The name of the Club shall be
"Steeton Cricket Club" and shall be affiliated to the England and Wales
Cricket Board through the Yorkshire Cricket Board
2.AIMS
To foster and promote the sport of amateur cricket at all levels within the
community and within the sport, providing opportunities for recreation, coaching
and competition.
To ensure that all members, playing and non-playing, abide by the ECB Code
of Conduct which incorporates the Spirit of Cricket and by the Laws of
Cricket.
To ensure a duty of care to all members of the Club by adopting and
implementing the ECB ‘Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding
Children’ and any future versions of the Policy.
To ensure a duty of care to all members of the Club by adopting and
implementing the ECB Cricket Equity Policy and any future versions of the
Policy.
To encourage all members to participate fully in the activities of the Club .
3.MEMBERSHIP
Membership of the club shall be open to anyone interested in the sport of
cricket on application regardless of sex, age, disability, ethnicity,
nationality, sexual orientation, religion or other beliefs. However,
limitation of membership according to available facilities is allowable on a
non discriminatory basis.
Members shall, on completion of an application form and on payment of the
relevant level of subscription, and with the approval of the Committee become
Full Members, which includes Vice Presidents, or Junior Members. Junior
Members are defined as those eligible by age to play in any of the Club's
Junior Teams. Those who participate in the 200 Club become Social Members. The
Club will keep subscriptions at levels that will not pose a significant
obstacle to people's participation.
No person shall be eligible to take part in the business of the club or
eligible for selection for any club team unless the appropriate subscription
has been paid by the specified date or membership has been agreed by the
Committee.
All members will be subject to the regulations of the Constitution and by
joining the club will be deemed to accept these regulations and any Codes of
Conduct that the club has adopted. The Constitution shall identify those
members eligible to vote at any General Meetings.
The Committee may appoint Honorary Life Members in order to reward individuals
for outstanding contribution to the Club.
Playing Membership imposes on players the obligation to play in any of the
Club's teams for which they are selected. Junior playing Members may play only
in the senior team of other clubs with the permission of the Committee. Action
contrary to this automatically cancels the player's Membership of Steeton
Cricket Club.
4.MANAGEMENT
(a)The management of the Club shall be in the hands of the General Committee
(hereafter referred to as the Committee) which shall consist of the following:
The President
The Chairman
The Vice Chairman
The Secretary
The Treasurer
200 Club Secretary
Club Development Officer
Child Welfare Officer
Sponsorship Secretary
One Member of the Bar Committee
All the above, who must be Full
or Junior Members of the Club, shall be elected individually at the Annual
General Meeting by the Members present at that meeting and entitled to vote. All
Officers shall be elected for a period of one year, but shall be eligible for
re-election to the same office or to another office the following year.
(b)In addition there will be the following:
Captains of the 1st, 2nd
and 3rd Elevens, who shall be elected at a meeting called for that specific purpose.
Not more than two Members of the Social and Catering Committee, who
shall be nominated by the Members of that Committee, to attend any particular
meeting of the General Committee.
(c)The Committee shall have the power to co-opt Members provided that the
number of co-opted Members shall not exceed one third of the total Members
elected in accordance with Clause 4(a) above.Co-opted Members shall sit for such a period of time as shall be deemed
by the Committee.
(d)The Committee may appoint such special or standing Committees as may be
deemed necessary by the Committee and in all cases shall determine their terms
of reference, powers, duration and composition.The Committee shall make the necessary appointments to these special or
standing Committees except in respect of the Selection Committee when the
Members shall be elected at the Special Meeting referred to at 4(b) above.
All
acts and proceedings of such special or standing Committees shall be reported
back to the Committee, which shall have ultimate responsibility for the work of
such Committees.
(e)The Committee shall scrutinise applications for, and be responsible for,
Membership to the Club and shall exercise the power to terminate the Membership
of any person whose actions are deemed to be harmful to the interests and/or
reputation of the Club.
(f) The Committee shall meet at least monthly, unless exceptional
circumstances prevent this.
(g)At meetings of the Committee, a quorum shall be 50% of the number of
committee members elected at the Annual General Meeting.
(h)All the finances of the Club shall be controlled on behalf of the Members
by the Committee.
