KINGS LYNN ANGLING ASSOCIATION CONSUITION

Issue 10/06/99

1 Name.

The name of the Association will be The King's Lynn Angling Association.

2. Objectives.

The objectives of the Association shall be to provide the facilities of angling for its members, including organisation and the provision of angling and to promote the interests of angling and anglers.

3. Organisation.

3A.

There shall be not less than two nor more than four Trustees of the Association, save that a corporate body may be the sole Trustee.

3B.

The Trustees shall hold office until death or resignation or until removed from office by a resolution passed by 80% of members voting at an AGM.

3C.

The Trustees shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Association against any risk and expense incurred by them in pursuance of their office.

3D.

In order to ensure the smooth running of the Association, the Association Committee shall consist of up to 15 members and 3 officers (Chairman, Secretary and Match Secretary), plus the President and standing Vice Presidents.

This committee will meet 12 times annually.

3E.

Nominations to fill any vacancy on the committee may be made in writing to the Secretary at any time thoughout the year.

The standing committee to vote on the election of the new nominee at the following committee meeting.

3F.

All property of the Association (except cash, which shall be under the control of the Hon. Treasurer) including leases and fishing leases shall be vested in the Trustees to be dealt with by them as the Committee directs.

3G.

Except as otherwise provided by these rules, a majority vote of the committee shall carry any motion or resolution, save that no Rule may be made, repealed or amended on a vote of less than two-thirds of the committee present at a monthly committee meeting, with a minimum quorum of six of which 2 must be trustees, and the same shall have effect until confirmed at the proceeding AGM.

3H.

The Association committee will maintain a set of bye-laws for the day to day issues of the Association, provided that such bye-laws be passed by at least two-thirds of the committee present at a monthly committee meeting, with a minimum quorum of six of which 2 must be trustees.

3I.

The responsibility for running club matches resides with the Match Committee, with a monthly review at committee meetings.

4. Management.

4A.

The Association members will adhere to the standing byelaws as printed in the members ticket.

4B.

Life members and Vice Presidents may only be proposed by either the Chairman or Secretary and must receive support of three-quarters of the standing committee.

4C.

The committee shall report bye-monthly on the state of warning signs covering power cables.

4D.

The committee shall maintain Public liability insurance to cover it's members on all Association waters.

4E.

Any leakage of information from the committee regarding the Association business will be seen as bring the Association into disrepute. The committee member will lose his/her position on the committee.

4F.

A committee member missing three consecutive meetings without good reason, shall be asked to forfeit his/her position .

4G.

The Association accounts will be audited annually by an appointed auditor.

4H.

The Association will maintain a membership record. This will be in the form of membership numbers attached to each members ticket. All members tickets sold by the Association’s appointed agents / bailiffs must be signed and addressed when purchased.

4I.

It is the responsibility of the Associations agents / bailiffs to ensure that all counterfoils are returned to the Association.

5. Membership.

5A.

Membership to the Association is only valid where both the individual angler and the Association hold a current signed and addressed members ticket and counterfoil. These are not transferable.

5B.

Temporary membership tickets are available from the appointed Association Bailiffs.

5C.

Members who break any of the Association bye-laws or who in the opinion of the committee trends to be injurious to the interests of the Association may be expelled from the Association, provided that a reasonable opportunity to defend and justify themselves either in writing or by appearing before the committee has been made.

No Overnight fishing is allowed on any King's Lynn waters on Temporary membership, this being Day and Weekly membership Tickets. Overnight fishing is allowed only where a full membership book is purchased before starting fishing. Refer to Bye -Laws as to which waters allow Night fishing.

Junior members of the Association are required to be under seventeen years of age on or before June the 16th.

5E. The association is committed to promote the welfare, health and full development of children who express a wish to undertake angling. We aim to protect them from harm of all kinds, whilst recognising that they have rights as individuals and should be treated with dignity and respect.

6. Annual General Meetings.

6A.

The agenda for the Annual General Meeting will be made available at least 14 days before the AGM.

6B.

No member residing outside a 15-mile radius of King's Lynn is entitled to vote at the AGM.

6C.

No members will be admitted to the AGM without holding a current members ticket.

6D.

No resolution other than those relating to the adoption of the report and accounts shall be moved at the AGM unless a notice signed by the proposer, together with a seconder to the resolution, who shall both be members of the Association has been received by the Secretary on or before the 1st of April preceding the AGM.