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See also:
● Disciplinary Code
● Match Fees
RULES/CONSTITUTION OF NORSEMEN FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY AMATEUR SPORTS CLUB
1. Name
The Name of the Club is ‘Norsemen Football Club’ and the colours shall be Blue shirts, with White Trim and Badge, Blue Shorts and Red Socks, which must be worn at all matches except when it is required to change, in which case the colours will be Red Shirts, Red Shorts and Blue Socks. Those playing members holding Registration Cards for closed aged competitions in which the Club competes will constitute the Youth Section. All other playing members will constitute the Senior Section of the Club.
2. Club Purposes
The Purposes of the Club are to promote the amateur sport of football in the Enfield District and community participation in the same.
3. Permitted means of advancing the Purposes
The Management Committee has the power to:
(a) Provide pitches, equipment, coaching, training, and playing facilities, clubhouse and changing facilities, transport, medical and related
facilities;
(b) Take out any insurance for the Club, employees, contractors, players, guests and third parties;
(c) Raise funds by subscriptions, appeals, lotteries and other fund raising schemes;
(d) Open bank accounts;
(e) Set aside funds for special purposes or as reserves;
(f) Invest funds in a lawful manner;
(g) Engage staff and others and provide services;
(h) Co-operate with or affiliate to firstly any bodies regulating or organising the Sport, secondly any club or body involved with it and thirdly
with Government and related agencies.
(i) Regulate players discipline and suspend players if thought fit in accordance with the Club’s Disciplinary Code.
NONE of the above powers may be used other than to advance the purposes consistently with the Rules and General Law.
4. Membership
(a) Membership of the Club shall be open to anyone interested in the sport on application regardless of sex, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or other beliefs. However, limitation of membership according to available facilities is allowable on a non discriminatory basis.
(b) The Club may have different classes of membership and subscription on a non- discriminatory and fair basis .The Club will strive to keep subscriptions at levels that will not pose a significant obstacle to people participating on the grounds of cost.
(c) The Management Committee may refuse membership, or remove it, only for good cause such as conduct or character likely bring the Club or sport into disrepute. Appeal against removal may be made to the Management Committee.
5. Annual Subscriptions
(a) The Annual Subscription shall be determined annually at the Annual General Meeting. The current subscription is for playing members is:
See also:
● Disciplinary Code
● Match Fees
RULES/CONSTITUTION OF NORSEMEN FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY AMATEUR SPORTS CLUB
1. Name
The Name of the Club is ‘Norsemen Football Club’ and the colours shall be Blue shirts, with White Trim and Badge, Blue Shorts and Red Socks, which must be worn at all matches except when it is required to change, in which case the colours will be Red Shirts, Red Shorts and Blue Socks. Those playing members holding Registration Cards for closed aged competitions in which the Club competes will constitute the Youth Section. All other playing members will constitute the Senior Section of the Club.
2. Club Purposes
The Purposes of the Club are to promote the amateur sport of football in the Enfield District and community participation in the same.
3. Permitted means of advancing the Purposes
The Management Committee has the power to:
(a) Provide pitches, equipment, coaching, training, and playing facilities, clubhouse and changing facilities, transport, medical and related
facilities;
(b) Take out any insurance for the Club, employees, contractors, players, guests and third parties;
(c) Raise funds by subscriptions, appeals, lotteries and other fund raising schemes;
(d) Open bank accounts;
(e) Set aside funds for special purposes or as reserves;
(f) Invest funds in a lawful manner;
(g) Engage staff and others and provide services;
(h) Co-operate with or affiliate to firstly any bodies regulating or organising the Sport, secondly any club or body involved with it and thirdly
with Government and related agencies.
(i) Regulate players discipline and suspend players if thought fit in accordance with the Club’s Disciplinary Code.
NONE of the above powers may be used other than to advance the purposes consistently with the Rules and General Law.
4. Membership
(a) Membership of the Club shall be open to anyone interested in the sport on application regardless of sex, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or other beliefs. However, limitation of membership according to available facilities is allowable on a non discriminatory basis.
(b) The Club may have different classes of membership and subscription on a non- discriminatory and fair basis .The Club will strive to keep subscriptions at levels that will not pose a significant obstacle to people participating on the grounds of cost.
(c) The Management Committee may refuse membership, or remove it, only for good cause such as conduct or character likely bring the Club or sport into disrepute. Appeal against removal may be made to the Management Committee.