(i)The Committee shall be responsible for the activities of the Trustees of
the Club whose work must be carried out on behalf of the Members, only with the
authorisation of the Committee.
(j)The Committee shall have the following powers and be responsible for:
acquire and provide grounds, equipment,
coaching, training and playing facilities, clubhouse, transport, medical and
related facilities
provide coaching, training, medical treatment, and related social and
other facilities
take out any insurance for club, employees,
contractors, players, guests and third parties
raise funds by appeals, subscriptions, loans
and charges
borrow money and give security for the same,
and open bank accounts
buy, lease or licence property and sell, let or
otherwise dispose of the same
make grants and loans and give guarantees and
provide other benefits
set aside funds for special purposes or as
reserves
invest funds in any lawful manner
employ and engage staff and others and provide
services
co-operate with or affiliate firstly to any
bodies regulating or organising the sport of cricket and secondly any club or
body involved with cricket and thirdly with government and related agencies
do all other things reasonably necessary to
advance the aims and objectives of the club.
NONE of the above powers may be used other than
to advance the aims and objectives in a manner consistent with the Rules and the
general law.
(k) The Committee may issue such standing orders
and rules as they deem necessary and these shall come into operation
immediately, provided always that they shall not be inconsistent with the terms
of the Constitution.
5.GENERAL MEETINGS
(a)The Annual General Meeting shall take place as soon as it is conveniently
possible after 1st October each year. Notification of the meeting
will be included in the fixture card provided to all members. The business of
the AGM shall be to:
Confirm the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting and any General
Meetings held since the last Annual General Meeting
Receive the audited accounts for the year from the Treasurer
Receive the annual report of the Committee from the Chairman
Elect
an auditor
Elect the Officers of the Club (i.e. President; Vice Presidents, Chair etc.)
Review club subscription rates and agree them for the forthcoming year
Transact such other business received in writing by the Secretary from members
14 days prior to the meeting and included on the agenda.
(b)The Chairman of the Club shall take the Chair at all General Meetings.In his absence the Vice Chairman will preside.
(c)Changes to the Constitution may only be made at an Annual General Meeting
or at a properly convened Special General Meeting.
(d)Motions to change any clause in this Constitution must be handed in
writing to the Secretary at least 14 days prior to the meeting and all full
Members must be notified of the motion at least 7 days prior to the meeting.
(e)Should the Secretary receive a letter, signed by no fewer than 12 Full
Members, requesting a Special General Meeting of the Club, the Secretary must
call such a meeting to take place within 3 weeks of the receipt of the letter.
(f) Nominations
of candidates for election of Offices shall be made to the Secretary at least 14
days in advance of the Annual General Meeting date. Nominations can only be made
by Full Members and must be seconded by another Full Member. Should no
nominations be forthcoming prior to the AGM the members can, in extraordinary
circumstances, nominate and second a member at the AGM.
6.VOTING
(a)At meetings of the General Committee all Members of the Committee shall
be entitled to vote. Should the Committee include any junior members then they
shall be allowed to vote on cricketing matters only and not on any matters
relating to licensing or registrations
(b)At Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings only Full Members
(including Vice Presidents and Life Members) shall be eligible to vote, plus any
Junior Members currently sitting on the General Committee. Should the Committee
include any junior members then they shall be allowed to vote on cricketing
matters only and not on any matters relating to licensing or registrations.
(c)At the
Meeting to elect Captains and Vice Captains of the 1st, 2nd
and 3rd Elevens and other Members of the Selection Committee, the
following shall be eligible to vote.
Members who have played in Aire-Wharfe League or Cup Matches
during the season just concluded.
Members of the General Committee.
Members of the Selection Committee.
The following sections
relate only to the election of captains:
(i) Members can only
nominate one person per team. Each nomination must be supported by a minimum of
five players three of which must have played in the same team as the nominee
during the previous season. Any number of nominees is allowed. Nominations must
be completed on the appropriate official form and be received by the Secretary
no later than 1st October.
(ii) Members wishing to be
nominated for captaincy may only canvas support of fellow players after the
final match of the season. Failure to adhere to this rule may result in
disciplinary proceedings.
