Constitution
of The Galway Sub-Aqua Club |
Constitution
Adopted 4-May-1990
Constitution Amended 22-May-1998 (Par 5.b) see
Appendix I. |
1. Name.
The name of the club shall be the GALWAY
SUB-AQUA CLUB. |
2. Objects.
The objects of the club shall be:
A) The enjoyment and furtherance of all aspects of underwater swimming.
B) The assistance of those in need. |
3: Membership.
Membership of the club shall be open to any person
who is interested in underwater swimming and who shall, prior to
being granted membership:
1) Sign the appropriate application
form and club indemnity clause thereon. |
2) Be physically and psychologically
fit for underwater swimming. |
3) Pass such swimming test as may
be prescribed by the committee. |
4) Have paid the subscription for
the current year, commencing on the first of January. |
5) Have the application approved
by the committee. |
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4: Organisation.
1) The government of the club shall
be vested in the committee. |
2) The committee shall consist of
the President, a Diving Officer, a Training Officer, an Equipment Officer,
a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Public Relations Officer, and two ordinary
committee members. |
3) All elected committee members
must have been members of the club for a period of at least twelve months.
a) The president shall preside over meetings
and shall represent the club in its dealings with others clubs and with
the public. |
b) The Diving Officer shall be responsible
for the observation of all safety precautions, for the supervision of all
training programs, and for the supervision of all club diving activities,
either personally, or by dive leaders appointed by him or the committee. |
c) The Training Officer shall be
responsible for the implementation of all training schedules, under
the supervision of the Diving Officer. |
d) The Equipment Officer shall be responsible
for seeing that all equipment used in club diving activities being club
or privately owned, is safe and maintained to an appropriate standard.
He may refuse permission to take part in club diving activities to those
whose equipment he judges to be faulty. |
e) The secretary shall keep all the necessary
records. |
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4) The committee shall have the
following functions:
a) To govern the club in the interests
of it?s members. |
b) To keep a register of persons
who are currently members and who have been members of the club for over
15 years. These members shall from their number delegate two persons to
attend committee meetings. These delegates shall have the powers of ordinary
committee members. |
c) To grant membership to those
persons as fulfil the necessary requirements. |
d) To withdraw membership from
any member who is adjudged by the committee not to be abiding by the rules
of the club or of bringing the club into disrepute. |
e) To specify such procedures and
precautions as are considered necessary. |
f) To delegate authority
to any person or persons. |
g) To appoint sub-committees as are
considered desirable. |
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5) All rulings of the committee
shall be binding as bye-laws until confirmed or not at a general meeting |
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5: General Meetings.
a) General meetings may be
called at any time at the request of the committee or of one third of the
members. Ten days notice of such meeting shall be given to all members. |
b) An annual general meeting
shall be held on the last Friday of each November, this date may be brought
forward or postponed for a period not exceeding 2 weeks. |
c) The meeting shall have the following
agenda:
1) Reports from officers and matters arising
therefrom. |
2) Confirmation of Committee rulings as
bye-laws. |
3) Discussion and voting on notice of motion. |
4) Confirm or vary the subscription for
the current year. |
5) Election of committee. |
6) Any other business. |
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6: Changes in Constitution.
Changes in the constitution may be made by means
of notice of motion at a general meeting. Such notice of motion shall
sent to all members with the notice convening the meeting. Passage of such
motion requires a two-thirds majority. |
7: Dissolution Of Club.
The club may be dissolved by a two-thirds majority
vote at any general meeting convened for that purpose. Such meeting shall
decide on the disposition of club assets.
Appendix 1.
On 22-May-1998 paragraph 5.b was amended as follows:
An Annual General Meeting shall be held on the
second Friday of each February, this date may be brought forward
or postponed for a period not exceeding 2 weeks.
Was replaced by:
An Annual General Meeting shall be held on the
last Friday of each November, this date may be brought forward or postponed
for a period not exceeding 2 weeks. |
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