The Scottish Senior Womens’ Golf Association
Northern Division

Constitution


The management and control of the Northern Division shall be vested in a committee of seven ordinary members, one of whom shall be the Captain and one the Vice-Captain.

The number of members required to form a quorum at meetings of the committee shall be four and for any other meeting shall be twenty-five.

The Captain and Vice-Captain shall hold office for one year only.  The senior member shall retire annually and shall not be eligible for re-election for two years.

Other than the Captain and the Vice-Captain the members of the committee shall hold office for a period of two years and shall be eligible for re-election for a further period of one year.  At the end of such term of office they shall not be eligible for re-election as members of the committee for a period of two years.

The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held no later than 30 November in each year.  No less than fourteen days notice of such meeting shall be given to the members.  Only those members whose subscriptions have been paid in full at the date of such meeting shall be entitled to attend and vote.  Any motion to be considered at such meeting shall be lodged with the Secretary no later than 30 September in the relevant year.

The Captain and the Vice-Captain for the ensuing year shall be appointed and the vacancy or vacancies on the committee shall be filled at the Annual General Meeting in the following manner:-

Nominations in writing of a member for the office of Captain and Vice-Captain and of the necessary member or members of committee, signed by a proposer and seconder, each members of the Northern Division, must be lodged with the Secretary at least 14 days prior to the Annual General Meeting.  The nominations, along with the names of the proposers and seconders, shall be intimated by the Secretary at the Annual General Meeting.  In the event of there being more names put forward than there are vacancies, voting will thereupon take place by ballot.

The Committee shall have power to fill any casual vacancy on the committee in the course of the year, such nomination to be confirmed at the next Annual General Meeting.

The Secretary / Treasurer shall be appointed by and shall hold office under the direct control and at the will of the Committee, who shall have power to fix her duties and remuneration.



Amended January 2025