1. NAME

The name of the club shall be the Jersey Skydive Association.

2. STATUS

The club may be affiliated to national skydiving governing bodies where deemed appropriate by the committee and shall consist of those classes of members as defined in Rule 4. The club may affiliate to other local, national or international bodies as deemed appropriate by the committee.

3. OBJECTS

The objects of the club are to:

∑ provide a social forum for the sports skydivers and parachutists of all ability levels who participate in, or have an interest in the sport in the Channel Islands;

∑ promote the sport of skydiving;

∑ work closely with regulatory bodies to address the needs of Jersey skydivers and work towards facilitating access to skydiving resources for its members,

∑ offer advise and training in the sport, the equipment and license progression;

∑ provide a forum through which members can express their views with regard to any laws, rules or regulations governing parachuting or associated activities in the Channel Islands;

4. ELIGIBILITY AND TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP

a) Ordinary membership is available to anyone who expresses an interest in the sport of skydiving, subject to the approval of the committee.

b) All members shall be ordinary members.

c) Prospective members should complete an application form for approval by the committee.

d) Only fully paid-up members are entitled to vote.

e) Subscriptions should be paid annually or otherwise as directed by the committee and notified to the members.

4. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Management Committee shall consist of a Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer. The committee shall be elected at each A.G.M. The minimum number of committee members required at any one meeting (quorum) to render decisions valid shall be two.

The committee will meet as appropriate but at least once in every year and has the power to appoint sub-committees for specific functions e.g. playing, social, fund-raising, house, special events.

All club business is directed by this committee other than matters when a full vote at an A.G.M. is required under the club rules or the committee shall refer to the club..

5. SUBSCRIPTIONS

The committee in agreement with the Treasurer shall determine the annual subscriptions. The committee and Treasurer shall determine whether or not a joining fee should be levied.

6. MEETING OF THE CLUB

A.G.M. - Annual General Meeting shall be held between December 1^st and January 31st of each year. The date and time of the A.G.M. shall be notified to each member at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. The A.G.M. shall be properly constituted and recognised as quorom by the attendance by a minimum of two members. A special/extraordinary/general meeting can be called at any time by the Management Committee or by 50% of the current members when all members shall have full voting rights.

7. CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION

The rules of the club may be amended by the agreement of a 67% majority of the members present at the A.G.M.

8. DISSOLUTION

The club can be dissolved with the agreement of 67% of those paid up members present and voting at the A.G.M.

Following the agreement of the appointed Trustees the club shall take appropriate action to convert any assets into money and pay off debts. The Management Committee shall return any surplus monies to the members as they shall in their absolute discretion decide fit.