Tain RPC

Constitution of the Tain Small Bore Rifle and Pistol Club, passed at A.G.M. on 08/l 1/09

• The Club shall be affiliated to the National Small Bore Rifle Association, National Rifle Association, and any other Shooting Associations considered necessary by the Committee.

• The object of the Club is to encourage skill in rifle shooting by providing instruction and practice in the use of any weapon approved for use on the range to any of Her Majesty's subjects, so that they will be better fitted to serve their country in the Armed Forces, Territorial Army or any other organisation in which their services may be required in the defence or the Realm in times of peril.
• The range is open for use only at times specified by the Committee.

• The Club shall be managed by a Committee consisting of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and a minimum of six Committee Members, all of whom shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting hi each year. Vacancies in the Committee or Offices occurring during the year may be filled by the Committee. The Secretary may convene Committee Meetings as and when required.
• A Committee meeting shall require a quorum of six, two of whom shall be Office Bearers. An A.G.M shall require a quorum often, of which two shall be Office Bearers.
• In the event of a tie, the chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote.
• Application for membership shall be made to the Secretary, an Officer, or a member of the Committee. Such applications shall be considered at the next meeting of the Committee.
• The subscription shall be decided each year at the Annual General Meeting. The income of the club shall be solely used for the furthering of the objects of the club and for no other purpose.
• The Committee may remove from the Roll of Members, any Member whose conduct on the Range or upon any premises occupied by the Club, or elsewhere, is unseemly, objectionable, or calculated to bring the Club into disrepute, but such member shall have no claim on the Club for any Subscription or entrance fee paid. Such member may have the right of appeal to a Special General Meeting provided fourteen days notice be given to the Secretary.
• The Annual General Meeting shall be held at the beginning of the Whiter activities (at least seven days notice of such meeting shall be given to the Members) at which the following business shall be transacted-Election of Officers (including Auditor) and Committee, receive the balance sheet, and report of the Committee, revise and amend the Rules and Regulations (if necessary),and consider any other business.
• The Auditor shall examine the accounts at least once annually with the invoices and vouchers prior to the Annual General Meeting, and shall append thereto a Certificate to the effect that such are correct and fairly represent the expenditure and receipts of the Club and its Assets and Liabilities and he (or she) may at any time inspect any book, document, or property of the Club, in the possession of any Officer or Member, and make a report thereon hi writing to the Committee.
• The Committee may pay accounts and incur any normal liabilities on behalf of the Club. The Committee Officers are hereby indemnified by the Club against any claim or demand hi respect of any liability properly and bon-fide incurred on behalf of the Club.
• Upon the requisition in writing, duly setting out the purpose signed by twelve members and delivered to the Secretary, the Committee shall within fourteen days, convene a Special General Meeting of the Club.
• Upon such requisition being duly served and not complied with within 14 days, the requisitionists may them-selves convene a Special General Meeting of the Club by giving 7 days notice in writing to the members, duly setting out the purpose for which such meeting is called, and any resolutions passed at such meeting shall have the same force and effect as if they were passed at a meeting convened by the Committee.
• Any Officer or Member of the Committee may be removed by a majority of two-thirds of the Members present at any General Meeting, convened under Rules 12,15,and 16,and such vote may be taken by ballot.
• The Committee may make Bye-Laws and regulations in regard to the use of the Range during Club Hours and may draw up conditions of all Competitions, arrange Handicapping and Matches. The Entry Fees for all Competitions must be paid before shooting in such Competitions and cards must be completed by the date specified. Failure to do so entails disqualification, but relief may be granted by the Committee in exceptional circumstances.
• Any Bye-Laws and Regulations made by the Committee under Rule 18 shall be published by being exhibited on the Club Notice Board, and shall, thereafter, have all force and effect of these Rules, but shall be submitted for confirmation at the next Annual General Meeting.
• The Committee shall have the power to legislate upon any point not provided for in these Rules.
• All property of the Club shall be vested in the Committee for the time being.
• All shooting shall be governed by the appropriate bodies.
• In the event of the Club being wound up, the property and assets of the Club shall not belong to the members of the Club but shall be made over either to the Officers, for the time being, of the National Small Bore Rifle Association to be applied by them either in developing the work of the Association itself, or for the benefit of some other Institution with objects similar to those of the Club, as the Officers of the said Association may determine, or to any other Institution recognised by law as a charity which the Committee of the Club in its sole discretion may direct.