Membership of the club will be open to anyone, regardless of sex, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or other beliefs. However, limitation of membership according to available facilities may occur on a non-discriminatory basis.

The club shall have different classes of membership and subscription on a non-discriminatory and fair basis. The club shall aim to keep subscriptions at levels that will not pose a significant obstacle to
people participating.

Description of Members

Membership of the club shall be for a period of one year – renewable annually (except in the case of
Honorary Members) on the first day of September. Membership categories shall be as follows:

• Honorary Members,
• Full Playing Members,
• Full Non-playing Members,
• Student Playing Members,
• Family Members,
• Social (Associate) Members,
• Mini and Junior Members.

Honorary Life Members, Honorary Members, Full Playing Members and Full Non-playing Members shall have the privilege of casting one vote at all General Meetings.

Junior members shall be under eighteen years of age on the first day of September in any year.

Student Members shall be required to furnish proof of their current full time education.

Family members shall be defined as wives or husbands or partners and children under sixteen years of age of Honorary Life Members, Honorary Members Full Playing Members and Full Non-playing Members.

Termination of Membership

The club Executive Committee shall be empowered to expel, suspend for a specified period, or refuse the annual renewal of membership of any club member who offends against the Constitution of the club or whose conduct (in the opinion of the Executive Committee) shall render him/her unfit
to continue in membership of the club.

The following actions shall take place before such termination of membership is effective. The Honorary Secretary shall give the member seven days written notice to attend a meeting of the Executive Committee, at the same time informing the member of the complaint made against
him/her. No termination of membership shall be valid without the member’s opportunity to appear before the Executive Committee.

Any member shall cease to be a member of the club whenever a minimum of two-thirds of the Executive Committee members attending that hearing shall so decide.

There will be a right of appeal following any disciplinary action. The appeal must be made within 7 days of any disciplinary judgment and the Club Executive Committee should consider any appeal within 14 days of it being lodged.