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BRISTOL REAL TENNIS CLUB

(founded as the Bristol & Bath Tennis Club on 16th December 1985)

CLUB RULES

1. NAME

The name of the Club is: Bristol and Bath Tennis Club (trading as Bristol Real Tennis
Club).

2. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Club are the provision of opportunities and facilities for the playing
of Real Tennis and ancillary sporting & social activities.

3. CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP

Playing members may include any or all of the following categories:

(a) Term Members

(b) Full Members
(c) Honorary Life Members
(d) Country Members
(e) International Members
(f) Under 25 Junior Members
(g) Under 18 Junior Members

Term Members are full playing members during the 20-year term (ending in 2017) with
no payment of a subscription. Term Membership is transferable subject to the conditions
on the membership certificate.

Country Members are those living 40 miles or more from the court.

The Management Committee shall have the power to allocate such playing rights to the
different categories of playing Members as it shall from time to time decide subject to
Rule 22(b) hereof.

In addition to the Playing class of membership there may be any, or all, of the following
classes of membership:

(a) Social (non-playing) Members

(b) Life Members
(c) Vice Presidents
(d) Corporate Members

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4. ENTRY TO MEMBERSHIP

(a) Every candidate for Membership of the Club shall be proposed and seconded by
Members of the Club.

(b) Election to Membership shall be subject to approval by the Committee whose

decision shall be final. No reason need be given to any Candidate in the event of his
or her rejection.

(c) There must be at least 2 clear days between the nomination of a candidate and his
or her acceptance as a Member.

(d) Any Member wishing to resign must forward his or her resignation in writing to the
Hon. Secretary before the renewal date of his/her subscription or he/she will be held
liable for the full annual subscription.

5. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

The Annual General Meeting shall be held in every year and there shall not be more than
15 months between one Annual General Meeting and the next. The business at the Annual
General Meeting is:

(i) to read the notice convening the meeting,

(ii) to receive and confirm the Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting,
(iii) to receive and adopt the Chairmans annual report,
(iv) to receive and adopt the financial statement,
(v) to appoint Committee Members,
(vi) to appoint Auditors,
(vii) to transact such other business as may be brought to the meeting by the
permission of the Chairman

At least 14 days' notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be given to all Members
resident in the United Kingdom, it being sufficient for such notice to be posted on the notice
board of the Club premises at least 21 days ahead of the date of the Annual General
Meeting and publicised in the Club's fixture card and/or Newsletter circulated to all Club
Members.

Propositions for the agenda must be submitted in writing to the Hon. Secretary of the Club
at least 7 days prior to the meeting and be duly signed by a Proposer and Seconder.

6. GENERAL MEETINGS

Reasonable notice shall be given to every Member before each General Meeting of the
Club and such notice shall specify the actual business to be transacted.

Voting at all meetings including Annual General Meetings shall be confined to Playing
Members over the age of 18 years who have paid their respective subscriptions and whose
court fee accounts are not in arrears and every such Member shall have one vote only. The

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Chairman of the meeting in his sole discretion shall have power to call for a written ballot
the tellers for which shall be Members of the Management Committee.

An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called any time subject to reasonable notice by -
i) The Management Committee, or ii) A requisition signed by at least one-fifth of the total
number of Playing Members or at least 25 Playing Members whichever shall be the greater.

7. THE CHAIR

The President, or in his/her absence the Chairman of the Club, shall preside at all General
Meetings of the Club (including the AGM), but, if neither is present within 15 minutes after
the appointed meeting time, or both have signified their inability to be present, the
remaining Members who are entitled to vote shall choose a Member to be Chairman of that
Meeting.

8. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Club shall, in order to form a Management Committee, elect not more than 12, nor less
than 5 Committee Members. All such persons shall be elected annually, by ballot if
necessary, at an Annual General Meeting.

Nominations for all such Members, signed by the proposers and seconders, shall be lodged
with the Hon. Secretary seven clear days prior to the Annual General Meeting, the consent
of any nominee having been previously obtained.

All Committee Members shall retire at an Annual General Meeting but, except in the case of
the Chairman having completed 4 years in that office, shall be eligible for re-election and
may offer themselves for re-election without having to be proposed and seconded.

In the event of equal voting, the Chairman, for the time being, shall have the casting vote.

9. THE PRESIDENT

The President shall be nominated by the Management Committee, subject to his/her own
consent and to the assent of the Members attending the next following Annual General
Meeting. He/she will hold office for a period not exceeding 5 years. He/she will not be
eligible for re-appointment to the office until at least 10 years after the conclusion of his/her
last period in that office.

The President will preside at any Annual or Special General Meetings of the Club and is
entitled to attend all meetings of the Management Committee.

10. THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHER OFFICERS

The elected Committee members shall elect from among their number: a Chairman; an
Honorary Treasurer; and an Honorary Secretary.

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The Chairman may hold that office for a maximum period of 4 years and shall not then be
eligible for re-election to the Committee or to hold any office other than that of

President until at least 8 years after the conclusion of his/her last period as Chairman.

The Committee may elect or appoint from amongst its number; a Membership Secretary; a
Fixtures Secretary; and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the effective
running of the Club.

There will be no limit on the length of time for which officers other than the President &
Chairman can continue in office, subject to their continuing eligibility as elected members of
the Committee.

11. CASUAL VACANCIES

The Management Committee shall have power at any time to fill any casual vacancy among
the Officers and other Members of the Management Committee. Any Officer or Member of
the Management Committee so appointed shall hold office only until the next following
Annual General Meeting but shall then be eligible for re-election.

12. MANAGEMENT

The affairs of the Club shall be managed by the Management Committee elected as under
Rule 8 above.

The Committee shall elect from amongst its own Members who have been elected by the
Club Members at a General Meeting such Sub-Committees as may from time to time be
required.

The Committee shall have power to co-opt members to the Management Committee or
Sub-Committees, and to appoint a Country Representative and a Country Ladies
Representative who shall be entitled to attend full Committee meetings but shall not be
entitled to vote.

The Committee shall fix the rate of all membership subscriptions, entrance fees, and court
fees and other fees, and playing rights and shall post details of them at the Court.

The Management Committee shall be empowered to engage and dismiss employees and
independent self-employed contractors (whether members of the Club or not) for the better
and more efficient running of the Club's affairs and the Management Committee shall
decide the terms of employment of such employees or engagement of such contractors and
shall have the sole control over the manner in which they carry out their duties.

Two Officers and three other Committee Members shall constitute a quorum at a Committee
Meeting.

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13. BYE-LAWS

The Management Committee shall have power to make, vary, or revoke bye-laws not
inconsistent with these rules for the effective management of the Club and such bye-laws
shall be binding upon all Members of the Club and shall be posted on the Club noticeboard.

The Management Committee shall, under the terms of this Rule, publish and regularly
review Rules Relating to the Use of the Bristol & Bath Court and Associated Facilities.

14. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND COURT FEES IN ARREARS

The Management Committee shall determine when subscriptions fall due. If any Member
shall fail to pay his or her subscription within 14 days after it has become due the
appropriate officer shall send him or her a notice in writing to his address in the records of
the Club calling upon him or her to pay the same within 14 days. If he or she shall then fail
to pay his subscription the Management Committee shall be entitled to terminate his or her
membership without further notice.

The Management Committee reserve the right to charge interest on any unpaid
subscriptions or court fees or other fees due from a member which has been outstanding
for seven days. Any outstanding amount shall carry interest at the rate of 3% above the
base rate of Coutts Bank plc from the date that the payment was due until actual payment.

The Management Committee also reserve the right to suspend booking rights in the event
of any such matters as hereinbefore mentioned being outstanding.

15. EXPULSION OF MEMBERS

The Management Committee shall have power to expel any member who shall offend
against the rules or bye-laws of the Club or whose conduct shall in the opinion of the
Management Committee render him or her unfit for Membership of the Club.

Before any Member is expelled the Secretary shall give him or her 7 days' written notice to
attend a meeting of the Committee, which notice shall contain particulars of the complaint
against him or her. No Member shall be expelled without first having an opportunity of
appearing before the Management Committee and answering the complaints against him or
her nor unless a majority of the Management Committee then present vote in favour of his
or her expulsion.

16. TEMPORARY MEMBERSHIP

The Management Committee shall have power to elect temporary members of the Club
generally on such terms as they may determine for a period not exceeding 12 months
provided that the number of any such temporary members shall not at any time be too
significant a number in proportion to the total members, i.e. not more than 15%. The name
of every candidate for temporary membership shall be posted at the Club premises at least
2 clear days before their election. The temporary Members shall be entitled to all the benefit

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and privileges of membership except that they shall not be qualified to be Officers or
Members of the committees or to vote as Members or to claim any share of the property of
the Club upon its dissolution.

17. VISITORS

Every Member shall be allowed to introduce visitors subject to such regulations and bye-
laws as shall be made from time to time by the Management Committee and every
visitor shall be considered a guest of and be accompanied by the introducing Members;
Provided that no person shall be introduced as a visitor into the Club who shall have been
expelled from membership or whose conduct or presence in the Club premises shall be
considered by the Management Committee objectionable or prejudicial to the interest of the
Club.