5. Annual Subscriptions
(a) The Annual Subscription shall be determined annually at the Annual General Meeting. The current subscription is for playing members is:
| Category | Annual Subscription | Weekly Training Fee | Weekly Match Fee |
| Youth Section (except U8) | £105 | £3-5 | |
| Youth Section (Under 8) | £55 | £3-5 | |
| Youth Section (siblings) | 50% of annual sub. | £3-5 | |
| Senior Section (except U21) | £80 | £10 | |
| Senior Section 17-20 | £50 | £5 | |
| Honorary Member | £20 |
N.B. This Subscription entitles Members to membership of the Edmonton Sports Club who have sections for Cricket, Bowls, and squash. Membership being subject to sectional rules.
(b) Subscriptions will be due on the 1st September of each season or earlier by consent. Age at the 1st September of each season determines the subscription level.
(c) Youth section members representing the Club in open age football shall pay a match fee of £3 on each occasion that they do so.
(d) All playing members are required to register at the beginning of each season and unless restricted by age must be available to play where ever selected for any of the Club’s sides.
6. Trustees
The Honorary General Secretary and Honorary Treasurer, for the time being, be Trustees of the Club, in whom shall be vested the property and funds of the Club, and shall deal with such under direction of the Management Committee. The Trustees shall be indemnified against all consequences and liability that may be involved in carrying out such directions.
7. Pro Rata Levy
That in the event of the assets of the Club being insufficient to discharge the liabilities of the Club the Management Committee shall have the power to make an individual levy on each individual member of the Club. Such levy shall not exceed an amount equal to his or her
subscription for that season.
8. Income and Property of the Club
The Income and the Property of the Club, whence so ever derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the Club and set forth in this constitution, and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred, directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise howsoever by way of profit, to the Members of the Club.
9. The Management Committee
(a) That the Club be managed by a Management Committee, known as Officers of the Club, consisting of the Honorary President, the Honorary Chairperson, Honorary Vice Chairperson, Honorary Chairpersons of the Senior and Youth Section Committees, Honorary General
Secretary, Honorary Assistant General Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Assistant Treasurer, Honorary Match Secretary, Honorary Assistant Match Secretary, Honorary Membership Secretary, Honorary Assistant Membership Secretary, Honorary Chair of Discipline, Honorary Club Welfare Officer, Honorary Grounds and Facilities Officer, Honorary Communications Officer, Captain/Coach of the Ladies Football Section, Honorary Social Secretary and the Club’s Football Development Officer (non voting). The Management Committee
shall meet monthly during the season or at any such other time to enact the general business of the Club.
Six members are required to be in attendance at all meetings. The Management Committee be empowered to fill any vacancy that may arise on the Management Committee by retirement or otherwise.
(b) That the Management Committee be supported by a Senior Section Committee consisting of the Captains of each XI, appointed Selectors and the Relevant Officers of the Management Committee and a Youth Section Committee of a Manager for each team in each age group and
the Relevant Officers of the Management Committee. In the event of an elected Member of these Committees being unable to attend a meeting a representative of the respective team shall be entitled to be present with full voting powers. Six members are to be in attendance
at all meetings of both Section Committees. Committees should meet weekly or when deemed necessary for the purpose of selection of teams and dealing with non strategic and non policy issues. Any such strategic and policy issues are to be taken to the Management Committee meeting for discussion. Any member of the Section Committees is entitled to attend the Management Committee meetings in a
non voting capacity with the exception of the Chairpersons who have the entitlement of a vote.
That the Section Committees be empowered to fill any vacancy that may arise on the Section Committees by retirement or otherwise and
to appoint an acting Captain or acting Manager for any team for a match or matches as the occasion arises.
10. Role of the Management Committee
Subject to the Rules the Management Committee shall have responsibility for the management of the Club, its funds, property and
affairs;
(a) The property and funds of the Club cannot be used for the direct or indirect private benefit of members other than as reasonably allowed by the Rules and all surplus income or profits are reinvested in the Club.
(b) The Club may provide sporting and related social facilities, sporting equipment, coaching, courses, insurance cover, medical treatment, match expenses, post match refreshments and other ordinary benefits of Community Amateur Sports Clubs as for in the Finance Act 2002.
(c) The Club may also in connection with the sports purposes of the Club sell and supply food, drink and related sports clothing and equipment;
(d) Pay for reasonable hospitality for visiting teams and guests;
(e) Indemnify the Management Committee and members acting properly in the course of the running of the Club against any liability incurred in the proper running of the Club (but only to the extent of its assets)
(f) The Management Committee will have due regard to the law on disability discrimination and protection.
(g) The Management Committee shall consist of at least ten members and not more than twenty two members (including Officers). The Section Committees shall consist of at least eight members and not more than twenty members (including Officers)
(h) The Management Committee and Section Committee members may co-opt Club members (up to the maximum permitted number) to
serve until the end of the next AGM.
