(numbered paragraphs) Casual vacancies are accurate PART 3 MEMBERS That the supporting club’s BECOMING AND CEASING TO BE A MEMBER statements, policies and forms are consistent with Types of membership the articles that you are Applications for membership creating Conditions of membership The opinion of an appropriately qualified Termination of membership legal professional with ORGANISATION OF GENERAL MEETINGS specialist knowledge of volunteer-run, Notice and calling general meetings profit organisations. Annual general meetings Attendance and speaking at general meetings BGA Club Policies Guidance Pack Quorum for general meetings A large number of useful Chairing general meetings documents are available from the ‘Club Attendance and speaking by directors and non-members of Management’ section Adjournment the BGA website under Club VOTING AT GENERAL MEETINGS ‘Sample Documents’. Voting: general Other useful publications There is little information Errors and disputes available for not-for-profit Poll votes organisations that are not Content of proxy notices charities. However, the principles are similar, Delivery of proxy notices although the requirements Amendments to resolutions and reporting compliance are more rigorous for Written resolution charities than for PART 4 ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS companies. For this reason you may find yourself Accounts having to pick and filter Means of communication to be used your way through some publications. Please do [Company seals] contact the BGA No right to inspect accounts and other records Development Officer with [Provision for employees on cessation of business] general queries in the first instance Property and funds BGA ‘Club Disability discrimination and child protection Management Training Resource Pack’ INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE DIRECTORS’ available from Club Indemnity Management section of BGA website Insurance Charity Commission Rules and Regulations guidance documents – included because it is Disputes written for people who Dissolution are not experts. [Interpretation: priority] CC22 and CC3 Wales Council for Voluntary Action PART 1 Directory of Social INTERPRETATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Change
(numbered paragraphs) are accurate That the club’s supporting statements, policies and forms are consistent with the articles that you are creating The opinion of an appropriately qualified legal professional with specialist knowledge of volunteer-run, organisations. BGA Club Policies Guidance Pack A large number of useful documents are available from the ‘Club Management’ section of the BGA website under ‘Sample Club Documents’. Other useful publications There is little information available for not-for-profit organisations that are not charities. However, the principles are similar, although the requirements and reporting compliance are more rigorous for charities than for companies. For this reason you may find yourself having to pick and filter your way through some publications. Please do contact the BGA Development Officer with general queries in the first instance BGA ‘Club Management Training Resource Pack’ available from Club Management section of BGA website Charity Commission guidance documents – included because it is written for people who are not experts. CC22 and CC3 Wales Council for Voluntary Action Directory of Social Change Casual vacancies PART 3 MEMBERS BECOMING AND CEASING TO BE A MEMBER Types of membership Applications for membership Conditions of membership Termination of membership ORGANISATION OF GENERAL MEETINGS Notice and calling general meetings Annual general meetings Attendance and speaking at general meetings Quorum for general meetings Chairing general meetings Attendance and speaking by directors and non-members Adjournment VOTING AT GENERAL MEETINGS Voting: general Errors and disputes Poll votes Content of proxy notices Delivery of proxy notices Amendments to resolutions Written resolution PART 4 ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS Accounts Means of communication to be used [Company seals] No right to inspect accounts and other records [Provision for employees on cessation of business] Property and funds Disability discrimination and child protection DIRECTORS’ INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE Indemnity Insurance Rules and Regulations Disputes Dissolution [Interpretation: priority] PART 1 INTERPRETATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY profit
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