ASSC Rules

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES ACTS

Reg no 284337R

Rules of the

Adel Sports and Social Club Ltd

MODEL RULES

FOR A SOCIAL CLUB REGISTERED UNDER THE CO–OPERATIVE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT SOCIETIES ACT 2014

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Rules of the Adel Sports and Social Club Ltd

Name and Objects

The Society (herein after called the Club) shall be called the Adel Sports and Social Club Ltd. Its objects are to carry on the business of a club by providing for the use of its members, the means of social intercourse, mutual helpfulness, mental and moral improvement, rational recreation and the other advantages of a Club. The objects of the Club shall not be incompatible with the object of Adel War Memorial Association (AWMA) to whom the Club shall affiliate. In carrying out the aforesaid objects the Club shall have due regard to supporting the objects, activities and financing of the registered charity 1161141, the AWMA.

Office

Its registered office shall be at Adel War Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Adel, Leeds LS16 8DE. Notice of any change in the situation of the registered office shall be sent by the Secretary within 14 days thereafter to the Registrar of Friendly Societies in manner and form provided by the Treasury regulations.

Seal of the Club

The club shall have its name engraved in legible characters upon a seal, which shall bear the device of a circle having the word “Limited” in the centre and the remaining words of the name of the Club in the margin. The seal shall be in the custody of the Secretary, or such other officer as the Club Committee appoint, and shall be used only under the authority of a resolution of the Committee (herein after called the Committee), the date the whereof shall be mentioned on the instrument to which the seal is attached, and shall be attested by the signatures of 2 members of the Committee and the Secretary.

Use of Name

The registered name of the Club shall be kept painted or affixed on the outside of every office or place in which the business of the Club is carried on, in a conspicuous position, in letters easily legible, and shall be engraved in legible characters on its seal, and shall be mentioned in legible characters in all business letters, notices, advertisements and other official publications of the Club and in all bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsement cheques and orders for money or goods, purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the Club, and in all bills, invoices, receipts and letters of credit of the Club.

Powers

The Club shall have full powers to do all things necessary or expedient for the accomplishment of all objects specified in its Rules.

The Club shall have the power to enter into deeds of covenant with the AWMA in accordance with the provisions of rule 25

The Club shall have the power to enter into an occupation license or lease with the

AWMA in order to carry out its business within the curtilage of the premises of the AWMA.

Shares

Each applicant for membership of the Club shall purchase on election, one share in the Club. The share must be purchased before the member is entitled to any of the privileges of the Club.

Shares shall not be withdrawable or transferable and shall be of the value of £1.

No member shall hold more than one share and no interest or dividend shall be paid upon it. A member shall forfeit their share on ceasing from whatever cause to be a member.

Admission of Members

Applicants for membership must be 18 years of age or over and current members of the AWMA. The applicant should sign such declaration of their concurrence with, and adherence to, the purposes of the Club as shall be required by the Committee. A copy of the rules can be accessed via the website.

Subscriptions

Every member shall pay to the funds of the Club a subscription which shall become due as soon as they are elected to membership and may not be paid until they are so elected. On payment of the subscription the member becomes a “ Member” entitled to any of the privileges of the Club. The rate of the subscription shall be such sum per annum not exceeding £50 as is determined from time to time by the Committee, payable on the first day of October in each year.

Arrears of Subscriptions

Any member who has not paid their subscriptions one calendar month after it has become due, shall be considered in arrear, and if it be not paid within one calendar month thereafter they shall cease to be a member of the Club.

No member in arrear shall be permitted to use the Club or be considered a member for the purposes of these Rules.

Register of Members

The Club shall keep at its registered office a register of members in which the Secretary shall enter the following particulars:-

The names and addresses of the members.A statement of other property in the Club, whether in loans, deposits or otherwise, held by each member.

The date at which each person was entered in the register as a member, and the date at which any person cease to be a member.

The names and addresses of the Committee of the Club, with the offices held by them respectively and the dates on which they assumed office.

For the purpose of the rule “an officer” includes every member of the Committee.

The Club shall so construct the register of members that it is possible to open to inspection the particulars entered therein mentioned in paragraphs a), d) and e) hereof without so opening to inspection the other particulars entered therein.

Every member shall, within 14 days, give notice to the Secretary of a change in their address.

