b) Membership is open to people of 18 and over.

c) The Club reserves the right to decline an application.

d) Application for membership must be made on the official membership form and be accompanied by the membership fee.

e) The membership subscription shall be as determined by the Club at the preceding AGM.

f) Subscription for membership renewal will become due one year after joining. Membership will lapse if the annual subscription is still unpaid 4 weeks after it is due.

g) Membership concessions can be applied at the discretion of the Committee.

h) An Honorary Member shall be a person who has rendered exceptional service to this Club.

Honorary Members shall be nominated by the Committee and elected for life by a two-thirds majority at an AGM. Such an election shall be an exceptional occurrence. Every such election shall be announced in the Club programme. Honorary Membership shall carry all the rights and privileges of full membership.

i) A potential new member shall be allowed to attend 3 Club events, including the new member's night, before deciding to join.

a) The members must elect a committee to manage the affairs of the Club as specified below.

b) The committee shall consist of at least 7 members of the Club.

c) The exact number in a given year to be advised by the outgoing committee and ratified by the AGM.

d) The committee shall be unpaid, however, committee membership fees may be waived at the discretion of the AGM.

e) Each Committee shall be valid 1 year, and shall be deemed to be dissolved at the AGM following the one at which the committee was formed.

f) Any committee vacancy, which occurs between AGM's, may be filled by a member of the Club who has been co-opted by the committee.

g) If the number of co-opted members should exceed one-third of the total number of committee members however, an extraordinary general meeting must be called within 30 days to confirm such appointments.

h) A committee member who misses 3 consecutive committee meetings without adequate explanation shall be deemed to have resigned.

i) Committee members shall serve no more than 3 consecutive years in any one committee position.

j) The committee shall consist of the following:

i. A chairperson who will address general meetings of the Club, chair committee meetings and the AGM.

ii. A General Secretary who will keep the minutes of the Club meetings, present these on request to the members, and undertake any correspondence required.

iii. A Treasurer who will keep an accurate record of all monies received and spent by the Club, who will be responsible for keeping membership informed as to the state of the Club's finances and who will draw up an annual account of the Clubs income and expenditure at the end of the financial year.

iv. A Publicity Officer whose responsibility will be publicising the Club.

v. A Membership Secretary whose primary responsibility shall be the maintenance of up-to-date membership records.

vi. An Event Co-ordinator whose primary task shall be ensuring quality programme production to appointed deadlines.

vii. A Webmaster who is responsible for the proper operation of both the LIN website and database.

viii. Other Committee Members as required to assist in Club administration, promotion, and organisation of major events.

k) At committee meetings, decisions will be reached by agreement of a simple majority of members present provided:

i). That more than half of the committee members are in attendance.

ii. All committee members have been given adequate prior notice of meetings.

l) The Chairperson at any meeting will only have a casting vote. If the Club's elected Chairperson is unable to attend such a meeting, another member will be asked to substitute for the purposes of chairing that meeting only.

a) The election of the committee members shall take place at the AGM, which will normally occur on the last Saturday or Sunday of February each year.

b) All Committee Positions to be elected will be listed on the Nomination Form.

c) Nominations for election to the committee will be submitted in writing to the General Secretary 14 days before the AGM.

d) Nominations should be made 7 days in advance of the AGM and may also be made at the AGM.

e) Elections will be by secret ballot if:

1. There is a contest for a position, and/or

2. The number or nominees exceeds the required committee number.

f) The Committee Elections will be supervised by a Returning Officer & Teller who shall be Members independent of the Committee as chosen by the AGM.

g) Postal or Proxy votes are not allowed.

h) No Committee member will serve in the same position for more than 3 consecutive years.

i) If the outgoing Chairperson is standing again for re-election, the chairperson will not preside during the actual period when the election is taking place.

a) All income received by the Club must be used only for payment of costs incurred in pursuit of the Club's objectives, except that income which is explicitly advertised as being raised for Charity, which shall then be directed towards the named charity within 30 days.

b) The Treasurer and 2 other committee member signatories for Club cheques will be responsible for ensuring that the Club's funds are used for these purposes only, although no financial liability will be incurred where these members have acted in good faith.

c) Prior to the AGM, the Treasurer will ensure that the Club's accounts are checked by an assessor who is a qualified Accountant acceptable to the committee as a whole, and who is not a member of the committee for the year to which those accounts apply.

d) Any member of the Club may see the accounts after giving 30 days notice to the Treasurer.

e) Should the Club be dissolved at any time, any remaining funds and assets will be frozen for 6 months & then donated to a registered charity in accordance with the wishes of the majority present at an AGM or EGM called to effect such a dissolution.

f) The Club's Financial Year will run from 1st January & End on 31st December.

g) An inventory of Club Property shall be maintained.

a) All postings to the Message Board on the Club's web site must be in the Club member's name only.

a) Such alterations may be made at either at the AGM or at an EGM called for this purpose. Such meetings may be called at any time by the General Secretary at the request of 2 members, giving at least 14 days notice of the matter to be discussed to all members. It is necessary to get 2/3 of the votes cast to make such an alteration. Voting will be by a show of hands unless 10 members demand a secret ballot.

b) A quorum for an AGM or EGM shall be 15 full members excluding the committee.