REGISTERED CLUB
RULE 1 The club shall be named “Tempest United Association Football Club” and will hereafter be referred to as “The-Club”.
RULE 2 The objects of the Club are:-
(i) The provision of association football at the highest possible senior level for its members, supplemented by other senior and junior teams together with such social, recreational and Community pursuits as may be deemed desirable or necessary by the Management Committee;
(ii) The provision and maintenance of the Club premises at St. Johns Road/Tempest Road, Chew Moor, Lostock, Bolton.
CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS
RULE 3 (i) Membership shall consist of persons who have attained the age of 16 years or over and pay an annual subscription fee the amount of which shall be proposed annually at the AGM by majority vote of the members present of which the said fee shall come into effect on the next new commencing membership due date (July).
(ii) No-one will be eligible to play for senior football teams without first becoming a member of the Club.
(iii) All members attaining the age of 65 shall automatically become a life member providing they have been a paying member for the previous ten consecutive years prior to their 65th birthday.
FAMILY MEMBERSHIP
Spouses of members shall be entitled to free membership of the Club, but shall not have any voting Rights.
RULE 4 ELECTION OF MEMBERS
No person shall become a member of the Club or be entitled to use the Club premises until his or her Application for membership shall have been approved by a majority vote by the Management Selection Committee set up under Rule 9 hereof. Application forms for membership shall be completed containing the applicant’s full name and address together with the name of a proposer (who shall be an existing member) and forwarded to the Secretary of the Club who shall convene a meeting of the Management Selection Committee at the earliest opportunity. Persons becoming members may not be admitted to the privileges of members until their application has been accepted. The reason shall be given to any candidate in the event of the rejection of his/her application for membership.
RULE 5 (i) Membership shall cease by either forwarding his or her resignation in writing to the Secretary, by non-payment of the Annual Subscription or by expulsion under the provisions of Rule 5 (ii). Any member of the Management Committee of The Club shall have the power to order or withdraw from the Club premises any member who misconduct’s himself or herself and such member shall have no right of re-entry to the Club premises until summonsed to meet the Management Committee at its next appropriate meeting under the provision of Rule 5 (ii).
(ii) The Management Committee shall have power to suspend (for a period not exceeding 12 months) or expel any member who shall offend against the rules of the Club or whose conduct in the opinion of the Management Committee renders him or her unfit for membership of the Club. Before any such member is expelled the Secretary shall give him or her forty-eight hours notice to attend a meeting of the Management Committee and shall inform him or her of the complaints against him or her. No member shall be expelled without first having the opportunity of appearing before the Management Committee and answering complaints made against him or her nor unless at least two thirds of the Management Committee then present vote in favour of his or her expulsion or suspension.
RULE 6 (i) The Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held in August in each year and the Secretary shall give seven days notice of the time and place of such meeting by displaying the relevant notice in the Club premises.
(ii) A Special General Meeting shall be called at any time and on receipt by the Secretary of the requisition signed by not less than 30 members or one fifth of the total membership. Such requisition shall state the purpose of the meeting and only matters stated thereon shall be discussed and dealt with at such meeting. The meeting shall be held within four weeks from the date of receipt of the requisition by the Secretary and the Secretary shall give seven days notice of the time and place of such meeting by displaying a relevant notice in the club premises.
(iii) Each paid up member shall be entitled to one vote at ay Annual or Special General Meeting. The Treasurer shall keep a list of all fully paid up members which is to be made available to any member upon Reasonable application.
(iv) The President if in attendance shall by virtue of his office, preside at any Annual or Special General Meeting.
RULE 7 Statement of accounts showing the income and expenditure of the Club for the year to the first of July duly certified by auditors and containing their reports on such accounts shall be printed and available to each member by collection from the Secretary not less than seven days prior to the Annual General Meeting at which such accounts is to be presented. Responsible officials of the Club shall give the auditors every possible assistance to enable them to carry out their duties. Should any books, vouchers or other relevant documents or information be withheld or any discrepancies are disclosed the auditors shall report accordingly. The auditors shall consist of two persons elected at The Annual General Meeting, one of whom shall retire in rotation each year but shall be eligible for re-election. An auditor shall not be a member of the Management Committee or any other body dealing with the affairs of the Club. Both auditors’ positions are solely honorary.
