members equally.