Beneteau, oceanis, first, yacht, owners, association

The objects of the Association are to promote and further the interests of owners and users of Beneteau Yachts and Beneteau Motor Cruisers throughout the British Isles and to represent their interests by encouraging National and International social and competitive events.

3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

(a) “The Committee” shall mean the Committee of the National Association, consisting of duly elected committee members and members appointed as regional members.
(b) “Owner” and Joint Owner” shall mean any person or persons, corporation or association entered on a certificate as owner or joint owner of a Beneteau yacht or motor cruiser, or a person hiring or chartering such yacht or motor cruiser.

4. MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING RIGHTS

(a) The following classes of membership shall be recognised:

(i) Full membership shall upon payment of the prescribed annual subscription be open to any owner of a British Registered Beneteau yacht or motor cruiser, or, in the case of joint owners, to any one of them, or in the case of a British Beneteau yacht or motor cruiser owned by a corporation or Association, to a nominated representative of that organisation.

(ii) Honorary membership shall be open to any person having an interest in the Beneteau Owners Association in Britain who is proposed by a Full member and seconded by at least one member of the Committee and is elected by Members of the National Association at any General Meeting of the National Association.

(b) Members shall be bound by the Beneteau Owners Association Rules.

(c) Members acting as helmsmen or entering Beneteau yachts and motor cruisers in races which consist entirely of the Beneteau class shall be bound by the Rules.

(d) Each full member shall be entitled to one vote at a General Meeting of the Beneteau Owners Association, or in a postal ballot. Honorary members shall be entitled to attend and speak at any General Meeting, but not to vote.

5. MANAGEMENT
(a) The affairs of the Beneteau Owners Association shall be managed by the Committee, which shall be the only body empowered to make recommendations to the Beneteau Owners Association in general meeting, or by postal ballot, for changes in the Rules.

(b) The Committee shall consist of not less than four and not more than ten full members of the Association, elected annually at a General Meeting of Members, or by postal vote, as elected Committee Members. In addition each area as later defined shall be entitled to appoint one full member to the Committee, by holding a meeting of members whose yachts are based in that area.

(c) The areas shall be: South East, Solent & Poole, South West, West, Irish Sea, Lakes (Cumbria), East, North West, North East & Scotland.

(d) Committee Members shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting or by postal ballot.

(e) The Committee need not fill a vacancy arising in the Committee unless the total number of Committee Members remaining is less than four. Committee Members appointed to fill vacancies shall remain in office until the expirey of the term of office of the person whose position they have filled.

(f) The Committee shall appoint an Auditor who shall certify the annual financial statement.

(g) At meetings of the Committee, three members shall form a quorum.

(h) The committee shall have the power to make recommendations to the members in a general meeting, or by post, for alteration in, or addition to, the Beneteau Owners Association Rules.

(I) All matters pertaining to races held in Britain shall be settled by the Committee in consultation with the sponsoring Club or Clubs, the RYA and the IYRU

(j) At least two weeks notice of the date, place and agenda for any Committee Meeting must be given in writing by the Secretary to each Committee member. Any business conducted by correspondence shall always be circulated through the Secretariat and any Committee Member not answering a motion communicated to him in writing within two weeks of the date of sending shall be deemed to have agreed to such a motion.

6. POWER OF THE COMMITTEE.
Subject to the provision of these rules, and in particular to the object of the Beneteau Owners Association, as expressed in Rule 2, the General Committee shall be empowered to perform all junctions of management and administration. The committee shall have powers to co-opt any person to assist it.

The making of payments and receipts of moneys shall be validly evidenced only by the signature of the Treasurer or his Deputy as appointed by the Committee and payments or receipt of moneys exceeding the sum of £100 shall require the signature of the Chairman and Secretary or Treasurer.

7. CONDUCT OF MEETINGS OF THE BENETEAU
OWNERS ASSOCIATION.

(a) The Annual General Meeting of the Beneteau
Owners Association shall be held annually. The precise
date, time and venue to be at the committee 's discretion.

(b) A Special General Meeting shall be called by the Chairman or Secretary on receipt by the Secretary of a written request, signed by not fewer than fifty full members of the Beneteau Owners Association.

(d) At any General Meeting or Committee Meeting, decisions shall be limited to matters on the agenda, and shall be carried by a majority vote. Voting shall be by a show of hands, unless a poll is demanded by not less than four of the full members present. At any meeting the Chairman shall have a casting vote. The Secretariat shall be responsible for circulating all members or in the case of Committee Meetings, all Committee Members, with the result of any voting. In the event of a postal ballot, all returns shall be made to the Secretariat within two weeks of the date of posting the ballot paper.

(e) At any General Meeting of the Beneteau Owners Association, eleven shall form a quorum.

8. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND REGISTRATION FEES.

(a) Subscriptions payable for all classes of membership of the Beneteau Owners Association shall be paid annually and shall be decided at the Annual General Meeting and shall become due on 1st March. A member joining the Beneteau Owners Association after 1st September, whose subscription has been paid for that year, shall not be liable to pay his subscription for the ensuing calendar year.

(b) Unless otherwise determined by the Beneteau Owners Association in general meeting, the annual subscription for full members shall be £20 and for members residing outside the EEC, £25 payable in sterling.

(c) Any member whose subscription has not been paid within three months of the date due may have his name removed from the list of the Beneteau Owners Association by the Committee. A member's name may be restored to the Beneteau Owners Association Register at the discretion of the Committee, on payment of any subscription due.

(a) The Committee shall cause true accounts to be kept giving full particulars of:-

(i) All moneys, assets and liabilities of the Beneteau Owners Association.

(ii) All moneys received and expended by the Beneteau Owners Association and the reasons for such receipts and expenditure.

(iii) All sales and purchases by the Beneteau Owners Association.

(b) A copy of the annual financial statement, duly audited, prepared for presentation at a General Meeting shall, not less than fourteen days prior to such General Meeting, be sent to every full member of whose address the Committee is aware.