Sparta Nottingham WFC
( Est. 1996)

1. NAME
The club shall be known as Sparta Nottingham WFC, hereafter referred to as "the Club", and shall be affiliated to
The Nottinghamshire Football Association Limited.

2. OBJECTS
The objects of the Club shall be to arrange association football matches and social activities for its members.

3. STATUS OF RULES
These rules (the Club Rules) form a binding agreement between each member of the Club.

4. RULES AND REGULATIONS
a) The Club shall have the
status of an Affiliated Member Club of The Football Association by virtue of its affiliation to The Nottinghamshire Football
Association Limited. The Rules and Regulations of The Football Association Limited and The Nottinghamshire Football Association
Limited and any League or Competition to which the Club is affiliated for the time being, shall be deemed to be incorporated into
the Club Rules.

b) No alteration to the Club Rules shall be effective without prior written approval by The Nottinghamshire Football Association
Limited.

c) The Club will also abide by The Football Association’s Child Protection Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct and the Equal
Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Policy.

5. CLUB MEMBERSHIP

a) The members of the Club from time to time shall be those persons listed in the register of members (the Membership Register)
which shall be maintained by the Club Secretary.

b) Any person who wishes to be a member must apply on the Membership Application Form and deliver it to the Club. Election
to membership shall be at the sole discretion of the Club Committee. Membership shall become effective upon an applicant’s
name being entered in the Membership Register.

c) In the event of a member’s resignation or expulsion, his or her name shall be removed from the Membership Register.

d) The Football Association and The Nottinghamshire Football Association Limited shall be given access to the Membership
Register on demand.

e) All parents or guardians of minors ( Under 18) will be deemed to be Associate members of the Club.

6. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE

a) An annual fee payable by each member shall be determined from timt to time by the Club Committee. Any fee shall be
payable in full on succesful application for membership, annuallly by each member. The membership year shall be from
August the 1st each year until July 31st of the following year.

b) The Club Committee shall have the authority to levy further subscriptions from the members as are reasonably necessary to
fulfil the objects of the Club.

7. RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION

a) A member shall cease to be a member of the Club if, and from the date on which, he/she gives notice to the Club Committee
of their resignation. A member whose annual membership fee or further subscription is more than 2 months in arrears shall be
deemed to have resigned. Membership fees are non returnable in the event of the resignation or expulsion.

b) The Club Committee shall have the power to expel a member when, in their opinion, it would not be in the interests of the Club
for them to remain a member. There shall be no appeal procedures.

c) A member who resigns or is expelled shall not be entitled to claim any, or a share of any, of the Club Property or assets.

8. CLUB COMMITTEE

a) The Club Committee shall consist of the following Club Officers: Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary and Vice Secretary.

b) Each Member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the next Annual General Meeting unless otherwise resolved
at a Special General Meeting. One person may hold no more than two positions on the Committee at any time. The Club Committee
shall be responsible for the management of all the affairs of the Club. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be made by a simple
majority of those attending the Club Committee meeting. The Chairperson of the Club Committee meeting shall have a casting vote
in the event of a tie. Meetings of the Club Committee shall be chaired by the Chairperson or in their absence the Secretary.
The quorum for the transaction of business of the Club Committee shall be five.

c) Decisions of the Club Committee of meetings shall be entered into the Minute Book of the Club to be maintained by the Club
Secretary.

d) Any member of the Club Committee may call a meeting of the Club Committee by giving not less than 7 days’ notice to all
members of the Club Committee. The Club Committee shall hold not less than two meetings a year.

e) An outgoing member of the Club Committee may be re-elected. Any vacancy on the Club Committee which arises between
Annual General Meetings shall be filled by a member proposed by one and seconded by another of the remaining Club Committee
members and approved by a simple majority of the remaining Club Committee members.

f) Save as provided for in the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association and The Nottinghamshire Football Association
Limited to which the Club is affiliated, the Club Committee shall have the power to decide all questions and disputes arising
in respect of any issue concerning the Club Rules.

9. ANNUAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

a) An Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be held in each year to:
(i) receive a report of the Club activities over the previous year
(ii) receive a report of the Club’s finances over the previous year
(iii) elect the members of the Club Committee
(iv) consider any other business.

b) Nominations for election of members as Club Committee shall be made in writing by the proposer and seconder, both of
whom must be existing members of the Club, to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the AGM. Notice of any
resolution to be proposed at the AGM shall be given in writing to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the Meeting.

c) A Special General Meeting (SGM) may be called at any time by the Committee and shall be called within 21 days of the
receipt by the Club Secretary of a requisition in writing signed by not less than five members stating the purposes for which
the Meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. Business at an SGM may be any business that may be transacted at an AGM.

d) The Secretary shall send to each member at their last known address written notice of the date of a General Meeting together
with the resolutions to be proposed at least 14 days before the Meeting.

e) The quorum for a General Meeting shall be a minimum of ten members.

f) The Chairperson, or in their absence, the Secretary, shall take the chair. Each member present shall have one vote and
resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority. In the event of an equality of votes the Chairperson of the Meeting shall have
a casting vote.

g) The Club Secretary, or in their absence a member of the Club Committee, shall enter Minutes of General Meetings into the
Minute Book of the Club.

10. CLUB FINANCES

a) A bank account shall be opened and maintained in the name of the Club (the Club Account). Designated account signatories
shall be the Club Treasurer. No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed the designated signatory.
All monies payable to the Club shall be received by the Treasurer and deposited in the Club Account.

b) The income and assets of the Club (the Club Property) shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Club.

c) The Club Committee shall have power to authorise the payment of remuneration and expenses to any member of the Club
and to any other person or persons for services rendered to the Club.

d) The Club shall prepare an annual Financial Statement in such form as shall be published by The Football Association from
time to time.

e) The Club Property, other than the Club Account, shall be vested in not less than two and no more than four custodians, one
of whom shall be the Treasurer (the Custodians), who shall deal with the Club Property as directed by decisions of the Club
Committee and entry in the Minute Book shall be conclusive evidence of such a decision.

f) The Custodians shall be appointed by the Club in a General Meeting and shall hold office until death or resignation unless
removed by a resolution passed at a General Meeting.

g) On their removal or resignation a Custodian shall execute a Conveyance in such form as is published by The Football
Association from time to time to a newly-elected Custodian or the existing Custodians as directed by the Club Committee.
On the death of a Custodian, any Club Property vested in them shall vest automatically in the surviving Custodians.
If there is only one surviving Custodian, a Special General Meeting shall be convened as soon as possible to appoint another
Custodian.

h) The Custodians shall be entitled to an indemnity out of the Club Property for all expenses and other liabilities reasonably
incurred by them in carrying out their duties.

12. DISSOLUTION

a) A resolution to dissolve the Club shall only be proposed at a General Meeting and shall be carried by a majority of at least
three-quarters of the members present.

b) The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Club Committee shall be responsible
for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the Club.

c) Any surplus assets remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be transferred to The
Nottinghamshire Football Association Limited who shall determine how the assets shall be utilised for the benefit of the game.
Alternatively, such assets may be disposed of in such other manner as the members of the Club with the consent of The
Nottinghamshire Football Association Limited shall determine.

9th July 2008