Newent Bridge Club Constitution

Amended - 2009

      The Committee will have the power to enter into all contracts and arrangements

      for all activities of the Club, purchases of equipment or services, insurance and

      banking arrangements save only that it pays regard to the financial solvency or

      otherwise of the Club.

8.   Extraordinary General Meeting

      Exceptionally, an EGM may be called by the Committee, or by one-third of the

      number of ordinary members of the NBC, for purposes of considering any special

      or urgent matters. In the event of the request coming from the ordinary members,

      they must take their request in writing to the Secretary.

      The notice of the meeting must be published on the Club Notice Board, or

      individually to members, giving at least 14 days' notice of the time and place of

      the meeting and of the subject of the meeting. The meeting may not discuss any

      other business but the subject notified. Any resolution put to the EGM must be

      determined by a simple majority of those members present at the meeting. The

      Chairman has a casting vote in addition to his or her ordinary vote.

9.   Rules

      The Rules of the Club are contained within this constitution and the Appendix

      attached to it. The Club also adopts the rules for playing contrcat bridge as

      published by the EBU.

10. Suspension or Expulsion of Members

      Exceptionally, members who are accused of briging the Club into disrepute, or

      whose behaviour is considered unacceptable, may be asked to appear before the

      Committee at a hearing which will consider appropriate sanctions.

      The accusation must be supported by three members of the Club and made

      formally in writing, normally to the Chairman, or to another officer of the

      Committee.

      The hearing will take place within one calendar month, before three members of

      the Committee (called 'the Panel'). The composition of the Panel will be at the

      direction of the Chairman. The date of the hearing will be advised to the members,

      in writing, by post, giving at least 14 days' notice.