Cessation of Membership

Members shall cease to be members:-

By no longer satisfying the conditions for admission of members as set out in Rule 7.

By non-payment of subscription. Any member whose membership has ceased from this cause shall not again be elected to membership unless they previously pays all arrears due from them at the time of their ceasing to be a member.

By expulsion.

By resignation.

By death.

Misconduct of Members

The Committee shall have power to order the withdrawal from the Club premises of any member who misconducts themselves and such members shall have no right of re-entry to the Club premises until summoned to meet the Committee as provided in Rule 13. If the next ordinary meeting of the Committee be within less than three days, such member may claim to appear before them, and to have their case dealt with, waiving the length of notice required by Rule 13.

For the purpose of this Rule ‘the Committee’ includes every member of the Committee.

Expulsion of Members

The Committee shall have power to reprimand, suspend (for a period not exceeding 12 months) or expel any member who shall infringe any rule or bye-law, or whose conduct, whether within the club premises or elsewhere, shall, in their opinion, render them unfit for membership; but no member shall be reprimanded, suspended or expelled without being first summoned before the Committee and full opportunity afforded them to advance a defence or unless two thirds at least of the members of the Committee then present and entitled to vote for their suspension or expulsion. Every member so summoned shall (unless they shall elect to waive their right to receive notice) receive at least three clear days’ notice in writing from the Secretary. Such notice shall contain a statement of the charge brought against them.

A suspended member shall not be entitled to use the Club premises nor attend any general meeting nor vote at any election nor hold any office during suspension, but shall remain liable to pay their subscription.

Right of Appeal

A member suspended or expelled shall have the right to appeal to the Committee of the ASSC who shall be deemed to be the arbitrators appointed by the Club. No appeal shall be heard unless made within 28 days and in writing, addressed to the Secretary of the Club.

The arbitrators, or majority to them, shall have full power to alter or rescind such suspension or expulsion as they may think fit and there shall be no appeal from their decision.

General Meetings

Annual General Meetings

The Annual General Meeting shall be held no later than March of each year.

This will be for the purpose of receiving reports on the years’ work, accepting resignations and electing Committee Members, receiving the account or accounts and balance sheet as audited, and the report of the Auditor on the revenue account or accounts and balance sheet and to consider such other business as may be submitted by the Committee or any motion to be proposed by a member of which at least 28 days’ notice has been given to the Secretary in writing. On receipt of such notice, the Secretary shall add it to the agenda which shall be posted in the club premises giving at least 21 days’ notice of the Annual General Meeting a report for the year shall be presented by the Committee.

The Auditor shall be entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting and all the Committee meetings of the Club and to receive all notices of and other communications relating to General Meetings and Committee meetings and to be heard at meetings which they attend on any part of the business of the meeting which concerns the Auditor.

Special General Meeting

A Special General Meeting shall be called by the Secretary in the following cases:

Upon the direction of the Committee, and in accordance with such direction.

In circumstances as set out in Rule 19 (c)

On a requisition signed by one tenth of the total number of members entitled to attend and vote at a general meeting or 50 such members, whichever is the lower figure, stating the special object thereof. Such meeting shall be held with not less than 14 and not more than 21 days from the date of the receipt by the Secretary of the requisition.

Notice to be given

Notice of any Special General Meeting, and of the object for which it is called, shall be posted by the Secretary in the Club premises at least 21 days prior to the date of the meeting. Should the Secretary not convene a Special General Meeting in manner required hereby within 21 clear days after a duly signed requisition has been delivered to them any of the requisitionists may call such a meeting, giving such notice as is provided by this rule.

Business

No business other than that named in the notice shall be brought before a Special General Meeting.

Quorum

One tenth of the total number of members entitled to attend and vote at a general meeting or 10 such members present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote upon the business to be conducted at the meeting, whichever is fewer, shall form a quorum at all general meetings of the Club. If a quorum is not achieved within 30 minutes of the time fixed for the meeting then, if convened on the requisition of the members, the meeting shall be dissolved, but if a meeting convened by order of the Committee, it shall stand adjourned to the week following, at the same time, and the meeting so adjourned may proceed to business whatever be the number of members present. No meeting shall become incompetent to transact business for the want of a quorum arising after the Chair has been taken.

