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Women's
Cycle Racing Association
(Founded as Women's Track Association in 1949. Title changed in 1956)
RULES
1. The Association shall be known as the Women's Cycle Racing Association and its registered colours shall be emerald green and white.
2. The aims and objects of the Women's Cycle Racing Association are - to further, sponsor, and if desirable to promote, cycle races for women under acceptable National Rules. To consult with other bodies and to negotiate in the interest of members, constituent clubs and associations.
3. Membership is open to:-
(a) Individual Females who shall be known hereafter as Private Members
(b) Properly constituted cycling clubs who have part or total female membership, called Affiliated Clubs.
(c) Association of individual females or clubs which have part or total females membership, called hereafter Affiliated Associations.
(d) Male support is welcome and men should be allowed to join as social members of the Women's Cycle Racing Association. This will entitle them to receive the Association's mailings and Newsletters. They may be however invited to serve on the Executive Committee.
4. Honorary membership may be conferred by the Executive Committee on persons who have given outstanding service to the Association
5. Application for membership shall be considered by the Executive Committee and a majority vote shall suffice for election.
6. Annual subscriptions, due on January 31st, shall be determined by the Annual General Meeting. The subscription of any private member or affiliated organisation to 31st August of any year shall cover them until the end of the following year.
7. Any Private Member or Affiliated Club or Association wishing to resign must give written notice to the Hon. Secretary. Private Members or Affiliated Clubs or Associations whose subscriptions are more than three months in arrears may be deemed to have resigned.
8. Only paid up Private Members or members of Affiliated Clubs (Not Affiliated Association) shall be allowed to take part in Association Championships.
9. The Annual General Meeting shall take place in January of each year to receive the annual report and accounts, elect the Executive Committee and Auditors, and transact such other business as covered by the rules. Six week's notice shall be sent to Private Members and to Secretaries of Affiliated Clubs and Associations. Items for the Agenda shall be in the hands of the Hon. Secretary not less than four weeks before the meeting. The Agenda to be circulated two weeks before the meeting. Any matter not on the Agenda may be brought forward without notice provided it does not entail alteration to rules or financial expenditure, subject to the consent of the Chairman and two-thirds of those present and voting.
10. A Special General Meeting may be called at not less than 14 day's notice
(a) by the Executive Committee, or
(b) by the Hon. Secretary upon receipt of a requisition from an Affiliated Club, or a request from three or more Private Members.
11. At a Special Meeting no matter shall be brought forward other than that stated on the notice calling the meeting.
12. At any General Meeting of the Association two female delegates from each Affiliated Club or Association and delegates for Private Members in the proportion of two to five (who shall be elected at a meeting summoned fifteen minutes before the General Meeting) shall have the right to vote. Past Presidents shall have the right to vote at all meetings.
13. Affiliated Clubs or Associations may nominate 'Proxy Delegates' to attend a General Meeting. Such delegates must be Private Members or members of an Affiliated Club and may not represent two organisations at a General Meeting.
14. At the opening of any General Meeting the Present, if present, shall be Chairman. If she is not present the meeting shall elect a Chairman for the duration of the meeting.
15. Propositions at all meetings shall be carried by majority vote (other than provided for in Rules 9 and 24) and in event of a tie the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
16. The Executive Committee shall consist of the The President, Hon. Secretary, Treasurer, Racing , Press and Social Secretaries, and four elected members. The quorum for any committee meeting shall be four provided that the President or Secretary are one of that number.
17. The Executive Committee shall meet as often as business may demand. Any committee number absent from two consecutive committee meetings without reasonable excuse shall cease to be a member if the committee so decide. The Executive Committee shall have the power to co-opt members should the need arise.
18. The proceedings of the Executive Committee shall be confidential except as regard matters approved for publication.
19. The Executive Committee shall have the power to select teams and/or individuals in response to invitations.
20. Any Member accepting an invitation, or entering an event, is expected to appear and ride unless she has notified the promoter of her intention and reason for default.
21. Private Members or Members of Affiliated Clubs or Associations, excluding the press and General Secretaries, may not use their membership for Press Publications unless copy be first submitted to the Executive Committee for approval.
22. Two Honorary Auditors who are not members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed annually.
23. No alteration shall be made to these rules unless notice of proposed alteration appears on the Agenda of a General Meeting and then only if obtaining a two thirds majority of those present and voting.
24. The Executive Committee shall have power to decide any matter not provided for in these rules.
January 1984