The name of the Club shall be CLEVEDON ATHLETIC CLUB.

The object of the Club shall be to provide and foster amateur athletics in Clevedon

and the surrounding districts.

a). The affairs of the Club shall be conducted by a committee numbering not less

than four nor more than twelve.

b). The Committee shall meet not less than six times a year and the presence of

three members shall be necessary to form a quorum.

c). The Committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting and shall

include a President, a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, an Honorary Treasurer and

an Honorary Secretary.

d). The Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancies that occur amongst

officers until the next Annual General Meeting.

such members to be without voting rights.

a). Membership of the Club shall be confined to amateurs, as defined by the

Amateur Athletics Association (A.A.A.) and the Women’s Amateur Athletic

Association (W.A.A.A.):‐

An amateur is a person who, since the age of 16, has never competed for a

money prize or monetary consideration in a athletic sport or game, or been in

any way interested in a staked bet or wager made in connection with any

athletic competition in which he or she was an entrant or competitor; who

has never engaged in, assisted in, or taught, any athletic exercise for

pecuniary consideration, or in any way exploited his or her athletic ability for

profit and who has never taken part in any athletic competition with anyone

who is not an amateur.

b). An applicant for membership must apply in writing on a form provided for

the purpose and his or her election considered at the next Committee

meeting.

c). The Committee shall have the power to expel any member whose

subscription is six months in arrears, providing a month’s notice in writing

shall have been sent to that member by registered letter addressed to his or

her last known address, informing him or her of the proposed action of the

Committee. The name and address of any person so expelled shall be sent to

the Secretary of the A.A.A. or W.A.A.A. and shall be entered in a book (to be

called the Black Book), kept for that purpose. Every person whose name has

been entered in a Black Book shall be suspended from competing at meetings

held under A.A.A or W.A.A.A. laws until the liability causing the said

expulsion, which shall not exceed one year’s subscription, shall have been

discharged.

d). Second Claim Members (as defined by the AA (WAAA Rule Book) shall be

permitted to join the Club, at the Committee’s discretion, providing always

that their First Claim Membership Club falls outside of the geographical

boundary of Avon AAA and that such Club is not affiliated to the Avon AAA.

A notice of resignation must be in writing and shall be considered by the Committee

within one calendar month of it’s receipt. Membership shall be held to have ceased

on the actual date of tendering the notice, unless the member be financially

indebted to the Club, in which case the acceptance may be withheld until the

indebtedness has been met.

a). The annual subscriptions of the Club shall be as follows:‐

Members over 20 years of age £33.00

Members under 17 years of age £10.00

Student Members (providing that parental income £16.50

is taken into account in the calculation of their grant)

Family Membership £50.00

(covering Husband, Wife and any children under

20 years of age).

b). All subscriptions shall be payable on election to membership and on the first

of September each year thereafter.

of the Club’s Financial Year for which the subscription is payable.

d). No member whose subscription is more than three months in arrears shall be

eligible to take part in any competition promoted by the Club, or compete for

any Club team; neither shall be or she be entitled to vote at a General or

Special meeting.

The Club colours shall be Yellow vests with 2 Black diagonal stripes.

a). A General Meeting shall be held within three months of the end of each

Financial Year, to receive the Committee’s report and financial statement,

elect officers and Committee members and deal with any other business

relating to the Club’s transactions.

b). The Honorary secretary shall give every member fourteen days notice of the

meeting by circular.

c). Notice of any other business which a member desires to be placed on the

Agenda must be given to the Honorary Secretary at least seven days prior to

the meeting.

receipt by him or her of a request in writing signed by six members of the

Club, stating the business to be brought before such a meeting.

b). A notice convening the meeting shall be sent to all members not later than

fourteen days after receipt of the request and the meeting shall be held

within twenty one days of said receipt.

c). No business other than that for which the meeting was convened shall be

discussed thereat.

The Committee shall have the power to expel from the Club any member whom they

deem guilty of conduct detrimental to the interest of the Club, or to Amateur

Athletics generally.

The Financial Year of the Club shall be from the first day of September to the thirty

first day of August, both days inclusive.

a). Accounts shall be maintained with the National Westminster Bank in the

name of the Club.

b). All Cheques payable, withdrawals of each, or any other transaction which

withdrawals money from the accounts must be signed by two members of

the Committee who are authorised signatories of the accounts.

Any other matters, including transfers of money between accounts held by

the Club, must be signed by one member of the Committee who is an

authorised signatory of the accounts.

a). The Honorary Treasurer shall keep full and complete accounts and produce

such accounts for audit each year.

b). He shall also produce a Financial Statement for presentation at the Annual

General Meeting.

Two members of the Club, not being eligible to sign cheques, shall be

appointed as Auditors at the Annual General Meeting.

a). No alteration or addition shall be made to the Rules except at the Annual

General Meeting, or at a Special General Meeting called for this purpose and

b) Notice of any proposed amendment must reach the Honorary Secretary in

writing at least seven days before the meeting.