Adjournment

Any general meeting duly constituted, may adjourn to such time as the members present direct, and may continue any such adjournment form time to time. No business shall be brought on at any adjourned meeting which could not have been transacted at the original meeting.

Voting

Each member present shall be entitled to one vote on each motion.

Rules

Supply

Copies of the rules can be accessed via the website

Amendment

These Rules may be amended only at a General Meeting called for that purpose. Notice of any proposed amendment shall be posted in the Club premises for at least 14 days previous to the meeting to which the amendment is to be submitted. Any amendment shall require the votes of at least two thirds of the members present and entitled to attend and vote at such meeting. No amendment of Rules is valid until registered in accordance with the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.

Written notice of any amendment of Rules must be given by the Secretary to the Chief Officer of Police and to the Clerk of the Local authority within 28 days of the registration of the amendment in accordance with the said Acts.

Bye-laws

The Committee shall have the power to make such Bye-laws, as it may consider necessary for the good government and order of the Club, provided that no such Bye-laws shall conflict with any of the Rules. A copy of all such Bye-laws shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the Club premises.

Committee

Powers of the Committee

The Committee shall consist of the President, Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and not less than six or maximum of thirteen Committee members.

The Committee shall control the management of the Club and shall have the exclusive power to engage or dismiss employees. It shall have power to purchase such Articles and do all such things as it may deem necessary for the carrying out of the objects of the Club. It shall have due regard to any resolution or recommendation of any General Meeting, but shall not be bound to give effect to the same if in its judgement such action would be injurious to the best interests of the Club.

Nothing in these rules shall enable the Committee to declare any dividend or make any monetary grants to the members, or to apply the club funds, except for the purpose of the club itself and for the purposes specified in Rule 25.

It shall meet not less than once a month for the general business and not less than one third of the total of Committee members shall form a quorum. No resolution of the Committee shall be rescinded unless notice to rescind has been given at the previous meeting of the Committee. The Committee shall have the power to form such sub-committees as it may from time to time decide and to determine their terms of reference.

Retirement, Vacation or Cessation of Membership

Any Committee member or Officer who shall cease to be a member or who is suspended under Rule 13 or who shall cease membership of the Club by any reason shall vacate their seat. Any vacancy so occurring, or by any other cause shall be filled by the Committee, or in such other manner as the Committee may decide. All Officers and Committee members (with the exception of the Secretary) shall retire annually but shall be eligible to be elected again.

Removal or Resignation

The Committee, or any member of members thereof, may be removed by the votes of two thirds of the members present and entitled to attend and vote at a Special General Meeting called for that purpose. In the event of the removal or the resignation of the whole or the majority of the Committee, the Secretary shall have the power to call a Special General Meeting for the purpose of electing Officers and members to replace those who have been removed or resigned. Notice of the Special General Meeting shall be in accordance with Rule 15 (b). The Secretary shall in these circumstances call upon

the Committee of the ASSC to appoint the Chair for such meeting.

Orders

No Officer or Committee member of the Club shall by virtue of their appointment, have power to order goods or dispose of the funds of the Club. No goods or labour shall be supplied nor any contract entered into for work to be done for the Club, nor shall and office or salary, profit or remuneration be held by any member of the Committee, nor shall any honoraria be paid to Committee members, unless authorised by a General Meeting.

No person shall at any time be entitled to receive at the expense of the Club and commission or percentage or similar payment on or with reference to purchases of intoxicating liquor by the Club or shall any person directly or indirectly derive any pecuniary benefits from the supply of intoxicating liquor by or on behalf of the Club to members or guests apart from any benefit accruing to the Club as a whole and apart from any benefit which a person derives indirectly by reason of the supply giving rise to or contributing to a general gain from the carrying on of the Club.

No member whilst employed by either ASSC or AWMA may be allowed to be voted on to the Committee.

Officers

The Club shall have the following Officers:-

President, Chair, Membership Secretary and Treasurer.

All Officers shall be elected each year at the Annual General meeting. Any of the Officers shall be removable at any time provided two – thirds of the members present and entitled to attend and vote at a Special General Meeting called for that purpose shall vote in favour of such removal.

