Clause 1 – The name of the Club will be ‘Cumbernauld Model Flying Club’.

Clause 2 – The aim of the club will be to promote the welfare of its members by organising facilities for full and active participation in the sport.

Clause 3 - The Club seek to promote the sport of model flying without prejudice to age, gender, race, religion or ability.

Clause 4 – Membership of the Club will be open to persons fulfilling the following conditions:

 4.1 – Resides within an 8 mile radius or was a member prior to the A.G.M. 1974. (The Committee have the power to waive this rule.)

 4.2 – Have current insurance with the Scottish Aeromodeller’s Association.

 4.3 – Has had his/her application form approved by the Committee.

 4.4 – Tendered the current membership fee plus £30.00 joining fee.

 4.5 – Is willing to obey all the Club flying rules.

Clause 5 – Activities of the Club will be open to all members. Non-members may participate in these activities at the discretion of the Committee, but persons who are not members may not obtain expenditure benefit afforded by the club.

Clause 6 – All members have the right, at any time, to withdraw from the Club. Having withdrawn a person may only be re-admitted to the Club on reapplication to the Committee.

Clause 7 – The affairs of the Club will be administered by The Committee.

 7.1 – The Committee will consist of four elected officers (Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and Safety Officer) and three ordinary members (one of whom must represent the junior interests).

 7.2 – The Committee will be elected/re-elected by members at the annual general meeting.

 7.3 – Decisions of the Committee will be by simple majority vote of those Committee Members present at an official Committee meeting (the Chairman will only vote in the event of a tie).

 7.4 – The quorum for an official Committee meeting will be two officers plus any other two Committee members.

 7.5 – Committee meetings will be held quarterly or as circumstances dictate and will be notified by the Secretary.

 7.6 – If the Chairman is not present another officer will act in that capacity.

Clause 8 – The Committee will have the power to co-opt a member of the Club to fill a vacancy in the list above.

Clause 9 – The Committee will have the power to take whatever action it deems necessary to promote the aim of clause 2 above. A member of the Committee may also take action until verified or rescinded by a quorum of the Committee.

Clause 10 – The Committee will have the power to suspend any member of the Club whom they consider to be endangering the interests of the Club.

Clause 11 – The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Club will be held in October of each year.

Clause 12 – An Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) of the Club may be arranged at any time by the Committee.

Clause 13 – An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) may be requested, in writing, to the Secretary, by no fewer than six members of the Club.

Clause 14 – The Secretary must give at least fourteen days notice of any General Meeting (unless special circumstances prevail) and the quorum for such a meeting will be fifteen members of whom at least eight must not be Committee members and of whom twelve must be senior members.

Clause 15 – The subscriptions of the Club will be decided by the Club at the AGM.

Clause 16 – The Club year will be from 1st November to 31st October.

Clause 17 – The Committee will have the power to spend such moneys as may be required for the administration of the Club.

Clause 18 – The Treasurer will submit the finances of the Club one month prior to the AGM, for auditing by a member outwith the Committee and elected by the Committee. The Treasurer will then publish an audited financial Balance Sheet for the AGM.

Clause 19 – Any member failing to pay his subscription by the 31st December unless considered by the Committee to have reasonable cause, will cease to be a member and have to re-apply for membership.

Clause 20 – The Chairman will control each meeting (General or Committee) impartially, but may not vote at any meeting excepting his casting vote in the event of a tie. In the absence of the Chairman, the other officers present will arrange for those present at the meeting to elect from their number someone to chair that meeting, prior to any item on the Agenda.

Clause 21 – Amendments or additions to the Constitution will be decided by a simple majority vote at any General meeting.

Clause 22 – If for any reason the Club ceases to exist any moneys remaining, after payment of outstanding accounts, will be distributed equally amongst current membership (pro-rata to membership fee).

Clause 23 – The Club has appointed Mr David Storey, Mr Frank Mullen and Mr George Mungall as Trustees of the Club.

Clause 24 – Acting on the instructions of the members of the Club the Trustees will be allowed, on behalf of the Club, to purchase or by any means acquire and take options over any property whatever and any rights or privileges of any kind over or in respect of any property.

Clause 25 – Acting on the instructions of the members of the Club the Trustees will be allowed, on behalf of the Club, to sell or otherwise dispose of the whole or any part of the business or property of the Club, either together or in portions, for such considerations as the Trustees may think fit.

Clause 26 – Acting on the instructions of the members of the Club the Trustees will be allowed, on behalf of the Club, to borrow and raise money in any manner and to secure the repayment of any moneys borrowed, raising or owing by mortgage, charge, standard security, lien or other security on the whole or any part of the Club’s property  or assets and also by a similar mortgage, charge, standard security, lien or security to secure and guarantee performance by the Trustees of the Club on behalf of the Club of any obligation or liability it may undertake, which becomes binding on it.

Clause 27 – Regardless of when the property of the Club is disposed of or for whatever reason it will not be disposed of by the Trustees without prior recourse to an AGM or EGM which must carry a 2/3 majority to instigate any action.