CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE W.N.F.C

WELSH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB CONSTITUTION AND RULES
                  JANUARY 2009


RULE 1
1.1     THE CLUB TO BE NAMED THE WELSH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB  
1.2     THE HEADQUARTERS TO BE THE MISSION TO SEAMEN CLUB NEWPORT
1.2.1   THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WIL BE HELD ON THE LAST SUNDAY OF JANUARY ANNUALLY THE MANAGEMENT MEETINGS CAN HELD AT OTHER LOCATIONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
1.3     THE CLUB WILL BE AFFILIATED TO THE WHPU AND FLY ALL RACES UNDER THE ASPECTS OF THE UNION
      AND IT IS A CONDITION OF MEMBERSHIP THAT ALL MEMBERS COMPLY WITH CLUB RULES AND WHPU RULINGS
1.4     THE W.N.F.C WILL CONSIST OF   FIVE (5)SECTIONS,NORTH,CENTRE ,SOUTH ,WEST AND FAR NORTH
1.5     THE CLUB SHALL BE MANAGED BY A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF A CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, TREASUERER,SECRETARY AND A MEMBER FROM EACH SECTION
1.5.1   THE POSITION OF SECRETARY and OFFICIALS WILL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY AT THE A.G.M.
1.5.2   THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ARE ALSO EMPOWERED TO NEGOITIATE AND SET ALL STAFF WAGES AND CONDITIONS
1.6     THE SETTING OF THE CRITIERIA FOR THE MAIN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE AT THE DISCREATION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
1.7     ALL NEW MEMBERS SHALL BE LIABLE TO PAY A MEMEBRSHIP FEE OF TWENTY POUNDS(£20)IN THEIR FIRST initial YEAR OF JIONING THE W.N.F.C.and pro rata there after  
1.8     SHOULD ANY QUESTIONS ARISE HAS TO THE RUNNING OF THE ABOVE CLUB AND NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE RULES THE MANAGEMMENT COMMITTEE TO DECIDE THE SAME  
1.9     EACH APPROVED MARKING STATION WILL APPOINT A MARKING STATION SECRETARY/SUPERVISOR WHO WILL ACT ON THE INSTRUCTION OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY AND ANSEWERABLE TO THE W.N.F.C.MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

RACE RULES

2.1     THE CLUB WILL BE AFFILIATED AND TRANSPORTED TO ALL RACES BY THE "WELSH NORTH ROAD FEDERATION "
2.2     WELSH NORTH ROAD CLUBS MAY APPLY FOR MARKING STATION STATUS AND WILL BE AWARDED ACCORDINGLY TO THE MANAGEMENT DISCRETION CLUBS OUTSIDE THE W.N.R.FED CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE W.N.R.FED ,no marking station will be positioned above lat 52.20 
2.3     ALL CLOCKS ARE SET AND CHECKED WHERE BIRDS ARE ENTERED FOR COMPETITION ,TIMES ARE SET OUT FOR THIS BY THE INDIVIDUAL MARKING STATIONS
2.4     CLOCKS ARE AT ALL TIMES THE RESPONSABILLITY OF THE OWNER FOR ANY ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE OR MALFUNCTION
2.5     ALL ENTRANCE MONIES TO BE PAID OUT HAS PRIZE MONEY LESS EXPENCES ,PRIZE MONIES WILL BE PAID OUT TO BOTH SECTION AND OPEN   ON A PRO RATA BASIS
2.6     ALL POOLS UP TO £5.00 WILL BE PAID OUT ONE (1) IN TWENTY(20), ALL OTHER POOLS TO BE PAID OUT ONE (1) IN FIFTEEN (15) ALL POOL MONIES TO BE PAID OUT LESS ......% FOR EXPENCES (THIS RULING TO BE APPROVED AT A LATER DATE)
2.7     ALL ENTRIES TO BE ON TRIPLICATE SHEETS AND MUST CONTAIN FULL RING NUMBERS AND POOLS ENTERED
2.8     THE TOP COPY OF THE RACE ENTRY SHEET TO BE KEPT BY THE MARKING STATION ,THE SECOND   COPY TO BE SENT TO THE RACE SHEET AUDITOR VIA THE TRANSPORTER ON THE NIGHT OF MARKING AND THE THIRD COPY FORWARDED TO THE NATIONAL SECRETARY
      PAYMENTS TO BE BANKED A.S.A.P.
2.9     PIGEONS ENTERED FOR COMPETITION   PROVEN NOT TO HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE WHPU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED
2.10   MEMBERS MUST PHONE /VERIFY THEIR FIRST ARRIVAL WITHIN TWO (2)HOURS OF TIMING IN