Constitution of the Scottish Siberian Husky Club

7.

CLUB ACCOUNTS

A banking account shall be held in the Name of the Society at the Bank of Scotland into which all revenue of the society shall be paid and from which withdrawal shall only be made on the signatures of any two of the three Officers. No two signatories may reside in the same household.

The Club accounts shall be certified annually (either by one qualified accountant or two unqualified individuals with accounting experience) and presented to the members at the Annual General Meeting.

8.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Annual subscription shall be such amount as agreed by the members in General Meeting and notified to the Kennel Club.

Subscriptions shall be due on the 1^st January annually.
Joint Membership - £15
Single Membership - £12
Junior Membership - £2

No member whose subscription is unpaid is entitled to any of the privileges of membership and if the Member shall fail to pay outstanding subscriptions by 31^st January his/her name shall be automatically erased from the Register. Acceptance back on the register will be dependent upon a new application and payment of full subscription.

NOTE: Once members have been accepted for membership, providing they continue to pay their membership subscriptions at the correct time they cannot be refused renewal of membership. With the exception of default on subscriptions, the only way to remove a member from the Club's register is by following the procedure defined in paragraph 9.

9.

EXPULSION OF MEMBERS

(i)

Any member who shall be suspended under Kennel Club rule A42j(4) and/or any member whose dog is/are disqualified under Kennel Club rule A42j(8) shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the club for the duration of the suspension and/or disqualification.

If the conduct of any member shall, in the opinion of the committee of the Club, be injurious or likely to be injurious to the character or interests of the Club, the Committee of the Club may, at a meeting, the notice convening which includes as an object the consideration of the conduct of the member, determine that a Special General Meeting of the Club shall be called for the purpose of passing a resolution to expel him/her.

Notice of the Special General Meeting shall be sent to the accused member, giving particulars of the complaint and advising the place, date and hour of the meeting that he/she may attend and offer explanation. If at the meeting, a resolution to expel is passed by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting, his/her name shall forthwith be erased from the list of members and he/she shall thereupon cease for all purposes to be a member of the Club except that he/she may, within two calendar months from the date of such meeting, appeal to the Kennel Club upon and subject to such condition as the Kennel Club may impose.

(ii)

If the Society expels any Member for discreditable conduct in connection with dogs, dog show or trials, the Society must report the matter in writing to the Kennel Club within seven days and supply particulars required.

10.

FINANCIAL YEAR/ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The financial year of the Club shall be from 1^st January to 31^st December.

The Annual General Meeting shall be held during the months of March or April.

11.

GENERAL MEETINGS

The nature of the business to be conducted is to receive the report of the Committee and balance sheet, to elect Officers and to discuss any resolution duly placed on the Agenda of which prior notice has been given to the Honorary Secretary. No business shall be transacted at an Annual General Meeting unless notice thereof appears on the Agenda, with the exception of routine matters or those, which in the opinion of the chairman of the Meeting are urgent.

Notice of an Annual General Meeting shall be posted to members.

Sixty days minimum notice shall be given of an Annual General Meeting.

Items for inclusion on the Agenda shall be required by the Honorary Secretary 30 days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting.

The Agenda for the annual General Meeting will be circulated with the voting forms for the election of Officers and Committee and the Minutes of the previous AGM.

A Special General Meeting shall be summoned by the Honorary Secretary if ten members send a signed requisition stating the subject to be discussed and requesting a Special General Meeting to do so. The Committee of the Club is also empowered to call a Special General Meeting. A minimum of fourteen days notice shall be given by post to members within thirty days of receipt of a signed requisition advising the date, venue and subject of the special General Meeting.

A quorum for a General Meeting will be twelve (12).