MANAGEMENT

The Club shall be managed by a Committee (in these Rules referred to as “the Committee? consisting of :-

 i. A President, who shall be the Chief Minister of Sarawak .

 ii. A Deputy President, who shall be appointed by the President.

 iii. A Vice President, who shall be elected in a General Meeting.

 iv. A Secretary, who shall be elected in a General Meeting.

 v. A Treasurer, who shall be elected in a General Meeting.

 vi. A Captain, who shall be elected in a General Meeting.

 vii. Nine Individual Members (transferable) who shall be elected in a General Meeting

(i) Nomination for the election of the above Officers under Para (a) (iii) to (vii) must reach the Club five (5) clear days before the date of the General Meeting. Nomination shall be in prescribed Form obtainable from the Club. The proposer and the seconder of the candidates shall be members who are eligible to vote and hold office and written consent of the candidates must be given. Where no nomination is received on its due date for the election of any of the Officers then the Committee may at the General Meeting re- open the nomination for the election of any of such Officer. Provided that no new nomination shall be accepted for the election of those Officers where nominations have been received before the General Meeting.

(ii) If more than one (1) nomination are received for the election of any Officer under Para (a) (iii) to (vii) an election by secret ballot shall be conducted and the candidate who received the highest number of votes shall be declared the elected Officer.

Any member of the Committee who fails to attend three (3) consecutive meetings of the Committee without satisfactory explanation shall be deemed to have resigned from the Committee. Leave of absence for period not exceeding six (6) months may be granted on application.

In the event of death or resignation of an elected Officer, the Committee shall have the power to co-opt any Member who is entitled to hold office and vote at the General Meeting to fill the vacancy until the next Annual General Meeting. In the case of an appointed member of the Committee, the President shall have the power to nominate or appoint any member who is entitled to hold office and vote at the General Meeting to fill the vacancy.

Any person shall not hold office in the Club or become an advisor or employee of the Club if he is disqualified under Section 9A of the Societies Act 1966.