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Linlithgow Bridge Club

Tuesdays - 19:00 at the Burgh Halls, Linlithgow
(please arrive by 18.45)

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Thursdays - 19:00 on BBO
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LINLITHGOW CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB

CONSTITUTION – REVISED November 2012

 

 

NAME

The Club, called Linlithgow Contract Bridge Club, will be affiliated to the Scottish Bridge Union (S.B.U.), Eastern District and any other bodies the Committee considers necessary.

 

AIMS

The Club aims to promote and further the playing of competitive amateur contract bridge within the district, strictly and fairly and to as high a standard as possible.

 

MEMBERSHIP

·         Membership is open to all who share the objectives of the Club without regard to age, disability, race, gender, sexual orientation or religion.

 

·         Those wishing to become a member of the Club can do so by contacting our Club Secretary.  Contact information is available on our website at www.bridgewebs.com/linlithgow

 

·         Applicants are automatically admitted into membership unless any written objection, stating the reasons, is received by the Committee.  The Committee will consider the objection and the stated reasons.

 

·         Membership will not be refused without good reason.  Applicants refused membership will be advised, in writing, of the reasons for refusal.  Applicants can appeal against refusal by writing to the Club Secretary, stating the full reasons for appeal.  The Club Committee will consider any appeals and where voting results in a tie, the President has the deciding vote.  Appellants will be given written notice of the outcome of their appeal.    

 

·         Members are required to pay the Club’s annual subscription and affiliation fee determined by the S.B.U.

 

·         Only members may hold office in the Club and vote on matters presented to the membership.

 

RULES                                                                                                                                  

·           The Club is subject to the Rules and Regulations of the S.B.U. and this Constitution.

 

·           An appointed Tournament Director will run and control Club competitions under the appropriate S.B.U. Rules and Conditions.  Disputes arising during play must be referred to the Tournament Director who will give a ruling or, where necessary, refer the matter to the Appeals Committee.  Rights of appeal from the Tournament Director’s decision may be allowed to the Appeals Committee.

 

·           The Appeals Committee will consist of 2 Committee members and a Tournament Director not involved in the original ruling.  Their decision on any issue is final.  If this includes taking disciplinary action against a player or players, the Appeals Committee will make a recommendation to the General Committee for acceptance.

 

·           Where an appeal is lodged against a previous decision made by a member of the Appeals Committee, that official will forfeit all voting rights.

 

·           Where one member of the Appeals Committee is unavailable, the remaining two members have the power to appoint a further member of the General Committee on a temporary basis.


 

 

COMMITTEE                                                                                                                      

·           The Club will be controlled by a Committee consisting of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Past President and three other Members.  Any two offices may be combined and the Committee has the power to appoint up to two other members for special duties.

 

·           The Office of President and Vice-President will be held for a maximum period of two years.  The remaining Office-Bearers will be selected annually but may hold office for more than one year.

 

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND LEVIES

These will be decided at an Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) and may only be altered either at the following A.G.M. or at a Special General Meeting where a vote for alteration must be carried by a two-thirds majority.

 

TEAM SELECTION

Selection of Teams to play in Representative and League Matches will be left to the discretion of the Committee.

 

CLUB BUSINESS

The Club’s affairs will be conducted by the Committee who will meet at least three times each year.  The Committee has the following powers:

 

·           To control the Club’s finances, subject always to direction from a General Meeting of the Club.

 

·           To promote, sponsor, run and make rules for competitions limited to the Club Members.

 

·           To run heats and competitions promoted by the S.B.U. under their appropriate Rules and Conditions.  Guests can play in any National Competition providing at least fifty per cent of the Pair or Team are members of the Club – always subject to the Committee’s approval.

 

·           To take appropriate disciplinary action in controlling the affairs of the Club.  This may include, if necessary, a fixed-period suspension or expulsion of Club Members.

 

·           To refer disputes to the sub-committee known as the Appeals Committee.

 

MEETINGS

·           Annual General Meetings will be held in April or May of each year.

 

·           Special General Meetings can be held at any time, as long as a copy of the request (stating the reason for the Meeting), is given to each Club Member not less than 14 days prior to the date of the meeting.

 

QUORUMS

·           At all General Meetings – 20 members.

 

·           At all Committee Meetings – 5 members.

 

 

   Each Club Member will be given a copy of this Constitution and will be bound by these conditions.

 

No clause or part of this Constitution may be altered except by the consent of a two-thirds majority

of those voting at a General Meeting of the Club.