1.1: The club will be known as Supermono-GB hereinafter termed “the club” or “SMGB”.
1.2: The club shall be administered by a Management Committee.
1.3: The objects of the club are to promote the racing of Supermono machines as defined under the club eligibility rules.
1.4: The interpretation of these rules is as defined by the Management Committee.
1.5: The Club shall not be liable to any member for any economic or financial loss or damage (including the loss of profits, loss of revenue, liability incurred by the member to third parties) or any consequential or indirect or special loss or damage howsoever caused and in particular not when the members machine or machines are involved in any event organised or recognised by the club, including racing, parading, trial or display, (static or otherwise).
Management Committee
2.1: The Management Committee shall comprise of Jeff Miller.
2.2: Club Members may be co-opted onto the committee at any time, provided that they are nominated by the Management Committee. Such co-opted members do not have voting rights on the Management Committee.
2.3: At all times primacy is retained by the Management Committee.
Machine Eligibility
3.1: The club will cater for Supermono machines manufactured on or after 1st January 1976. (No modern replicas of pre 1976 machines).
3.2: The Management committee will maintain a set of eligibility rules which it is envisaged will remain unchanged during race season.
3.3: It is incumbent on members to maintain their machines in good condition, in furtherance of the club’s purposes. The Club reserves the right to bar a machine from participating in its activities, in the event that it does not conform to the club’s eligibility rules, or if its condition may reflect adversely on the clubs reputation.
3.4: The interpretation of the eligibility rules is solely the preserve of the Management committee.
Membership
4.1: Members shall abide by the rules of the club and the rules of the ACU.
4.2: Persons wishing to join the club should submit an application to the club.
4.3: The Management Committee reserve the right to refuse membership to any applicant, although this will not unreasonably be withheld.
4.4: The annual subscription fee and the various types of membership to be offered by the club shall be decided upon by the Management Committee. The membership conferred by a subscription shall expire on 31st December annually.
4.5: Members shall hold themselves bound, in all cases of dispute or disagreement as to the interpretation of the rules of the club, to accept the decision of the Management Committee.
4.6: In the event of a grave breach of the rules of the club by a member, or conduct on the part of the member, or a person(s) accompanying a member at a meeting or any other club event, which prima facie is un-gentlemanly, un sportsman like, or is deemed as being prejudicial to the interests of the club, a meeting of the Management Committee shall be convened to hear and consider the actions and events. The club member(s) concerned will be contacted by post and email at the addresses detailed on their membership application and invited to submit their own statement of related events, for due consideration by the Management Committee. Such statement is to be received by the Management Committee within 21 days of the dated letter of notification of proceedings, forwarded to the member. The decision of the Management Committee will be forwarded by post to the member concerned within 31 days of the initial notification.
4.7: The Management Committee shall have the power to temporarily suspend their membership, require them to resign their membership with no refund of unexpired subscription, disqualify from a championship, dock championship points, or indeed take any action deemed appropriate.
4.8: The Management Committee decision is final.
Financial
5.1: The club treasurer as nominated by the Management Committee shall monitor the club bank accounts, into which all income from any source shall be paid.
5.2: The mandate to be given to the clubs bankers, detailing person(s) authorised to act on the clubs behalf and detailing their authority in this respect, shall be completed in accordance with a resolution to be passed by the Management Committee. The Management Committee retain the power to cancel/ amend the bank mandate at any time without notice.
5.3: Payments made from the clubs accounts shall only be in payment for goods or services already provided or to be provided, to the club in connection with its activities. Club officials and members of the Management Committee shall be entitled to recover reasonable expense incurred in the performance of their duties, such payments being at the discretion of the Treasurer.
5.4: The club treasurer shall maintain full and proper records of all income and expenditure. In conjunction with the club accountant, they will prepare annually, a profit and loss statement and balance sheet.