THE CLEARWING BUDGERIGAR BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION RULES

As adopted at the A.G.M. 24th November 1968 with amendments at the A.G.M. 18th November 1973 the A.G.M. 21st November 1999 and the A.G.M. 13th May 2001.

1. Title
        The title shall be "The Clearwing Budgerigar Breeders’ Association".

2. Objects
       The objects of the Association shall be:

a) To promote the breeding and exhibition of the Clearwing variety of Budgerigars.

b) To protect the interests of the members.

c) To grant Patronages at Shows and give assistance where possible.

d) To issue Progress Reports and a List of Members once a year.

3. Membership
        Membership shall be open to fanciers throughout the world. Applications, accompanied by the annual subscription,
        to be made through the General Secretary.

4. Subscriptions
       Annual Subscriptions shall become due on 1st January of each year.

5. Eligibility for Awards etc.
        Only fully paid-up members shall be eligible to compete for the Association’s trophies and awards.

6. Financial Year
      The financial year shall commence on 1st January and end on 31st December.

7. Funds
        All funds shall be used solely for the purpose in keeping with the objects of the Association as laid down in these
        Rules and for such other purposes as may be decided by a majority of the Management Committee.
        Such funds shall be credited to accounts for which the signatures of the Chairman and the General
        Secretary/ Treasurer shall be required for withdrawals.

8. Officers
      The Officers of the Association shall consist of:

        President; President-Elect; Vice Presidents; Chairman; Vice-Chairman; General Secretary/Treasurer
        Patronage Secretary; Publicity Officer; Editor; all of whom shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.
        A Management Committee of eight members of the Association shall be elected either at the Annual General
        Meeting or by postal ballot.

        All Officers will be ex-officio with voting powers on the Management Committee.

9. Duration of Office.
      The President will serve for a period of two years and may not be re-elected to the office until a further period
        of two years has lapsed. All other Officers shall be elected to serve for one year only, but on retiring shall be
        automatically eligible for re-election unless:

a) notice to the contrary is received by the General Secretary before the Annual General Meeting.

b) ceases to be a member of the Association.

          (Retiring Officers do not require re-nomination).

10. Resignation
      Should any Officer resign, or die, during his or her term of office, the Management Committee shall have
        power to fill such vacancy at their discretion and co-opt as and when they deem it necessary.

11.     Nominations
      Nominations for any of the offices (as Rule 8) can be made in writing, signed by a Proposer and Seconder,
         with the signed consent of the Candidate for election, to reach the General Secretary by 1st April prior to the
        Annual General Meeting. A member may not be the Proposer and/or Seconder for the nomination of more
        than one candidate, who must be a member of the Association.

12. Postal Ballot
        Ballot papers to be sent to all members at least 14 days before the Annual General Meeting showing the names and
        addresses of candidates in alphabetical order. Such ballot papers to be returned to a Scrutineer elected at the
        previous Annual General Meeting and who need not be a member of the Association, 7 days prior to the Annual
        General Meeting. No Ballot will be held if the nominations are eight or less.

13. Annual General Meeting
        An Annual General Meeting shall be held each year at a time and place to be notified, for the following purposes:

a) To receive and consider the Statement of Accounts and Auditor’s report for the year ended 31st December.
b) To receive and consider the report of the Management Committee.
c) To elect Officers for the forthcoming year.
d) To elect an Auditor.
e) To elect a Scrutineer.
f) To consider any proposals for alteration to the Rules of the Association.

Notice of such proposals to be made in wilting to the General Secretary not less than 7 days prior to the Annual General Meeting.

14. Association’s Business
        The business of the Association shall be conducted by the members at the Annual General Meeting or at such other
        meeting as the Management Committee may determine. The Management Committee shall have power to act in all
        matters which shall from time to time arise between General Meetings. Five members to form a quorum at any meeting
        of the Management Committee.

15. Accounts
        A Cash Account shall be kept by the General Secretary/Treasurer who shall prepare a Statement to be presented
        to the Annual General Meeting and at any other time as the Management Committee may desire. For the Annual General
        Meeting the Statement should be audited by the Auditor appointed at the previous Annual General Meeting and
        should bear the signatures of both the Auditor and the General Secretary/Treasurer.

16. Matters not covered by these rules.
        The Management Committee shall have power to deal with all matters, which may arise from time to time and are
        not covered by these Rules. Such matters shall be reported at the Annual General Meeting.

17. Members’ Responsibilities
        Members shall be responsible for observing all the Rules of the Association at the time in force and shall be deemed
        to have full knowledge thereof at all times.