(i) Any Committee member may be re-elected or re-co-opted without limit.
(j) A Committee member ceases to be such if he or she ceases to be a member of the Club, resigns by written notice or is removed by the Management Committee for good cause after the Member concerned has been given the chance of putting his/her case to the Committee with an appeal to the Club members. The Committee shall fairly decide time limits and formalities for these steps.
In respect of Committee meetings the following will apply:-
(i) Whenever a Committee member has a personal interest in a matter to be discussed he/she must declare it, withdraw from that part of the meeting (unless asked to stay), not to be counted in the quorum for that agenda item and withdraw during the vote and have no vote on the matter concerned.
(ii)The Committee may decide on its way of operating. Unless it otherwise resolves the following rules apply:-
(a) At least 6 members must be present for a meeting to be valid;
(b) Committee meetings shall be held face to face;
(c) The Chair or whoever else those present choose shall chair meetings;
(d) Decisions shall be by simple majority of those voting;
(e) A resolution in writing signed by every Committee member shall be valid without a meeting;
(f) The Chair of a meeting shall have a casting vote.
(g) The Management and Section Committees may delegate any of their functions to sub-committees but must specify the scope of its activity and powers: the extent to which it can commit the funds of the Club; its membership; its duty to report back to the relevant Committee. The Committee may wind up any sub-committee at any time or to change its mandate and operating terms.
Annual Club reports and statements of account must be made available for inspection by any member and all Club records may be inspected by any Committee member.
11. All General Meetings
(a) All members may attend all General Meetings of the Club in person
(b) Voting will be restricted to fully paid up Playing Members of 16 years or over and Officers of the Club.
(c) Such meetings will require 14 days clear days’ written notice to Members.
(d) The quorum for all General Meetings is 30 members present.
(e) The Chair or (in his or her absence) another Member chosen at the meeting shall preside.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules every resolution shall be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast on a show of hands.
(g) Formalities in connection with General Meetings (such as how to put down resolutions) shall be decided by the Management Committee and publicised to Club Members.
12. Annual General Meetings
The Club will hold an Annual General Meeting not later than the 31st May each year and not more than 15 months after the last Annual
General Meeting at such place and time as may be decided upon by the Management Committee to:
(a) Receive the Honorary Secretary’s Report on the Club’s activities since the previous AGM and the Honorary Treasurer’s Statement of Receipts and Payments, a copy of such Report and Statement to be supplied to each member.
Those entitled to vote shall:
(b) Elect the President of the Club for the ensuing season.
(c) Elect Vice-Presidents for the ensuing season. The election of Vice-Presidents is to be made on the nomination of the Committee.
Eligible members may make recommendations in writing to the Honorary Secretary by the 31st March of each season for the Management
Committee’s consideration. Vice Presidents shall be elected for a period of one year and be available for re-election annually.
(d) Elect Officers for the ensuing season.
(e) Appoint a suitable person to audit the accounts.
(f) The Members will discuss and vote on any resolution (whether about policy or to change the Rules). In the event of a proposal to change the rules this proposal must be submitted to the Honorary General Secretary fifty six days prior to an Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting and;
(g) Deal with any other business put to the Meeting.
13. Extraordinary General Meetings
An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be called by the Honorary Secretary within 14 days of a request to that effect from the Management
Committee or on the written request of 30 members signed by them. Such Extraordinary General Meetings shall be held on not less than 14 nor more than 21 day’s notice at a place to be decided upon by the Management Committee or in default by the Chair.
14. Amendments
(a) These Rules may be amended at a General Meeting by two thirds of the votes cast but not (if relevant) to jeopardise the Club’s status
as a Community Amateur Sports Club as first provided by the Finance Act 2002 and not in any event to alter its purposes (unless the procedure set out in 14(b) has been followed) or winding up provisions.
(b) The Club Purposes may be changed to include another eligible sport if the Management Committee unanimously agree and the Members also agreed the change by a 75% majority of votes cast.
15. Winding Up the Club
(a) The members may vote to wind up the Club if not less than three quarters of those present and voting support that proposal at a properly convened general meeting.
(b) The Management Committee will then be responsible for the orderly winding up of the Club’s affairs;
(c) After settling all liabilities of the Club, the Management Committee shall dispose of the net assets remaining to one or more of the following:
(i) To another Club with similar sports purposes which is a registered charity and/or
(ii) To another Club with similar sports purposes which is a registered Community Amateur Sports Club and/or
(iii) To the Club’s governing body for use by them for related community sports.