(iii) Each nominee will be
invited to address the General Committee at a special committee meeting called
for the purpose of electing the captains. Should only one nomination be received
then that nominee shall be required to address the committee for them to assess
his/her suitability for the role as team captain. Only the members of the
General Committee shall be entitled to vote to elect the new captains. Each
member of the committee shall have one vote. Should nominees receive an equal
number of votes then the Chair of the meeting shall have a casting vote.
Nominated captains will be required to disclose their intended vice - Captain at
this meeting.
(d)All decisions at meetings of the General Committee shall be taken by
simple majority of those present and voting, except in the case of 7(b) above
and 12(e) below.In the event of a
tied vote the motion will be deemed to have failed, there being no casting vote.
(e)In the case of a motion to terminate a Trusteeship or a Membership a two
thirds majority of Members present and voting must be recorded for a motion to
pass.
(f)At General Meetings, decisions shall be taken by simple majority voting
as in 12(d) above, except when a motion to make an alteration to this
Constitution is proposed.In this
case a two thirds majority of those present and voting is needed for the motion
to pass.
(g)Postal,
text, e-mail or proxy voting shall be allowed at any General Meeting or at any
meeting of the Committee or any sub-Committee except for the special committee
meeting to elect the captains.
7.CHILD WELFARE.
Steeton Cricket Club has
adopted the ECB ‘Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children’ and
as such, all suspicions and allegations will be taken seriously, managed and
dealt with swiftly and appropriately.
The
Club of its own volition and without any need for the receipt of a written
complaint or other prompting shall, where any alleged case of conduct which
is not proper occurs, or otherwise as the Club may think fit, forthwith
convene an Internal Club Enquiry.
The purpose of the
Internal Club Enquiry shall be to establish the facts and, where
appropriate, to take the necessary disciplinary action so as to ensure that
the Club does not fail properly to control or discipline its members/players
and to ensure that the Club acts in a manner designed to protect the good
name of the Club and of cricket generally.
Any member/player
requested to attend such an Internal Club Enquiry, or any Appeal therefrom,
shall be entitled to be accompanied at the Enquiry by a friend or other
representative.
Penalties
If the Internal Club
Enquiry finds the misconduct proved, the Club shall have the following
powers:
To require the
member/player to write letter(s) of apology within a specified time.
To record a
reprimand and to give a warning as to future conduct.
To impose a fine.
To suspend the
member/player's right to be considered for selection by the Club to
play in one or more matches.
To suspend the
member/player's membership of the Club for a period.
If the conduct
constitutes gross misconduct the Club shall have the power to terminate
the members/player's membership forthwith.
The
Club for the
same offence may, if it is thought fit, impose more than one of the
above penalties.
Appeals Procedure
The member/player shall
have the right to appeal to the President of the Club or to the
President's nominee for a review of the findings of the Internal Club
Enquiry and of the penalty or penalties imposed.
The decision of the
President or his nominee in all cases shall be final and binding.
9.BAR RULES
(a)Intoxicating liquor may be sold by or on behalf of the Club for
consumption on or off the Club premises to Members.
(b)Guests -A Full Member (not
Junior or Social Members) may introduce not more than 4 guests to the Club who
shall all sign the visitor's book.The
Member is responsible for his guests at all times.No guest shall be permitted to purchase intoxicating liquor in the Club
premises.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 49 OF THE LICENSING ACT 1964 INTOXICATING LIQUOR MAY
BE SOLD BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE CLUB FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE CLUB PREMISES TO:-
Persons attending Club functions organised by the
Club.
A Member hiring the Club for his own use authorised by
the Committee, and persons attending that function, providing that Member is
present and responsible for the function.The names and addresses of those attending are to be provided to the
Club at least 48 hours before the start of the function.
Persons attending functions where the premises have
been hired out for the purpose of a function to non-members, such occasions
to be restricted to ensure that the members are still able to enjoy the
privileges of the Club. The names and addresses of those attending are to be
provided to the Club at least 48 hours before the start of the function.
Members, officials, supporters of a visiting club on
the occasion of a team match.
Members, supporters of teams taking part in activities
or representative matches on the Club's grounds.
