Membership.

1. (a) Gentlemen and Ladies desirous of joining the Club must be proposed on the appropriate form by a Full Member and seconded by another
Full Member, except that sons and daughters of Full Members require only a proposer. A Member may not propose a candidate unless he has been a Full Member for over one (1) year. Members of the Committee of Management may neither propose nor second any
Candidate as a Member, however the Committee may sanction Group
Membership.

(b) The Committee of Management at its discretion may invite and accept
Group Membership provided that Groups are made up of ten (10) Applications and over.

2. The name of the proposed candidate, together with the names of the proposer and seconder, shall be posted on the notice board for at least seven clear days immediately prior to the election, except where the Committee of Management is in no doubt as to a candidate’s unsuitability.

3. A book shall be kept in the Secretary’s office for the registration of the names of the candidates with their proposer and seconders.

4. (a) The acceptance of members into the club shall be decided by the Committee of Management.

(b) If a candidate or in the case of a Married Couple, one of the spouses is unable to attend the introductory meeting with the Committee of Management, due to valid reasons, the applicant or applicants will have their acceptance to Membership deferred, should the candidate/s still not be able to keep the second appointment, the candidature will be considered and may be accepted provided that the proposed candidate/s is known to at least 50% + 1 of the Members of the Committee of Management. However these are to meet the Committee at the first opportunity.

5. Any candidate who fails to take up his membership by payment, within one month from the day of election, of his entrance fee and subscription shall have his name removed from the List of Elected Members and must, if he wishes to join the Club, be proposed and seconded again.

6. In the event of a candidate being excluded at an election he may not re-apply for election until after the expiration of three years. He may not be admitted to the Club as a guest.

7. A Member who has been requested to resign his membership or who has been expelled shall not be admitted to the precincts of the Club
(Rule III Para 7 refers).

8. No application from a prospective candidate will be accepted unless his spouse also joins; they must after election together continue as Members. The Committee of Management may, however, at their discretion grant exceptions. (See Rule XVII Para 2)

9. The wife/husband of a single Member, who marries, automatically becomes a Member. They will be required to adjust their existing payments of Entrance Fee and Subscription to meet the current rates of a married couple.

10. A separated/divorced gentleman or lady applying for membership must provide the necessary legal documents as proof of their status when applying for membership. Similarly, married couples who separate or divorce after being admitted as members are to present legal proof to the Committee of Management if they so wish to stay as single members of the Club.
Exceptionally, the Committee of Management may, at its discretion, exempt certain cases from the strict application of this rule.