Nottingham Land Rover Club
Member of the Association of Rover Clubs

C O N S T I T U T I O N

1. The name of the club shall be Nottingham Land Rover Club and shall hereafter be referred to as ‘The Club’.

2. The object of the Club shall be to promote vehicles of Land Rover manufacture and to offer advice and assistance to Club Members in connection therewith.

3. Wherever possible, the Members shall have the benefit of any discounts the Club is able to arrange.

4. Any person being an owner or enthusiast of a vehicle of Land Rover manufacture shall be eligible for membership.

(a) A Full member shall be eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting and may take part in any event being held by the Club

(b) Honorary Members may be elected by the Club but should be persons distinguished in areas of interest to the Club

5. Responsibility for the day to day running of the Club shall be vested in a Committee which shall consist of Members and as such shall have power to carry out and to do all acts necessary to the furtherance and general objectives of the Club. The Committee shall not be empowered to deal with such matters as shall expressly deemed to be dealt with the Annual General Meeting.

6. The Committee shall consist of not less than three and not more than fifteen Members which shall include the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Five Members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.

(a) Nominations for re-election of candidates must be in writing and received by the Secretary by no later than seven days prior to the Annual General Meeting. The Nominations must be signed by the proposer and the candidate signifying his or her willingness to stand for election.

(b) Committee Meetings shall be arranged by the Secretary and Committee Members shall be given at least seven days notice of a forthcoming meeting.

7. All monies received by the Treasurer on behalf of the Club shall be banked in the name of the Club and disbursements may only be made therefrom with the prior approval of the Committee.

8. Applications for Membership of the Club shall be submitted to the Committee for approval and acceptance of applications shall be at the discretion of the Committee.

(a) Membership shall become renewable one year from the date of acceptance but renewal shall be at the discretion of the Committee.

(b) The Committee may request any Member to withdraw their Membership if they consider it to be in the interest of the Club to do so. This request must be in writing. If the Member fails to comply with the request then a Committee meeting must be called and the Member invited to attend. The question of expulsion shall then be put to the vote and if 75% shall vote in favour then membership shall cease with immediate effect.

9. Subscriptions shall become due one year following the date of joining. Members shall be notified in writing of their forthcoming membership expiry and thereafter given a period of 28 days in which to renew. Whilst the period of grace is running, the Member shall not be allowed to participate in Club events.

10. The Annual General Meeting shall be held in April of each year at a date an time pre-determined by the Committee.

(a) At the Annual General Meeting, the Members shall be given a full statement of accounts for the previous year.

(b) The Members shall also receive from the Committee a full report of the previous years activities.

(c) The Members shall elect Committee Members where appropriate.

(d) An extra ordinary General Meeting may be convened at the discretion of the Committee or by not less than twelve ordinary Members applying in writing to the Secretary and stating the reason for the request. Members wishing to submit items for the Agenda must do so in writing and have the same counter-signed by a Second Member. Each Member shall receive a copy of the Agenda not less than seven days prior to the meeting and each Member shall have voting rights. Votes and General Meetings may be decided by majority. The Chairman shall have a casting vote. If however, rule changes are on the agenda, then a 75% majority of voting members present will be required to carry a motion.

11. A resolution may dissolve the Club at an Extra ordinary meeting which shall be called for that purpose. It will be the responsibility of the Committee to liquidate the Club and then to donate whatever assets are remaining to a charity of the Clubs choosing.

12. Membership subscriptions shall be £25.00 Initial Membership then £20.00 per annum (if payment is received within 28 days of the due date).