16. Display of Rules
(a) That a copy of these Rules be given to each Member at the commencement of the season or on election, acceptance of same to confirm
his election as a member.
(b) That a copy of these Rules be displayed in the Club Pavilion.
(b) Subscriptions will be due on the 1st September of each season or earlier by consent. Age at the 1st September of each season determines the subscription level.
(c) Youth section members representing the Club in open age football shall pay a match fee of £3 on each occasion that they do so.
(d) All playing members are required to register at the beginning of each season and unless restricted by age must be available to play where ever selected for any of the Club’s sides.
6. Trustees
The Honorary General Secretary and Honorary Treasurer, for the time being, be Trustees of the Club, in whom shall be vested the property and funds of the Club, and shall deal with such under direction of the Management Committee. The Trustees shall be indemnified against all consequences and liability that may be involved in carrying out such directions.
7. Pro Rata Levy
That in the event of the assets of the Club being insufficient to discharge the liabilities of the Club the Management Committee shall have the power to make an individual levy on each individual member of the Club. Such levy shall not exceed an amount equal to his or her
subscription for that season.
8. Income and Property of the Club
The Income and the Property of the Club, whence so ever derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the Club and set forth in this constitution, and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred, directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise howsoever by way of profit, to the Members of the Club.
9. The Management Committee
(a) That the Club be managed by a Management Committee, known as Officers of the Club, consisting of the Honorary President, the Honorary Chairperson, Honorary Vice Chairperson, Honorary Chairpersons of the Senior and Youth Section Committees, Honorary General
Secretary, Honorary Assistant General Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Assistant Treasurer, Honorary Match Secretary, Honorary Assistant Match Secretary, Honorary Membership Secretary, Honorary Assistant Membership Secretary, Honorary Chair of Discipline, Honorary Club Welfare Officer, Honorary Grounds and Facilities Officer, Honorary Communications Officer, Captain/Coach of the Ladies Football Section, Honorary Social Secretary and the Club’s Football Development Officer (non voting). The Management Committee
shall meet monthly during the season or at any such other time to enact the general business of the Club.
Six members are required to be in attendance at all meetings. The Management Committee be empowered to fill any vacancy that may arise on the Management Committee by retirement or otherwise.
(b) That the Management Committee be supported by a Senior Section Committee consisting of the Captains of each XI, appointed Selectors and the Relevant Officers of the Management Committee and a Youth Section Committee of a Manager for each team in each age group and
the Relevant Officers of the Management Committee. In the event of an elected Member of these Committees being unable to attend a meeting a representative of the respective team shall be entitled to be present with full voting powers. Six members are to be in attendance
at all meetings of both Section Committees. Committees should meet weekly or when deemed necessary for the purpose of selection of teams and dealing with non strategic and non policy issues. Any such strategic and policy issues are to be taken to the Management Committee meeting for discussion. Any member of the Section Committees is entitled to attend the Management Committee meetings in a
non voting capacity with the exception of the Chairpersons who have the entitlement of a vote.
That the Section Committees be empowered to fill any vacancy that may arise on the Section Committees by retirement or otherwise and
to appoint an acting Captain or acting Manager for any team for a match or matches as the occasion arises.
10. Role of the Management Committee
Subject to the Rules the Management Committee shall have responsibility for the management of the Club, its funds, property and
affairs;
(a) The property and funds of the Club cannot be used for the direct or indirect private benefit of members other than as reasonably allowed by the Rules and all surplus income or profits are reinvested in the Club.
(b) The Club may provide sporting and related social facilities, sporting equipment, coaching, courses, insurance cover, medical treatment, match expenses, post match refreshments and other ordinary benefits of Community Amateur Sports Clubs as for in the Finance Act 2002.
(c) The Club may also in connection with the sports purposes of the Club sell and supply food, drink and related sports clothing and equipment;
(d) Pay for reasonable hospitality for visiting teams and guests;
(e) Indemnify the Management Committee and members acting properly in the course of the running of the Club against any liability incurred in the proper running of the Club (but only to the extent of its assets)
(f) The Management Committee will have due regard to the law on disability discrimination and protection.
(g) The Management Committee shall consist of at least ten members and not more than twenty two members (including Officers). The Section Committees shall consist of at least eight members and not more than twenty members (including Officers)
(h) The Management Committee and Section Committee members may co-opt Club members (up to the maximum permitted number) to
serve until the end of the next AGM.
(i) Any Committee member may be re-elected or re-co-opted without limit.
