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In
these rules, except in so far as the context or subject
matter otherwise indicates or requires - |
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"ordinary
member" means a member of the committee who is not
an office-bearer of the association, as referred to in
rule 11 (2); |
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"secretary"
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the
person holding office under these rules as secretary of
the association; or |
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(b) |
where
no :such person holds that office - the public officer
of the association; |
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"special
general meeting" means a general meeting of the association
other -than annual general meeting; |
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"the
Act" means the Associations Incorporation Act, 1984; |
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"the
Regulation" means the Associations Incorporation
Regulation, 1985. |
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(2) |
In
these rules |
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(a) |
a
reference to a function includes a reference to a power,
authority and duty; and |
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(b) |
a
reference to the exercise of a function includes, where
the function is a duty, a reference to the performance
of the duty. |
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The
provisions of the Interpretation Act, 1897, apply to and
in respect of these rules in the same manner as those
provisions would so apply if these rules were an instrument
made under the Act. |
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PART
II
MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATION
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| Membership
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(a) |
No
person is qualified to be a member of the association
except for
Honorary Life Membership under these rules.
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(b) |
Affiliated
Clubs |
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Sailing
Clubs interested in sponsoring the Sabot Class and which
are prepared to accept the objects and rules of the association
may apply for affiliation with the association. |
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Honorary
Life Members |
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Any
person who has rendered special or important service to
the association or to Sabot sailing in general, may, at
an annual general meeting of the association on the recommendation
of the outgoing office-bearers of the association, be
elected an Honorary Life Member of the association. |
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Not
more than TWO (2) Honorary Life Members may be elected
in any one year. |
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Honorary
Life Members shall be entitled under these rules to attend
all committee and other meetings of the association but
shall not have voting rights unless a delegate of an affiliated
club. |
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| Application
for Affiliation |
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(1) |
An
application by a sailing club for affiliation with the
association - |
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shall
be made by an office bearer of that sailing club in writing;
and |
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shall
be lodged with the secretary of the association. |
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As
soon as practicable after receiving an application for
affiliation, the secretary shall refer the application
to the committee which shall determine whether to approve
or to reject the application. |
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Where
the committee determines to approve an application for
affiliation, the secretary shall, as soon as practicable
after that determination, notify the applicant of that
approval and request the applicant to pay within the period
of 28 days after receipt by the applicant of the notification
the sum payable under these rules by an affiliated club
as entrance fee and annual fees. |
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The
secretary shall, on payment by the applicant of the amounts
referred to in clause (3) within the period referred to
in that clause, enter the applicant's name in the register
of members and, upon the name being so entered, the applicant
becomes an affiliated club of the association. |
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An
affiliated club referred to in clause (4) is not a member
of the association. |
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| Resignation
of Affiliation |
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(1) |
An
affiliated club of the association is not entitled to
resign
that affiliation except in accordance with this rule. |
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An
affiliated Club of the association who has paid all amounts
payable by the affiliated club to the association in respect
of the affiliated club's affiliation may resign from the
association by first giving notice (being not less than
1 month or not less than such other period as the committee
may determine) in writing to the secretary of the affiliated
club's intention to resign and, upon the expiration of
the period of notice, the affiliated club ceases to be
affiliated and the delegates of the affiliated club cease
to be members of the committee. |
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Where
an affiliated club of the association ceases to be affiliated
pursuant to clause (2), and in every other case where
a member of the committee ceases to hold membership of
the committee, the secretary shall make an appropriate
entry in the register of members recording the date on
which the member of the committee ceased to be a member
of the committee. |
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