In the event of a vacancy arising amongst the Officers by death, resignation or other cause, the vacancy shall be filled, the Committee having power to appoint a member to fill the vacancy until the next election of Officers and Committee members. Any Officer shall vacate their office if suspended from membership under Rule 13 or upon ceasing membership form any cause. Any change in the office of Secretary must be notified by the Chair or Secretary within 42 days to the Clerk to the Justices. Every Officer dealing with club moneys shall be insured with a recognised guarantee society for the due performance of their duties in such sum as the Committee or General meeting may determine.

The President

The President is an honorary position elected annually at the AGM, with nominations for the role proposed by the Committee.

The Chair

The Chair, or in their absence, an elected Deputy Chair shall take the Chair at all General Meetings and Committee meetings of the Club and in the event of equality of voting at Committee meetings, shall have an additional or casting vote. At General Meetings the Chair (in the event of equality of votes) shall have a casting vote provided they have not already voted on the question.

Treasurer

The Treasurer shall pay all monies received by the Club from any source whatever, without any deduction for any purpose whatever, to the credit of an account opened in the name of the club at such bank and in such manner as the Committee may direct, and further, shall keep such accounts and pay such debts and covenants of the Club as the Committee, or a General Meeting, an account of any monies received and expended by them. Prepare accounts and balance sheets and submit them to the Auditor.

The Membership Secretary

The Membership Secretary shall carry out duties as directed by the Committee.

Annual return to Co-Operative and Communities Benefit Societies Act 2014

Annual Return

Every year, not later than 31st March the Membership Secretary shall send to the Registrar the annual return in the form prescribed by the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies relating to the Club’s affairs for the period required by the Act to be included in the return, together with:-

A copy of the report of the Auditor on the Club’s accounts for the period included in the return and

A copy of each balance sheet made during that period and of the report of the Auditor and that balance sheet.

Copies to members

The Club shall supply gratuitously to every member or person interested in the funds of the Club on their application a copy of the last annual return of the Club for the time being together with a copy of the report of the Auditor on the accounts and balance sheet contained in the return.

Inspection of Books by Members

Any member of person having an interest in the Club funds may at all reasonable times inspect all books and accounts including the particulars in the register of members except those mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Rule 11 at the Registered Office or any place where they are kept, and it shall be the duty of the Membership Secretary to produce them for inspection, but no person, unless an Officer of the Club or specially authorised by a resolution thereof, may inspect the loan or deposit account of any other member without their written consent.

Borrowing Powers

The Club shall have power to borrow money for the purpose of the Club, provided that the amount of money borrowed for the time being remaining undischarged shall not exceed £50,000 and that the interest paid or to be paid in respect of any money borrowed (except money borrowed by way of bank overdraft) base lending rate plus 5%,

The Committee shall have power to determine from time to time the terms and conditions upon which money is borrowed and to vary such terms and conditions.

Loans and Deposits form Members

The Club shall not contract loans or receive money on deposit from its members.

Audit

The Club shall in each year of account appoint a qualified Auditor to audit its account and balance sheet for that year. For the purposes of this rule, ‘qualified Auditor’ means a person who is a qualified Auditor under Section 7 of the Co-Operative and Communities benefit Societies Act 2014.

Save as provided in paragraph (c) of this rule every appointment of an Auditor shall be made by resolution of a general meeting of the Club.

The Committee may appoint an Auditor to fill any casual vacancy occurring between general meetings of the Club.

An Auditor appointed to audit the accounts and balance sheet of the Club for the preceding year of account (whether by a general meeting or by the Committee) shall be re-appointed as Auditor of the Club for the current year of account (whether or not any resolution expressly re-appointing them has been passed).

A resolution has been passed at a general meeting of the Club appointing somebody instead of them, providing expressly that they shall not be re-appointed or;

They have given to the Club notice in writing of their unwillingness to be re-appointed or;

They are ineligible for appointment as Auditor for the Club for the current year of account or;

They have ceased to act as Auditor of the Club by reason of incapacity. Providing that a retiring Auditor shall not be automatically re-appointed by virtue of this Rule if notice of an intended resolution to appoint another person in their place has been given in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Rule and the resolution cannot be proceeded with because of the death, incapacity or in eligibility of that other person.