(j) A Committee member ceases to be such if he or she ceases to be a member of the Club, resigns by written notice or is removed by the Management Committee for good cause after the Member concerned has been given the chance of putting his/her case to the Committee with an appeal to the Club members. The Committee shall fairly decide time limits and formalities for these steps.
In respect of Committee meetings the following will apply:-
(i) Whenever a Committee member has a personal interest in a matter to be discussed he/she must declare it, withdraw from that part of the meeting (unless asked to stay), not to be counted in the quorum for that agenda item and withdraw during the vote and have no vote on the matter concerned.
(ii)The Committee may decide on its way of operating. Unless it otherwise resolves the following rules apply:-
(a) At least 6 members must be present for a meeting to be valid;
(b) Committee meetings shall be held face to face;
(c) The Chair or whoever else those present choose shall chair meetings;
(d) Decisions shall be by simple majority of those voting;
(e) A resolution in writing signed by every Committee member shall be valid without a meeting;
(f) The Chair of a meeting shall have a casting vote.
(g) The Management and Section Committees may delegate any of their functions to sub-committees but must specify the scope of its activity and powers: the extent to which it can commit the funds of the Club; its membership; its duty to report back to the relevant Committee. The Committee may wind up any sub-committee at any time or to change its mandate and operating terms.
Annual Club reports and statements of account must be made available for inspection by any member and all Club records may be inspected by any Committee member.
11. All General Meetings
(a) All members may attend all General Meetings of the Club in person
(b) Voting will be restricted to fully paid up Playing Members of 16 years or over and Officers of the Club.
(c) Such meetings will require 14 days clear days’ written notice to Members.
(d) The quorum for all General Meetings is 30 members present.
(e) The Chair or (in his or her absence) another Member chosen at the meeting shall preside.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules every resolution shall be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast on a show of hands.
(g) Formalities in connection with General Meetings (such as how to put down resolutions) shall be decided by the Management Committee and publicised to Club Members.
12. Annual General Meetings
The Club will hold an Annual General Meeting not later than the 31st May each year and not more than 15 months after the last Annual
General Meeting at such place and time as may be decided upon by the Management Committee to:
(a) Receive the Honorary Secretary’s Report on the Club’s activities since the previous AGM and the Honorary Treasurer’s Statement of Receipts and Payments, a copy of such Report and Statement to be supplied to each member.
Those entitled to vote shall:
(b) Elect the President of the Club for the ensuing season.
(c) Elect Vice-Presidents for the ensuing season. The election of Vice-Presidents is to be made on the nomination of the Committee.
Eligible members may make recommendations in writing to the Honorary Secretary by the 31st March of each season for the Management
Committee’s consideration. Vice Presidents shall be elected for a period of one year and be available for re-election annually.
(d) Elect Officers for the ensuing season.
(e) Appoint a suitable person to audit the accounts.
(f) The Members will discuss and vote on any resolution (whether about policy or to change the Rules). In the event of a proposal to change the rules this proposal must be submitted to the Honorary General Secretary fifty six days prior to an Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting and;
(g) Deal with any other business put to the Meeting.
13. Extraordinary General Meetings
An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be called by the Honorary Secretary within 14 days of a request to that effect from the Management
Committee or on the written request of 30 members signed by them. Such Extraordinary General Meetings shall be held on not less than 14 nor more than 21 day’s notice at a place to be decided upon by the Management Committee or in default by the Chair.
14. Amendments
(a) These Rules may be amended at a General Meeting by two thirds of the votes cast but not (if relevant) to jeopardise the Club’s status
as a Community Amateur Sports Club as first provided by the Finance Act 2002 and not in any event to alter its purposes (unless the procedure set out in 14(b) has been followed) or winding up provisions.
(b) The Club Purposes may be changed to include another eligible sport if the Management Committee unanimously agree and the Members also agreed the change by a 75% majority of votes cast.
15. Winding Up the Club
(a) The members may vote to wind up the Club if not less than three quarters of those present and voting support that proposal at a properly convened general meeting.
(b) The Management Committee will then be responsible for the orderly winding up of the Club’s affairs;
(c) After settling all liabilities of the Club, the Management Committee shall dispose of the net assets remaining to one or more of the following:
(i) To another Club with similar sports purposes which is a registered charity and/or
(ii) To another Club with similar sports purposes which is a registered Community Amateur Sports Club and/or
(iii) To the Club’s governing body for use by them for related community sports.
16. Display of Rules
(a) That a copy of these Rules be given to each Member at the commencement of the season or on election, acceptance of same to confirm
his election as a member.
(b) That a copy of these Rules be displayed in the Club Pavilion.
