BY-LAWS OF PAPAMOA TASTERS CLUB

1. NAME :

The Club shall be called TASTERS CLUB ( Papamoa). It was established in July 2009 only for the purpose of advancing the education and knowledge of its members; there is no private profit to any individual.

2. AIMS :

To increase the knowledge and widen the interests of members in beverages and food as responsible citizens in the community by :-

(a) Providing educational lectures by experts in the

beverage and food industries.

(b) Enjoying congenial companionship & exchanging ideas.

3. MEMBERSHIP :

The membership of the club shall be determined by the Committee who shall limit it at its discretion. Candidates for election to the club shall be proposed and seconded by members of the club and admitted in order of priority on the waiting list, therein six monthly. The members are encouraged to attend as many meetings as possible.

4. RESIGNATIONS :

Members wishing to resign must give written notice to the Secretary not less than one month prior to the end of the financial year. Failure to do so may render them liable for the following year's subscription. Any member who resigns may re-apply and go to the bottom of the waiting list.

5. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION :

The annual subscription s all be decided by the Committee and shall be notified to the members at the Annual General Meeting. Any member who fails to pay their subscription within one month of the A.G.M. may be deleted from the list of members

6. MEETINGS :

The Regular Meetings of the Club shall be held at a venue decided by the Committee on the Fourth Wednesday of February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November of each year. The Committee may, at its discretion, limit the number of people attending any Regular Meeting. Members must therefore notify their attendance or otherwise to a committee member by 5.00pm on the Sunday before the meeting. Meeting attendance fees for members and non-members shall be set by the committee. Members may bring visitors (including partners) but must confirm with a committee member on the Monday before the meeting that there are sufficient vacancies available.

7. MANAGEMENT:

The affairs of the Club shall be managed by a Committee consisting of a President, Cellar Master, Secretary, Treasurer and two other members.

8. ELECTION OF OFFICERS:

The President, Secretary, Treasurer, Cellar Master, and two Committee Members shall be elected by a majority of the members attending the Annual General Meeting. The President shall hold office for one year but not for more than three consecutive years.

The Committee may at any time co-opt members onto it for special duties or to Replace any Committee member who may retire during the year but the Full Committee shall not exceed eight.

9. COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

The President shall direct the time and place of committee meetings.

10. BANKING :

All cheques, withdrawals and transfers drawn on the Club's banking account with the ASB in Papamoa shall be signed jointly by any two of the following authorised signatories; President, Secretary, Treasurer and one Committee member who shall be elected at the A.G.M.

12. FINANCIAL YEAR:

The financial year shall end on 31 May each year and the annual accounts shall be audited and presented for approval at the A.G.M.

13. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING :

The Annual General Meeting shall be held in June each year on a date to be fixed by the President.

14. APPEALS:

No appeals for charity shall be made, nor any tickets sold at meetings.

15. DISSOLUTION:

The Club may be dissolved by a Resolution passed by a majority of three-quarters of the members present at any extraordinary meeting. Upon the passing of such resolution the Committee shall forthwith discharge all the liabilities of the Club and transfer all the surplus assets to a charitable organisation of their choice.

16. BY-LAWS :

The Committee may at any time recommend to the members the repeal, alteration, rescinding or any addition to these By-Laws as it may consider necessary for the well-being of the Club, provided no addition to or alteration of the aims/objects by-law, payments to members by-law or the winding up by-law, shall be approved without the approval of Inland Revenue. The provisions and effect of this by-law shall not be removed from this document and shall be included and implied into any document replacing this document.