A resolution at a general meeting of the Club appointing another person as Auditor in place of a retiring Auditor or;

providing expressly that a retiring Auditor shall not be re-appointed shall not be effective unless notice of the intention to move it has been given to the club not less than 21 days before the meeting at which it is moved.

On receipt by the Club of notice of the intention to move any such resolution, the club shall give notice of the resolution to the members and to the retiring Auditor in accordance with the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, and shall give notice to the members in accordance with that section of any representation made or intend to be made by the retiring Auditor.

None of the following persons shall be appointed as Auditor of the club:-

A Committee member or Employee of the club.

A person who is a partner of, or in the employment of, or who employs a Committee member of the Club or

A body corporate.

The Auditor shall in accordance with the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 make a report to the Club on the accounts examined by them and on the revenue account or accounts and the balance sheet of the Club for the year of account in respect of which they are appointed.

The Auditor shall have a right of access at all times to the books, deeds and accounts of the Club and to all other documents relating to its affairs, and shall be entitled to require from the officers of the Club such information and explanations as they think necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditors.

Nominations and Proceedings on Death or Bankruptcy

Upon a claim being made by the personal representative of the deceased member or the trustee in bankruptcy of a bankrupt member to any property in the Club belonging to the deceased or bankrupt member the property in the Club belonging to the deceased or bankrupt member the Club shall transfer or pay such property to which the personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy may direct them.

A member may in accordance with the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, nominate any person or persons to whom (subject to the provisions of the Act as to amount and the persons to whom a valid nomination may be made) any of their property in the Club at the time of their death, shall be transferred. On receiving satisfactory proof of death of a member who has made a nomination to the person entitled thereunder.

Application of Profits

The profits of the Club shall be applied in the following way:-

In maintaining or supporting by way of donating to the Registered Charity number 1161141, the AWMA.

Application of Funds

Except by the dissolution of the Club, no profits or funds of the Club be distributed amongst the members.

Investments

Subject to the provisions of Rule 25 the Committee may invest the funds of the Club at such rate of interest and on such terms as they see fit in any of the following investments:-

In the shares of in the security of any society registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, or under the Building Societies Act.

In any investments in which trustees are, for the time being by law, authorised to invest funds.

Statutory Application to the Registrar

Any 10 members of the Club, each of whom has been a member for not less than 12 months immediately preceding the date of the application, may apply to the Registrar in the form prescribed by the Treasury Regulations to appoint an actuary or accountant to inspect the books of the Club and to report thereon, pursuant to the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014..

One-tenth of the whole number of members, or if the number of members shall at any time exceed 1,000 the 100 members may by an application in writing to the Chief Registrar, signed by them in the forms respectively prescribed by the Treasury Regulation:

Apply for the appointment of an inspector or inspectors to examine into the affairs of the club and to report thereon; or

Apply for the calling of a special meeting of the Club.

Dissolution

The Club may at any time be dissolved by the consent of three-fourths of the members, testified by their signature to an instrument of dissolution in the form provided by the Treasury Regulations, or by winding up in a manner provided by the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts.

Conduct of Elections

Nominations

The election of Officers and Committee members of the Club shall (other than as specified in Rule 15 (c) take place at the Annual General Meeting of the Club.

No member shall be eligible for nomination unless they have been a member for at least 6 calendar months (or in the case of the first Annual General Meeting of the Club a member of the AWMA for at least 6 calendar months).

Nominations shall be valid only when the proposer and seconder are members. No member under suspension at the date of the Annual General Meeting shall be eligible for nomination nor shall they be entitled to propose or second nominations or vote. No candidate shall be nominated for more than one position.

Election by Show of Hands

The election of Officers and Committee members shall be by a simple majority of votes of those members present and entitled to vote. Voting shall normally be by show of hands.

Two tellers shall be appointed by the General Meetings where elections take place. The tellers shall be responsible for giving the return figures of the count of hand votes. The tellers shall not be candidates or Officers or members of the Committee.

Election by Secret Ballot

The Club shall have the power to make provisions in its Bye-laws for elections by secret ballot.

Who May Vote

Each member shall have one vote for each vacancy but no member may give more than one vote to any one candidate.

