Each member and club official agrees to abide by these rules by signing on.

1. Name

The club shall be called “F.C. Drury (S) FC” and shall be affiliated to the Essex County Football Association.

2. Committee

The club shall be controlled by a General Committee consisting of the Officers and any other members, either playing or non-playing, who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.

The General Committee, known as the Committee, shall meet at least once every three months, and the proceedings at such meetings shall be duly recorded and minuted. The minutes are to be made available to all members on request within 28 days of said meetings taking place. At the meetings of the Committee, no less that 4 officers shall form a quorum.

All decisions taken by the Committee must be made by vote of all attending Officers, and motions carried only upon majority decision unless the vote is tied. In the event of a tied vote, the Chairman shall have the deciding vote.

3. Officers

The Officers shall consist of one Secretary, one Treasurer and one Chairman, plus any other deputies to be appointed as necessary. The Committee shall also consist of one Players Representative. All Officers shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.

To appoint additional or replacement Officers, the existing Committee must reach a unanimous decision.

4. Powers of Committee

The Property and/or assets of the Club shall be vested in the Committee.

The Committee shall have the power to appoint such Sub-Committees as may from time to time be deemed necessary and shall receive reports of such Sub-Committees at its meetings.

The Committee shall have the power to suspend or expel any member deemed guilty of conduct prejudicial to the good name of the Club.

The Committee shall have the power to fill such vacancies in its constitution between Annual General Meetings.

The Committee shall have the power to declare any seat vacant should an Officer absent themselves from three consecutive meetings without any explanation deemed to be satisfactory.

5. Objects

Its objects shall be to provide association football for its members and such social and recreation pursuits as may be deemed desirable by the Committee.

6. Membership

i) Members

All persons automatically qualify for membership upon paying the subscription fee and signing the “signing on form”. Non-playing members may be appointed at the discretion of the Committee and will be subject to no subscription fee.

Candidates for election to membership shall be proposed and seconded by existing club members.

A register of members of the Club and date of election shall be kept by the Secretary. In event of non-payment of subscription by 31st July of each year, membership shall be deemed to be terminated, except at the discretion of the Committee.

A member wishing to resign shall give notice to this effect in writing to the Secretary, which includes via media such as SMS, IMM and email; such notice to this effect in writing to the Secretary shall be accompanied by payment of all Club dues at that date. On receipt of all outstanding dues, the Secretary will confirm the resignation in writing, including via previously stated forms of media.

The Committee reserves the right to add any members owing outstanding dues to the Club to the Essex County F.A.’s banned list, if these dues have not been paid by 31st July annually.

ii) Matches

All Players must wear shinpads in every match.

iii) Discipline

Each member agrees to pay his or her own disciplinary fines. In the event of a gross injustice the Committee will decide whether the Club will pay the fine for the player.

Any member guilty of being cautioned or sent off for dissent or foul, abusive or offensive language, or cautioned for delaying the restart of play, will also have to pay an additional club fine of £10.

Any member guilty of being sent off for violent conduct will also have to pay an additional club fine of £10.

Any member guilty of being sent off for serious foul play may have to pay an additional club fine at the discretion of the Committee, to be no more than £10.

At the discretion of the Committee, any member may be suspended indefinitely for any acts of behaviour the Committee deems appropriate to invoke such disciplinary action for.

7. Subscription

The Annual Subscription to the Club shall be £20 for Playing Members, and is not applicable for Non-playing Members.

Subscription shall be payable not later than 31st July annually.

8. Annual Meeting

The Annual General Meeting shall be held not later than 31st July in each year. The Secretary shall give seven clear days notice of such Meetings to all members.

The Annual Financial Statement and Secretary’s Report shall be received by the meeting, which will also elect the Officers and Committee by vote.

9. Extraordinary General Meeting

An Extraordinary General Meeting may be convened by the Committee when deemed desirable and upon the written request of four Officers. All previous stated forms of media are acceptable.

The Secretary shall give seven clear days notice to all members of such a meeting, at which no less than two of the Officers shall form a Quorum.

10. Finance

The Committee shall cause to be kept proper books of account, which may be audited on request of the Committee at an ad-hoc basis, subject to 7 days notice by the Committee.

11. Alterations To The Rules

No alteration to the Club Rules shall be made except at the Annual General Meeting or at an Extraordinary General Meeting convened for that purpose.

Notice of proposed alteration to the Club Rules must be given in writing to the Secretary via acceptable forms of media, and will be notified to the Officers on notice of the meeting.

12. Other Business

Any matters not governed by the foregoing Rules shall be dealt with by the Committee, the decision by which body shall be final and binding.