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Amended 20/04/2024
The Murvi Club
Constitution
1. The name of the association is The Murvi Club.
2. The aims of the association are to provide support, friendship and
recreation amongst owners of Murvi motor caravans.
3. Membership is open to owners of Murvi motor caravans and past
owners at the discretion of the management committee. Application for
membership shall be by means of a form prescribed by the
management committee giving such information as may be required.
‘Member’ means both applicant and spouse or partner. A member shall
be entitled to one vote at meetings.
Only members may attend rallies limited to a maximum of 5 days held
under the association’s exemption certificate issued under Paragraph 6
of the First Schedule to the Caravan Sites and Control of Development
Act 1960. Membership must have been granted in advance of
attendance at any event and be for a longer period than that
associated with only one event.
Interest in land may be acquired by purchase, lease or licence for the
purpose of holding rallies or meetings as permitted by legislation or by
Local Planning Authorities or for any other activities of the Murvi Club.
The relevant local authority shall be consulted regarding any
unlicensed site the Murvi Club propose to occupy for more than 5 days.
Any site to which the local authority objects shall not be used. Such
rallies or meetings shall be limited to a maximum of 28 days on site.
4. The management of the association in accordance with the terms of
this constitution shall be in the hands of an executive committee which
will consist of six members elected at the Annual General Meeting or
Special General Meeting called for that purpose.
The executive committee shall elect the officers.
The executive committee may:
• Appoint any member to fill a vacancy
• Appoint additional members above the five elected
• Decline a membership application or expel a member if they
feel it is in the best interests of the association
• Set joining fees, subscriptions or occasional charges.
• Agree and ensure compliance with the rules of the conduct of
rallies.
5. Communications and decisions of the executive committee will
normally be circulated by email to members unless the executive
committee agrees otherwise. Postal communications may be used for
those members without email, but a charge may be levied.
6. The executive committee may open bank accounts in the name of the
association, or may authorise members to hold the association’s
money in cash or in a member’s private bank or Paypal account,
subject to clear records being kept and published to members. The
association’s financial year shall run from 1st January.
7. An Annual General Meeting (A.G.M.) will be held, not later than 15
months after the previous A.G.M. Members will be given at least 4
weeks notice of the A.G.M. and can submit motions for debate up to 2
weeks prior to the A.G.M. The agenda will be distributed one week
prior to the A.G.M. Members not able to be present at the A.G.M. may
appoint a proxy, or may submit their voting intentions to the secretary.
A simple majority of valid votes will be deemed sufficient to decide all
questions.
8. A Special General Meeting may be called by the executive committee,
or by the request of five members in writing to the secretary, on the
same terms as the A.G.M., except that only the items listed for
discussion in the notice calling the meeting may be debated.
9. Changes to this constitution may be made at an A.G.M. or Special
General Meeting. The proposed changes shall be included with the
notice calling the meeting. The meeting is required to vote to accept
the changes as specified or reject them completely.
10. All members are required to observe the association’s code of conduct.
11. In the event of the association being wound up, any funds remaining
will be given to a charity or charities authorised by not less than two
members of the executive committee. If there is a deficit, all members
will share the costs up to £10 per member.