3a) The club shall be a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC). The club is a non-profit making and non-profit distributing organisation which is not subject to commercial influences. All profits and surpluses from its playing activities must be used to maintain or improve the related facilities or for the purposes of a non-profit making body.
3b) In the event of the disbandment of the club the available assets will be distributed for either:-

3bi. the purposes of the sport’s governing body for use in related community sport; or
3bii. the purposes of another CASC; or
3biii. the purposes of a charity.

5a) Full (player) membership will be restricted to men who seek to play rugby for the club and will comprise mainly of gay and bisexual men.
5b) Full (non-player) membership will be restricted to those who seek to fully contribute to the aims and objectives of the club but do not wish to play rugby.
5c) Supporter membership will be restricted to anyone who fully supports the aims and objectives of the Club.
5d) Full (non-player) and supporter members can train with the Club and may, on an occasional basis, participate in matches, subject to the Laws of the Game and Rugby Football Union regulations, provided that no full (player) member is thereby deprived of the opportunity to play.

8a) Members joining between September 1 and December 31 pay the full current fee.
8b) Members joining between January 1 and April 30 (or the last league game of the season, whichever is sooner), pay 50% of the current fee.
8c) Members joining between May 1 (or the day following the last league game of the season, whichever is sooner) and August 31 pay the full current fee, which also covers their membership for the next season.
8d) Members who leave the club for whatever reason within 14 days of joining may apply for a refund of their membership fees. Membership fees are non-refundable after this period. Joining fees are non-refundable.

9a) Honorary, honorary life, president and vice-president membership status may be conferred by an AGM or EGM. An AGM or EGM can decide which voting rights, if any, are to be given to that member.
9b) Organisations may apply to the committee for corporate membership. The committee will determine the appropriate fee payable for such membership. Corporate membership carries no voting rights.
9c) Potential members who face financial difficulties in meeting the full membership fees can apply to the committee for a reduction in fees. The committee, after satisfying itself of the potential member's bona fides, may offer reduced rate membership and/or payment by instalments.
9d) Bona Fide Students can join as Full (Playing) Members at a discounted fee set at the club’s AGM. Evidence of entitlement to such a discounted fee must be provided to the Committee.
9e) Life membership may be purchased at a rate of 10 times that of the prevailing Full membership fee. Life membership carries the same voting rights as a Full (non playing) member, except when and if the Life member is a current registered player of the club when Life membership will carry the same voting rights as a Full (playing) member. Life membership is non-transferable. Life membership fees are non-refundable. The maximum number of Life memberships available shall be 20.

11a) The AGM or EGM may elect additional officers to other posts as it sees fit.
11b) The committee may co-opt additional officers and appoint sub-committees
11c) To fill a vacancy of an elected post, the committee can appoint a member or call an EGM.
11d) Members can force an election or alter an appointment by virtue of clause 26b below.
11e) Only fully paid up members of the club can stand for, be elected to, or be co-opted onto, the committee.

15a) The committee shall be deemed to be quorate with the presence of half of the committee's members.
15b) A minimum of seven days notice of committee meeting's shall be given to committee members, unless at least three quarters of committee members agree otherwise.

16a) The discipline committee is responsible for investigating complaints against members' behaviour and has full powers to discipline members in any way the discipline committee sees fit. A complaint can include (but is not limited to) allegations of bringing the Club into disrepute.
16b) Only an EGM or AGM can overturn the decisions of the discipline committee.
16c) Members can be referred to the discipline committee by the main committee, by an EGM or AGM, by a team captain or upon the direction of an official rugby body to which the Club has directly or indirectly affiliated.

18a) The chairman of the meeting has the discretion to accept items for the agenda and nominations for elections after the 4 week deadline, provided the meeting also votes to accept the item or nomination on to the agenda

20a) Chairman's report
20b) Treasurer's report
20c) Secretary's report
20d) Auditor's report
20e) Election of officers
20f) Election of honorary auditor
20g) Election of team captains
20h) Election of the discipline committee
20i) Membership fees.

21a) Members may vote at an AGM or EGM as follows:-

21a1) Supporter members may vote for Supporters Secretary only
21a2) Full (playing) members may vote in all votes except that of supporters secretary
21a3) Full (non playing) members may vote in all votes except that of playing captains.

22a) A ballot form if there is to be a vote or election
22b) A proxy form to allow each member who cannot attend to nominate any other member to votes on their behalf. Proxy forms must be registered with the chairman at the start of the meeting.

26a) By the committee or
26b) Upon written request to the club secretary, signed by not less than seven members of the Club, and containing the reason for the request.

35a) The committee may allocate up to two tickets to a named individual, at the Club's or the individual's cost.
35b) All other tickets must be allocated by random ballot, witnessed by a member who is not on the committee.
35c) All members must be notified of ticket allocations and invited to apply for the ballot.
35d) If required the Club can demand payment in advance from applicants and charge an administration fee.
35e) Advance payment should be deposited in a separate escrow account whilst the funds are under the Club's supervision, and is refundable to unsuccessful applicants. The administration fee and/or any interest may be retained by the Club, at the committee's discretion.
35f) The committee can also allocate tickets as part of a sponsorship arrangement. All members should be informed of the details of this allocation arrangement so that matter can be raised in an EGM or AGM.
35g) Members may give some of their tickets to bona fide friends but in no circumstances can tickets allocated to the Club be resold or passed to third parties. Members are held fully responsible for all tickets allocated to them. In the case of tickets allocated directly by the committee, the committee is accountable to the membership for any misuse.

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