The Committee shall have ultimate responsibility for
ensuring that the Pavilion, being licensed premises, and the bar itself are
conducted according to the law.Bar
opening hours shall be decided by the Committee and varied as and when the
Committee feel necessary within the statutory times set down in the
Licensing Act 1964, as amended.
On occasions when functions are
held at the Club, the Club gaming machine cannot be used by anyone other than
Members.It shall be switched off.
9.MEMBERSHIP
(a)Membership of the Club shall be open to all who have sympathy for its
aims and no one shall be refused Membership on the grounds of age, disability,
race, origin, religion, colour, social status and sexual orientation.
(b)Members shall on payment of the relevant level of subscription, and
with the approval of the Committee become Full Members, which includes Vice
Presidents, or Junior Members.Junior
Members are defined as those eligible by age to play in any of the Club's
Junior Teams.Those who
participate in the 200 Club become Social Members. The Club will keep
subscriptions at levels that will not pose a significant obstacle to
people's participation.
(c)The Committee may appoint Honorary Life Members in order to reward
individuals for outstanding contribution to the Club.
(d)
Playing Membership imposes on players the obligation to
play in any of the Club's teams for which they are selected.Junior playing Members may play only in the senior team of other clubs
with the permission of the Committee.Action
contrary to this automatically cancels the player's Membership of Steeton
Cricket Club.
10.FINANCES
(a)Bank and Building Society Accounts shall be maintained in the name of
"Steeton Cricket Club" unless the Committee specifically authorises an
alternative name.
(b) Steeton Cricket Club is non-profit making
organisation and as such any surplus income or gains are to be reinvested in the
Club. The Club shall not permit any distribution of Club assets, in cash or in
kind to members or third parties. This does not prevent donations by the Club to
Charities or to other clubs that are registered as Community amateur sports
clubs.
(c)
The Treasurer, acting on behalf of the Committee shall oversee all
accounts, delegating to other Full Members where appropriate, and the day to day
administration of a particular account.
(d)All cheques, withdrawal slips etc shall be signed by the Treasurer and
any one of three authorised signatories who must be Full Members of the Club.
(e)Books of accounts shall be kept in respect of all Club accounts.
(f)The Financial Year of the Club shall end on 30th September, on
which day all accounts of the Club shall be balanced for presentation at the
Annual General Meeting.
11.TRUSTEES
(a)These shall be four trustees of the Club who shall be appointed from time
to time as necessary by the Club at an Annual General Meeting.Such Trustees shall have powers and obligations created by a
Deed of Appointment of New Trustees dated 11.5.1977.Mr. David J. Emmott, Mr David Shackleton, Mr. Tom Barritt and
Mr. John Dixon were appointed trustees of the Club.
(b)A trustee shall hold office during his life or until a resolution
removing him from office shall be passed at an Annual General Meeting of the
Club.
(c)All the property of the Club shall be vested in the Trustees
representing, and acting for, the Club and the Trustees may, when authorised by
the Annual General Meeting or the General Committee, hold, purchase or take on
lease any land or buildings, and may sell, exchange, mortgage, lease or build
upon the Club's land with power to alter and pull down buildings and again
rebuild.
12.
DISSOLUTION
a) If at any General Meeting of the club, a resolution be passed
calling for the dissolution of the club, the Secretary shall immediately convene
a Special General Meeting of the club to be held not less than one month
thereafter to discuss and vote on the resolution.
b) If at that Special Meeting, the resolution is carried by at least
two-thirds (three quarters) of the Full Voting Membership present at the
meeting, the Committee shall thereupon, or at such date as shall have been
specified in the resolution, proceed to realise the assets of the club and
discharge all debts and liabilities of the club.
c) The Committee will then be responsible for the orderly winding up
of the Club's affairs.
d) After settling all liabilities of the club, the Committee shall
dispose of the net assets remaining to one or more of the following:
to another club with similar sports purposes which is a registered charity
and/or
to another club with similar sports purposes which is a registered Community
Amateur Sports Club and/or
to the Club's governing body for use by them for related community sports.
13.REFERENCE
A
copy of this Constitution shall be kept available to any Member, for reference,
in the pavilion.
Adopted by Steeton Cricket Club at the Annual General Meeting held at the
Clubhouse on 19 November 2008