Tie

The candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected. In the event of two or more candidates receiving an equal number of votes for the last vacancy or vacancies, the names of such candidates shall be written on slips of paper, which shall be placed so that the names are concealed, and the Chair shall then draw as many slips as there are vacancies to be filled, and the member whose names are so drawn shall be declared duly elected.

Content of proxy notices

Proxies may only validly be appointed by a notice in writing (a” proxy notice”) which

States the name and address of the member appointing the proxy;

Identifies the person appointed to be that member’s proxy (who can be the Chair of the meeting) and the general meeting in relation to which that person is appointed;

Is signed by or on behalf of the member appointing the proxy, or is authenticated in such manner as the Committee may determine; and

Is delivered to the Club in accordance with any instructions contained in the notice of the general meeting to which they relate;

The Club may require proxy notices to be delivered in a particular form and may specify different forms for different purposes;

Proxy notices may specify how the proxy appointed under them is to vote (or that the proxy is to abstain from voting) on one or more resolutions;

Unless a proxy notice indicates otherwise, it must be treated as;

Allowing the person appointed under it as a proxy discretion as to how to vote on any ancillary or procedural resolutions at the meeting; and

Appointing that person as a proxy in relation to any adjournment of the general meeting to which it relates as well as the meeting itself.

Delivery of proxy notices

A person who is entitled to attend, speak or vote (either on a show of hands or on a poll) at a general meeting remains so entitled in respect of that meeting or any adjournment of it, even though a valid proxy notice has been delivered to the Club by or on behalf of that person;

An appointment under a proxy notice may be revoked by delivering to the Club a notice in writing given on or behalf of the person by whom or on whose behalf the proxy notice was given;

A notice revoking a proxy appointment only takes effect if it is delivered before the start of the meeting or adjourned meetings to which it relates:

If a proxy notice is not executed by the person appointing the proxy, it must be accompanied by written evidence of the authority of the person who executed it to execute it on the appointor’s behalf.

Settlement of Disputes

Disputes between a Member and an Officer of the Club.

All disputes between a member and an officer of the club shall, unless the Committee elect to refer the matter directly to a special meeting, be settled by the Committee. The decision of the Committee shall be final, unless any party aggrieved thereby shall within seven days produce to the Secretary a requisition satisfying the conditions mentioned in rule 17 (b) (ii), whereupon the decision shall be reviewed by a special general meeting.

Disputes between a Member and the Club

All disputes between a member of person aggrieved who has for not more than six months ceased to be a member, or any person claiming through such member or person aggrieved or under the rules and the club or the Committee shall be referred to the Member of the AWMA or the persons appointed by them, who shall be the arbitrator or arbitrators of the dispute and whose decision shall be final.

Introduction of Visitors

A member may personally introduce guests, but no member may introduce more than three guests at any one time. The visitor and the member introducing them/theyshall sign their names in a book kept for that purpose.

The following shall not be admitted as visitors:

Former members who have been expelled.

Former members who have ceased to be members through non-payment of subscriptions.

Persons who, having applied for membership have been rejected.

Members who are under suspension.

Visiting groups may be signed in by the home team.

The Committee may debar a member introducing any particular person as a visitor if they so think fit. Members shall be responsible for the behaviour of their guests and in the event of any misconduct by the guest(s) the member responsible for their introduction may be subject to disciplinary action which may include suspension of the privilege of introducing guests for a period not exceeding twelve months and/or suspension of membership, or expulsion from membership.

Hours of Opening and Closing of the Club Premises

The Club shall be opened and closed at such hours as may from time to time be fixed by the Committee, and as posted in the Club.

Permitted Hours for Supply of Intoxicants

The Permitted hours shall be such as may from time to time be determined by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Licencing Act 1964 and as notified to the Clerk to the Justices. Provided that if an order is made under section 60, sub-section (3) or (4) of the said Act, the provisions of section 62 Sub-section (2) shall apply.

Special Functions

Not with standing anything here in before mentioned, intoxicating liquor may be supplied during the hours specified in Rule 36 to members and non-members of the club attending at the club premises when functions are authorised by the Committee provided always that:

Such function is a function of the Registered Charity No 1161141 the AWMA or

Such function is promoted by and the responsibility of a member of the Club who is present at the function, or

Such other function not being provided by paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) hereof, being for the purpose of raising funds for the Club.

Limited to twelve functions in any one year.