RULE 8 (i) The conduct of the affairs of the Club shall be vested in the hands of The Management Committee consisting of the two officers and a maximum of twelve others. The officers shall be the President and the Treasurer. All officers and members of The Management Committee shall be club members.
(ii) All the officers and other members of The Management Committee shall be elected annually at The Annual General Meeting. All officers and members of The Management Committee shall retire annually but shall be eligible for re-election.
(iii) Nominations of officers and membership of The Management Committee (except those retiring and/or Management Committee member) shall, with the names of the proposer and seconder, be submitted to The Secretary not later than 29th July in each year. If no nominations are received the retiring officers or members of The Management Committee shall be, if so desired, by acknowledgement at The Annual General Meeting (if present), or by written proxy if not in attendance, be automatically elected. All proposers and seconders of nominations for election of officers or Management Committee members shall be fully paid up members of The Club.
(iv) Occasional vacancies in The Management Committee or in any of the officers shall be filled at the discretion of The Management Committee until the next Annual General Meeting. These new members shall have the same status as other Management Committee members.
(v) Matters brought forward for decision of Management Committee meetings shall be determined by a majority vote of those present such voting to be by show of hands, unless a secret ballot is decided upon by a majority of those present, or unless otherwise provided for by these rules. The Chairman shall have second and casting vote where there is equal division.
(vi) Four members- shall form a quorum of The Management Committee.
(vii) The Management Committee at the first meeting after the Annual General Meeting shall elect from within elected members a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary.
(viii) All officers and Management Committee members’ positions are solely honorary.
RULE 9 The Management Committee shall normally meet monthly unless circumstances intervene. Other meetings of The Management Committee may also be held as required. The Management Committee may appoint sub-committees, including a selection committee, which shall consider special cases arising from time to time and they shall report or deal with specific issues as The Management Committee may determine. Three members shall form a quorum of any sub-committee. The Secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of The Club.
RULE 10 Treasurer shall keep accounts of The Club in such manners as The Management Committee may decide. He/she shall balance his/her accounts at least once every two months and submit to The Management Committee a summary of the same. The Treasurer shall give a receipt and pay or cause to be paid all accounts on behalf of The Club. A banking account in the name of The Club shall be opened with a bank determined by the Management Committee and all cheques drawn upon that account shall be signed by the Treasurer and one of two other authorised signatories as determined by the Management Committee. So much of The Club’s finances as are not required for the day to day running of The Club shall be invested as The Management Committee may determine.
RULE 11 (i) No alteration or addition to these Rules shall be made except at The Annual GeneraI Meeting or a Special General Meeting specifically called for that purpose. Notice of proposed alterations or additions shall be lodged in writing with The Secretary fourteen days prior to the date of the meeting and copies of such proposals or alterations and additions shall be available for collection from The Secretary not less than seven days prior to the date of the meeting.
(ii) The Secretary of The Club shall give written notice of any alterations made to The Club rules to the Chief Officer of Police and to The Clerk to the local authority within twenty days of the a1teration.
RULE 12 (i) All property belonging to The Club shall be vested in the hands of four trustees. All trustees shall be Club members. The trustees shall deal with the property of The Club as directed by The Management Committee. All trustees shall be elected annually at The Annual General Meeting. All trustees shall retire annually but shall be eligible for re-election.
(ii) Nominations for trustees (except for retiring trustees) shall with the names of the proposers and seconders be submitted to The Secretary not later than 29th July each year. If no nominations are received then the retiring trustees shall be automatically re-elected. All proposers and seconders of nominations for election as trustees shall be fully paid up members of The Club.

