General

VII GENERAL

28 CONTINUITY

For the avoidance of doubt every Member of the Constituent Body who at the date these Rules  take effect pursuant to Rule 26 holds offices or position in any capacity in the Constituent Body (including the position of Vice-Presidents and/or patrons) shall continue to hold the same office or position following registration. Such Members shall have the same seniority, dates  of appointment, dates of retirement and the like after registration as before registration, subject only to such changes as are necessary by virtue of these Rules. The Trustees under the former Rules of the Constituent Body shall, until they have fully discharged their duties, remain as Trustees upon those of the former Rules which relate to Trustees, varied only insofar as these Rules necessarily require.

29 INDEMNITY

Each Officer (including under the former Rules of the Constituent Body the Trustees) and employee from time to time of the Constituent Body and each person who was or is from time to time a Member of the Committee or any Sub-Committee shall (to the extent that such person is not entitled to recover under any policy of insurance) be entitled to be indemnified out of any and all funds available to the Constituent Body which may lawfully be so applied, against all costs, liens, charges, expenses and liabilities whatsoever incurred by such person in the execution and discharge  of  duties  undertaken  on  behalf  of  the  Constituent  Body  or  in  relation  thereto, or incurred in good faith in the purported discharge of such duties, including any liability incurred in initiating, prosecuting or defending any proceedings, civil or criminal, which relate to anything done or omitted as an Officer or employee or as a Member of the Committee or any Sub- Committee as the case may be.

30 NOTICES

30.1   A notice may be served by the Club upon any Member, either personally or by sending it by post or fax addressed to such member at his or her registered address as appearing in the Register of Members. A notice may also be served by the Club upon any Member by electronic communication in accordance with rules 30.2 and 30.3.

30.2   Any member who notifies the Club of an address to which the Club may send electronic communications shall be treated as having agreed to receive notice and other documents from the Club by electronic communication.

30.3   If a Member notifies the Club of his email address the club may send the Member the notice or other documents by publishing the notice or other document on a website and notifying the Member by email that the notice or other document has been published on the website.

30.4 Any notice, whether sent by post, fax or electronic communication shall be deemed to have been served on the day following that on which the letter or other communication containing the same is put into the post, sent, or otherwise despatched.

31 ARBITRATION

Every dispute of the type specified in The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 or any amendment, modification or re-enactment thereof (not being one in respect of which the decision falls to be made in some other way under these Rules) shall be referred to the arbitration of a single arbitrator (pursuant to the Arbitration Act for the time being in force) to be appointed in default of agreement between the parties to the dispute by the President (or failing whom one of the other office holders) for the time being of the Constituent Body.

32 INTERPRETATION

Subject to the provisions of the Act any difference of opinion as to the interpretation of these Rules or on any matter not provided for therein shall be decided by the Chairman of a General Meeting at such Meeting or by the Committee in every other circumstance, and every such decision shall be recorded in the minutes and shall be accepted as the true meaning until thereafter otherwise interpreted on due notice at a subsequent General Meeting.

33 SCHEDULE OF DEFINITIONS

“the Act”	means the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965-1978 and any subsequent Acts governing or otherwise affecting industrial and provident societies.
“Auditors”	means the auditors of the Constituent Body for the time being.
“Club”	means a club admitted into membership of the Constituent Body in accordance with the Rules of Constituent Body.
“Constituent Body”	means North Midlands Rugby Football Union Limited.
“Committee”	means the committee designated in Rule 13 and “Committee Member” or “Member of the Committee” means a member of the Committee for the time being and shall include a person co-opted under Rule 11.2.
“Domestic Union”	has the meaning given in Rule 5.1.
“Financial Statement”	means a Balance Sheet together with a Statement of Accounts showing Income and Expenditure.
“Game”	means the game of rugby union football.
“General Meeting”	means a general meeting of Members.
“Honorary Secretary”	means Honorary Secretary of the Constituent Body for the time being.
“Laws of the Game”	means the laws promulgated by the World Rugby from time to time according to which the Game is played throughout the world.
“Management Committee”	means the management committee constituted in accordance with Rule 13.8.

 

“Members”	means a member of the Constituent Body.
“Officers”	means the officers designated in Rule 12.
“Registrar”	means the Financial Services Authority and includes the statutory successor carrying on its relevant function.
“Regulation”	means a resolution, regulation or instruction made in accordance with Rule 4.13.
“Representative(s)”	means the representative(s) elected by the Members to represent the Constituent Body on the Council of the Union in accordance with the Rules of the Union for the time being registered with the Registrar.
“Rules”	Means the Rules of the Constituent Body for the time being registered with the Registrar.
“Union”	means the Rugby Football Union.
“World Rugby”	means the world Governing Body of the Game. At the date of the adoption of these Rules it was known as the International Rugby Board of which the Union is a member.
“World Rugby Regulations”	means the Resolutions and Regulations relating to the Game promulgated by the World Rugby from time to time.