CONSTITUTION OF MANCHESTER SUPERCHAIN MOTOR SPORTS CLUB

 The aim of the Club is to provide a forum and meeting place for those with an interest in leather, rubber, uniform, skinhead gear and associated fetish-wear. The Club aims to arrange and participate in events linked to these interests both in the United Kingdom and abroad. The Club is associated with the Fellowship of United Kingdom Clubs and the European Confederation of Motor Clubs. 

Membership of the Club shall be open to gay men and lesbians over the age of 16 with the interests described above.  Applications for membership must be made in person at a scheduled meeting of the Club.  Applications will be considered for ratification at the next scheduled meeting of the Club.  It is a condition of membership that the Club member understands and accepts that certain events will, by their implicit nature, be gender specific. 

 The frequency of meetings shall be as agreed by the members.  An Annual General Meeting shall be held as early in the calendar year as is practicable.  The Annual General Meeting shall be the forum for the setting of the membership fee and general plans for the activities and events of the coming year.  The regular meetings shall be the forum for detailed planning of Club activities.  The day to day affairs of the Club shall be administered by a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer (the Officers of the Club). No office holder may occupy more than two offices simultaneously.  These Officers shall be empowered to take the necessary decisions to keep the Club running, with the proviso that any decision affecting the Club, its finances and its future be referred to a Special General meeting of the membership.  Officers may delegate tasks to other members.  All officers are entitled to hold contact details for all Club members. 

The officers of the Club shall give the membership no less than one month’s notice of a Special General Meeting.  At such a meeting, all members present shall be entitled to speak and vote on the subjects under discussion.  Members who are not able to attend in person are entitled to submit their views and arguments in writing to the secretary.  These views and arguments shall be made known to all members present at the SGM who may discuss them further as they see fit.  Any decision made shall be by a two-thirds majority of those present. If in the view of the Officers of the Club, the subject is a matter essential to the Club’s survival, a simple majority vote of those present at that meeting is binding. 

Members of the Club shall treat each other with courtesy and all dealings within the Club shall be undertaken in a spirit of comradeship.  Should a member’s conduct be considered to be seriously irresponsible or to bring the Club into disrepute, a two-thirds majority vote of the members present at a Special General Meeting is required for expulsion of that member.

 It is the duty of all members to promote the Club, further its aims and growth, to enjoy themselves and the company of others!