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  1. Name
    The club shall be called Birstall United Juniors Football Club (the club) and shall be affiliated to the Leicestershire & Rutland County Football Association (the Parent County)
     
  2. Objects
    The club objectives shall be to provide association football matches and such social recreation pursuits as deemed desirable by the committee 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/membership of the Football Association. The Rules and Regulations of the Football Association Limited and parent County Association and any League or Completion 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 parent Association.

    (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) that shall be maintained by the Club Secretary.

    b) Membership shall consist of junior members being registered with County Youth Leagues up to under 18 years of age.

    c) 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 applicants name being entered in the
    Membership Register.

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

    e) The Football Association and parent County association shall be given access to the Membership Register on demand.
     
  6. Annual Membership Fee  
    a) An annual fee of £25 shall be payable for registration on a successful application for membership and annually by each member. Where a family has 2 or more members, the second and each subsequent member shall pay £12.50. Fees shall not be repayable. In addition, each member shall pay a match fee of £1.50 on all match days plus £1.50 per training session.

    b) The Club Committee shall have the authority to levy further subscriptions from the members as are reasonably necessary to fulfil the objectives 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 subscriptions are more than 2 months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned.

    b) The Club Committee shall have the power to suspend or expel a member when, in their opinion the members conduct was prejudicial to the good name of the club and it would not be in the interests of the Club for them to remain a member. Any player or official found guilty by the Club will be notified in writing of any such suspension or expulsion. There shall be no appeal procedures.

    c) A member who resigns or is expelled from the Club shall not be entitled to claim any, or a share of any, of the Club property.
     
  8. Club Committee  
    a) The Club Committee shall consist of the following Club Officers: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary, Development & Promotions Secretary and up to 5 other members, elected at an Annual General Meeting.

    b) Club Officers and Club Committee Members 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 of Club Officer 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 Vice Chairperson. The quorum for the transaction of business of the Club Committee shall consist of one half of the Club Committee.

    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.

    e) The Club Committee shall meet once a Month unless circumstances dictate otherwise not less than four meetings will be held during the year.

    f) 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 Club Committee members.

    g) The Club Committee shall have the power to appoint such sub-committees as may from time to time be deemed necessary and shall receive reports of such sub-committees at it’s meetings. The Club Committee shall have the power to co-opt such members as may from time to time deem necessary.
    The Chairperson or His/Her nominated representative shall be an ex-officio member of all sub-committees.

    h) Save as provided for in the Rules and regulations of the Football Association and the parent County, of 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 during the Month of June each year to:
    i. Receive a report of the activities of the Club over the previous year.
    ii. Receive an audited report of the Club 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 Officers or as members of the 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 10 members stating the purposes for which the Meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. Business at a SGM may be any business that may be transacted at an AGM.

    d) The Club 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 no less than 10 members.

    f) The Chairperson, or in their absence a member selected by the Club Committee shall take the chair.

    g) Each member present shall have one vote and resolutions shall be passed by a simple show of hands majority, but the Chairperson, upon request from five or more members shall order that voting takes place by secret ballot.

    h) The power to vote at any General Meeting shall be restricted to adult members only.  

    i) In the event of an equality of votes the Chairperson of the Meeting shall have a casting vote.

    j) 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 Teams  
    a) At each AGM the Club Committee shall appoint a Club member to be responsible for each of the Club’s football teams (the Manager)

    b) The Managers shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the appointed team.

    c) The Managers shall attend Club Committee meetings.

    d) Any Manager missing 3 such meetings in succession shall be fined £10

    e) The Managers shall present to the Club Committee at its last meeting prior to an AGM a written report of the activities of the team.

    f) The Managers will monitor the collection of training and match subscriptions for his/her team as mentioned in 6(a) and forward to the Treasurer at each Club committee meeting with a statement of account.

    g) Any Manager being found guilty of playing an ineligible player in any League shall pay the resulting fine him/herself.

    h) Any Manager found guilty by the County Football Association of any misconduct will pay the resulting fine him/herself and may be expelled from the Club.

    i) The Club Committee shall discuss rule 8/2 of the Leicestershire Juniors League and any decision made by the Committee shall be final. Any Manager failing to pay such a fine shall be reported to the Leicestershire & Rutland County FA.

    j) Any Manger incurring more than 2 fines (with the exception of 9(g)) through His/Her own doing (to be determined by the Committee) shall be required to pay the third fine onwards.

    k) All fines should be paid within fourteen days upon the Secretaries receipt.

    l) Any Manager must get consent from the Club Secretary for any home fixture not arranged by any League Fixture Secretary.

    m) No person shall be associated to any Club team management without the permission of the Club Committee

    n) All Managers will comply with requirements of the Club Committee regarding coaching qualifications and the Football Association Child Protection Best Practice guidelines.

    o) All Managers will adhere to the Club Code of Conducts.

    p) Any Manager or Club member wishing to apply for a personal hearing of any nature shall pay the appropriate fee to the Club Treasurer prior to any paper work being forwarded to the Leicestershire & Rutland County FA.
     
  11. 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 Chairperson, the Club Secretary and the Treasurer. No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed by two of the three designated signatories and authorisation by the Club Committee.

    b) The Treasurer shall receive all monies payable to the Club with an official receipt issued prior to being deposited in the Club Account.

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

    d) 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.

    e) The Club shall have cause to keep proper books of account, which shall be audited annually.

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

    g) The Club Property, other than the Club Account shall be vested in the Club Committee.
     
  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 the 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 Leicestershire & Rutland County FA Benevolent fund who shall determine haw the assets shall be utilised for the benefit of the game.