(iii) Occasional vacancies in the trusteeship shall be filled at the discretion of The Management Committee until the next Annual General Meeting. These new trustees shall have the same status as the other trustees.
(iv) All trustees’ positions are solely honorary.
RULE 13 (i) The officers, members of The Management Committee and the trustees shall be at all times kept harmless and indemnified by all members of The Club against any liability arising out of any act properly done by them on behalf of The Club.
(ii) Neither The Club or any officer or member of The Management Committee or trustees thereon shall be liable to any member or guest of a member for any loss or damage to any property accruing from whatever source in or about The Club premises nor for any injury sustained by any member or guest whilst on or entering or leaving The Club premises.
RULE 14 OPENING OF CLUB PREMISES AND PERMITTED HOURS
(i) The Club premises shall be open to members between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 a.m. the following day. The Management Committee can vary such hours.
(ii) The permitted hours for the supply of intoxicating liquor shall be in accordance with those determined by the appropriate licensing authority and stipulated in the club premises certificate summary (Licensing Act 2003).
(iii) No persons under the age of 18 years will be permitted to purchase or be supplied with intoxicating liquor.
RULE 15 (i) Any member shall be entitled to introduce guests to The Club premises providing that no person from whom application for membership has been declined, or has been expelled or suspended from The Club shall be introduced as a guest. The member introducing a guest shall enter the name and address, in a book, which is to be kept on The Club premises for such purposes. No person introduced as a guest shall be able to purchase intoxicating liquor on The Club premises.
(ii) There may be admitted to the Club premises persons other than members and their guests and intoxicating liquor may be sold or supplied to them by or on behalf of The club for consumption on the premises and not elsewhere. Such persons shall be persons attending pre-arranged functions which have the approval of The Management Committee, providing such approval is recorded-in the minutes of a meeting of the Management Committee and at least seven clear days notice in writing has been given to the Chief Officer of Police for the district where the club premises are situated. The number of such functions shall be limited to twelve in any one calendar year. (Section 49(1) of The Licensing Act 1964).
VISITING TIMES
A member of any visiting sports team and its officials engaged in any official fixtures may be allowed admission to the Club premises and the facilities for that occasion in accordance with section 49 (1) of the Licensing Act 1964.
RULE 16 The Management Committee may from time to time make, vary and revoke by-laws which must not be inconsistent with these Rules for specifying the hours of opening and closing of the Club premises and the hours during which the supply of intoxicating liquor on The Club premises shall be permitted and for the regulation of internal affairs of The Club and conduct of members and the by-laws in force shall be binding on all members.
RULE 17 If the number of members of The Club shall at any time fall below twenty five or if at any time The Club shall in a Special General Meeting by majority comprising two-thirds or more of the members present who are entitled to a vote pass a resolution (in this rule called First Resolution) of its intention to dissolve. The Management Committee shall take immediate steps, and within a period of six months of the date of the First Resolution, shall convert into money all the property of The Club. Out of the proceeds of such conversion The Management Committee shall discharge all debts and liabilities of The Club including the expenses of such conversion and if there is any balance remaining in its hands this shall be forwarded to the club trustees who will distribute these monies to registered charities of their discretion, and thereupon The Club shall for all purposes be dissolved. Provided also that if after such conversion there is a monetary liability upon The Club (i.e. there is minus balance) then such liability shall be divided equally among all persons who are members of The Club on the First Resolution.
A copy of the notice stating any Special General Meeting under this rule shall be sent by The Secretary to every member at his last notified address not less than fourteen days before the date appointed for the meeting but any accidental omission to send such a copy or the non receipt of the same shall not invalidate any proceedings or resolution.
RULE 18 A copy of the Rules and by-laws shall be exhibited in a prominent position in The Club premises and shall be available to any members on request.
RULE 19 The Management Committee shall have the power to deal with any matter not specifically provided for in these Rules.
RULE 20 All sponsors during their year of sponsorship will automatically become a full member of the club which entitles them to all privileges and voting rights of a full member.