The Constitution

The Club Constitution

The name of the Club shall be the Exeter (Summerway) Junior Lawn Tennis Club.

The objectives of the Club shall be to promote the game of Lawn Tennis at junior level. Playing Membership shall be open to children for the calendar years between the ages of eight and eighteen inclusive. Entry to the Club will not normally be permitted after the calendar year in which a child attains the age of sixteen.

Membership of the Club is open to all the community (subject to §2 above) and without discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, gender, age, or disability, except as a necessary consequence of the requirements of playing tennis.

The President and Vice-Presidents of the Club shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Club.

The Enrolment Fee and Annual Subscription shall be approved by the Annual General Meeting of the Club. The Annual Subscription becomes payable on 1st January, and is waived for the year of enrolment. The Annual Subscription is also waived for the following year if enrolment is on or after 1st November. The Management Committee as defined below may sanction discount and/or incentive structures applicable to the payment of Annual Subscriptions at its discretion.

The management of the Club shall be vested in the Management Committee of the Club which shall consist of Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and such interested persons nominated and elected at the Annual General Meeting. In the event that any of the four above mentioned offices are not filled by election at the Annual General Meeting, it shall be filled by the Management Committee from amongst its members.