In the event of the Club holding a Club Premises Certificate there may be admitted to the
registered premises of the Club persons other than Members and their guests and
intoxicating liquor may be supplied to them by or on behalf of the Club for consumption on
the premises but not elsewhere providing such persons belong to another Club which has
registered premises in the locality which are temporarily closed or is a member of a club
which has objects of a similar nature.

18. APPLICATION OF PROFIT

All monies received by the club shall be used for the benefit of the club, for the settlement of
all liabilities incurred by the Club, including the making of loans or such other financial
arrangements as deemed necessary by the Management Committee for i) Bristol & Bath
Tennis Club Limited, ii) the provision of Club premises and iii) making improvements or
repairs or extensions or maintenance thereof and in pursuance of its objects contained in
Rule 2 hereof.

19. PROPERTY

Any property of the Club other than cash shall be vested in not more than 4 and not less
than 2 Trustees who shall have power to invest money in property, in securities or in any
other manner and adopt such measures in relation to such investments as may appear to
them necessary in the interest of the Club and in accordance with the provisions of these
rules, subject to the approval of the Management Committee by resolution (of which an
Entry in the Minute shall be conclusive evidence) and they, the Trustees, shall be
indemnified against risk and expense out of the Club property.

The Trustees shall hold office until death or resignation or until removed from office by a
resolution of the Management Committee who may for any reason which may seem
sufficient to a majority of them present and voting at any meeting remove any Trustee or
Trustees from the office of Trustee. If by any reason of any such death, resignation or
removal it shall appear necessary to the Management Committee that a new Trustee or
Trustees or an additional Trustee shall be appointed the Management Committee shall by

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resolution nominate the person or person to be appointed the new Trustee or Trustees for
the purpose of giving effect to such nomination.

The Chairman of the Management Committee is hereby nominated as the person to appoint
new Trustees of the Club within the meaning of Section 36 of the Trustee Act 1925 and he
shall by Deed duly appoint the person or persons so nominated by the Management
Committee as the New Trustee or Trustees of the Club and the provisions of the Trustee Act
1925 shall apply to any such Appointment. Any statement of fact in any such Deed of
Appointment in favour of a person dealing bona fide and for value with the Club shall be
conclusive evidence of the fact so stated.

20. CLUB PREMISES AND LICENSING

The Club premises shall be open from 8.00 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. each day of the week or
such other times as the Management Committee shall from time to time prescribe.

In the event of the Club holding a Club Premises Certificate the permitted hours for the
consumption of intoxicating liquor shall be:-

Monday to Saturday 10.30 a.m. to 10.30 p.m.

Sundays and Good Friday 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.
On Christmas Days 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

The Management Committee shall be empowered on occasions to vary these hours but no
variation shall take place
except by resolution of the Management Committee preceding applications for a Temporary
Event Notice. The Secretary shall have the power with the consent of the Management
Committee to make such applications to the Local
Authority for extension of the hours on such occasions as the Management Committee
thinks fit and if such Temporary Events are granted the times stated in such extension shall
be the hours for the purpose of these Rules.

The Management Committee shall be empowered to apply to the Local Authority on behalf
of the Club for a permanent variation to the above hours should it think it fit to do so.

The purchase for the Club and the supply by the Club of intoxicating liquor shall be in the
absolute discretion of the Sub-Committee of not less than 3 Members being Members of the
Management Committee appointed by the Management Committee for that purpose. In the
event of any Member for any reason ceasing to be a Member of the Management
Committee that Member shall automatically cease to be a Member of the Sub-committee
and another Member of the Management Committee shall be appointed in his place. Such
Sub-committee shall in no way be restricted in freedom of purchase.

No person shall at any time be entitled to receive at the expense of the Club or of any
member thereof any commission, percentage or similar payment on or with reference to
purchase of intoxicating liquor by the Club; nor shall any person directly or indirectly derive
any pecuniary benefit from the supply of intoxicating liquor by or on behalf of the Club to
Members or guests apart from any benefit accruing to the Club as a whole or part also from

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any benefits which a person derives indirectly by reason of the supplying, giving rise to or
contributing to a general gain from the carrying on of the Club.

21. MODIFICATION OF RULES

(a) No alteration of, or addition to, or omission from, these rules shall be made except by
a resolution carried by a majority of at least two-thirds of the Playing Members
present and voting at a General Meeting, the notice of which shall have contained
particulars of the proposed variation.

(b) Moreover, as the conditions and privileges associated with Term Membership
constitute a contract between the Club and the Term Members, any such conditions
and privileges can only be varied with the consent of both the Club and the Term
Members.

As Approved by the Annual General Meeting on 12th April 2006

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