Constitution of Croydon Sea Angling Society.(Updated 16.12.03.)

1. That the Society be known as “The Croydon Sea Angling Society.”
2. That the object of the Society be to encourage the art of sea angling and to promote further social contact among its members.
3. That the business of the Society shall be conducted by a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, treasurer and two committee members, and by such sub committees as drawn from its own members. A quorum for a committee shall be three. The committee will meet four times a year at three monthly intervals.
4. That a six weekly meeting for all members be held.
5. The officers and the whole of the committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting to be held in December each year. Before the election, all members will be given the record of attendance at the committee meetings during the past year.
6. A Special General Meeting may be called either by the committee, or, by a requisition to the secretary signed by six members, but no business shall be transacted at this meeting other than that for which the meeting has been called. All members must receive fourteen days notice, with agenda, for such a meeting.
7. That the accounts be audited and signed before submission to the AGM.
8. That the general rules and competition rules can only be altered at the AGM.
9. That if any question arises that is not provided for in these rules the same shall be dealt with by the committee, whose decision shall be final.
10. The Society can in no way be held responsible for any accident, loss, or, damage to any club member, or, property whilst engaged in any event organised by the club.
11. The committee will organise all trophies and prizes according to the financial state of the Society.
12. That the monthly subscription for adults be £5 paid in two bi-annual instalments of £30.No member may take up a place on a trip unless his subscription is up to date. No member shall be eligible to compete in any competition, or, enter his catch for prize of specimen fish, unless his subscription for the current month has been paid.
13. That new members to join the club as full members. Prospective new members will need to be proposed and seconded and voted in by the members present at an official club meeting.
14. All trips will be fished according to NFSA rules and size limits.
15. In the event of the club being dissolved all monies in hand will be shared out between all members that are fully paid up at the time of dissolution.

Revision as of AGM December 2003

Rule 13 That new members join the club as Associate members in the first instance and do not pay subscriptions. Associate members may book trips up to three months in advance. Casual members may book up to one month in advance. Associate members may apply to join the club as full members at the next AGM.

Amended as above