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Amendment 1
| Clause | Before amendment | After amendment |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5.2. | on the member’s failure to pay the annual subscription within three months of it falling due; or | on the member’s failure to pay the annual subscription before 31st December in any year or |
Wording of original amending Motion, from minutes
Existing constitution.
5.5 Membership of the Club shall cease:
5.5.2 on the member’s failure to pay the annual subscription within three months of it falling due: or
Proposed constitution
5.5 Membership of the Club shall cease:
5.5.2 on the member’s failure to pay the annual subscription within two months of it falling due: or
Additional commentary about Motion, from minutes
Sé O Hanlon proposed an amendment to the motion that for the sake of clarity, a date, the 31st of December be included in the motion rather than merely stating a 2 month period.
David Jacobs explained the rationale for this proposal:
Amendment 2
| Clause | Before amendment | After amendment |
|---|---|---|
| 6.2 |
The amount of the subscription shall be determined by the Committee and shall be notified to members before 1st October each year. Subscription payments shall be accepted from the time of notification. |
The proposed annual subscription for the following year shall be determined by the committee each year and this proposal shall be put to the Annual General Meeting for approval. |
| 6.3 | Any increase in the subscription shall be subject to approval at the next Annual General Meeting. If the Annual General Meeting does not approve the increase, the difference shall be refunded within thirty days to those members who have already paid the increase. | The subscription approved by the AGM shall be reconfirmed to the members before 1st October of the following year. Subscriptions shall be accepted from the time of notification. |
Wording of original amending Motion, from minutes
The motion is that clauses 6.2 and 6.3 of the constitution shall be deleted and replaced:
Proposed constitution:
6.2. The proposed annual subscription for the following year shall be determined by the committee each year and this proposal shall be put to the Annual General Meeting for approval.
6.3. The subscription approved by the AGM shall be reconfirmed to the members before 1st October of the following year. Subscriptions shall be accepted from the time of notification.