The Club shall be called the “Grove Ladies Hockey Club” and shall be run under the auspices of the Scottish Hockey Union Rules and Constitution.
The aim of the Club shall be to promote both indoor and outdoor hockey. The Club shall provide coaching, training and match facilities.
The administration, affairs and business of the Club shall be conducted by a Committee of Management elected annually by the members. The Committee shall consist of:
President
Vice President
Club Captain
Secretary
Treasurer
Plus 2 Committee members
Five shall form a quorum.
The Committee shall have the power to co-opt a member should a vacancy exist. Such appointments to hold good to the next AGM.
The Office Bearers and Members of the Committee shall be elected at the AGM.
The Committee shall have the power to vote sums of money to purchase equipment, secure facilities and meet other incidental expenses connected with the management of the Club.
The President, Club Captain and Secretary shall, ex officio, be the Trustees of the Club.
Membership is open to all and no application for membership will be refused on other than reasonable grounds. There will be no discrimination on grounds of race, occupation, sex, religious, political or other opinion.
The annual Club match levies and training fees shall be fixed by the Club and may be altered only by a majority of the members at the AGM or at a special meeting convened to consider any proposal relative thereto.
The annual subscriptions shall be due and payable on or before the 31 October in each year. Every member shall be liable for her subscription for the current year – methods of payment shall be at the discretion of the Committee.
The AGM of the Club shall be held by the end of March each year when the financial statement duly audited shall be submitted and the appropriate Office Bearers and Committee elected.
Any business, of which prior notice must be given to the Secretary at least 7 days before the meeting, pertaining to the welfare of the Club or the conduct of its affairs, may be discussed at the AGM.
An EGM may be called at any time by the Committee or on request, in writing, of 6 Club members. The Secretary shall notify members of the Club not less than 7 days previously stating the reason for the meeting and the business to be discussed.
Notice of any proposed alterations to the Constitution shall be by means of special resolution at an AGM or EGM of the Club. Notice of any proposed alteration to the Constitution shall be sent to the Secretary 28 days in advance of the meeting. No alteration shall be made to the Constitution unless supported by at least two thirds majority of these present and voting.
If, upon winding up or dissolution of the Club there remains after the satisfaction of the Club’s debts and liabilities any property whatsoever, the same shall be given to or transferred to some other Organisation or Organisations having objectives similar to those of the Club. Such Organisation or Organisations shall be determined by the members of the Club by resolution passed at the AGM at, or before, dissolution and in so far as this cannot be achieved provision is to be given to some charitable Organisation.
Revised May 2001