CLUB RULES 1. TITLE AND OBJECTS 1.1 TITLE The title of the Club is THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON (INCORPORATED) (“the Squadron”). 1.2 OBJECTS The objects of the Squadron shall be the encouragement of Corinthian yachting generally and such other purposes connected with aquatics and the welfare and development of the Squadron as the Members shall from time to time deem necessary or expedient. 1.3 CONSTITUTION The Squadron shall consist of Full, Senior, Crew, Junior, Associate, Family, Country and Overseas, Life and Honorary and Corporate Members. 1.4 OFFICERS The Officers of the Squadron shall consist of a Commodore, Vice-Commodore, Rear- Commodore (“the Flag Officers”), two of whom shall be yacht owners, a Treasurer, a Secretary and three Trustees. The offices of Treasurer and Secretary may be combined in one person and the Treasurer and the Secretary may be honorary or salaried officers. 1.5 COMMITTEE There shall be a “General Committee” (“the Committee”) consisting of the Flag Officers and ten other Members. Of such other Members, at least five when elected must be yacht owners. 1.6 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The Committee may from time to time appoint such other Executive Officers as it shall think fit to: 1.6.1 Carry out such duties as the Committee may determine 1.6.2 Hold office and be removable from office at the pleasure of the Committee. Such Officers may be paid such remuneration as the Committee may from time to time think fit. 1.7 AUDITOR(S) The Auditor(s) shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting and shall be a Chartered Accountant or a firm of Chartered Accountants. Such Auditor(s) may be paid such remuneration as the Committee may from time to time fix.
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1.8 ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE 1.8.1 The Flag Officers and the Committee shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. 1.8.2 Should any office become vacant the Committee may elect a Member to fill such vacancy until the following annual General Meeting. 1.8.3 All such elections shall be by ballot. 1.8.4 The Trustees shall continue in office, save as hereinafter mentioned, until removed by death, resignation or resolution of a General Meeting. 1.8.5 Any vacancy in the office of Trustee shall be filled by the Committee. 1.8.6 Any office bearer, including a Trustee, ceasing to be a Member of the Squadron shall ipso facto ceases to be an office-bearer. 1.8.7 No person shall hold the office of Commodore at any one time for more than two consecutive years. 1.8.8 The Secretary and Treasurer shall be appointed by the Committee. 1.8.9 To be eligible for the position of Flag Officer candidates shall have served on the General Committee for not less than two years.
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1.9 NOMINATIONS FOR THE VARIOUS OFFICES Nominations of candidates for the various elective offices shall be made in writing to the Secretary not later than 5.30 p.m. on the fourteenth day before the day fixed for the Annual General Meeting. The Secretary shall, not less than six days before such meeting, post in the Squadron rooms the names of the persons so nominated. 1.10 COMMODORE It shall be the duty of the Commodore to take command of the Squadron and preside at its meetings. 1.11 VICE COMMODORE It shall be the duty of the Vice-Commodore to assist the Commodore in the discharge of his duties and to officiate in the Commodore’s absence.
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Members Handbook 2021-2022
