Constitution & Rules
1. The Club shall be known as the ‘Cossack Owners Club’. The colours shall be black and silver/chrome.
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2. The Club is open to all owners and persons interested in machines of Soviet manufacture or those made in countries that used to be part of the USSR, their pillion and sidecar passengers, subject to the Committee’s acceptance of their application for membership. Honorary membership or life membership may be bestowed by the Committee.
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3. The Club management shall be vested in the Officers of the Club, to be selected at the AGM and hold office for one year.
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4. Any complaints against officers or members of the Club shall be made in writing to the Secretary. The Committee shall have the power to suspend member’s privileges of the Club, pending an investigation of the complaint.
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5. The Committee shall have the power to call a meeting of all members, giving not less than twenty-eight days’ notice. Members may call a meeting of all the members within twenty-eight days of a written application through the Secretary or, failing him or her, any Committee member or not less than seven other members. The written application should state the proposed motion.
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6. No person shall be allowed to take part in any completion under the name of the Cossack Owners Club without having first paid the entrance fee for that particular event, any monies that may be owing to the Club and unless riding a machine of Soviet or post-Soviet manufacture (this may be waived at the discretion of the Committee). No person shall be deemed to be a member if any monies are owing to the Club.
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7. At an AGM or EGM the quorum shall consist of ten fully paid-up members or twenty per cent of the full members nominated by the committee.
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8. The agenda of the AGM or EGM should reach members seven days before the date of the meeting.
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9. The Club’s interests in any body of the COC is affiliated to shall be vested in the Secretary and other full members nominated by the Committee.
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10. The Constitution shall only be modified by a two-thirds majority of the COC members at an AGM. NB. All motions for modifications to the Constitution shall be circulated with the AGM agenda.
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11. The Committee shall have the power to decide any matters not provided for the Constitution and Rules.
Constitution and Rules correct as of the 2024 AGM
Tony Jones, Club Secretary
Date: 01/01/2025
Club Rules
1. Subscriptions 2025:
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Option 1
Annual UK resident Membership via written form: £20.00
Annual UK Family Membership via written form: £21.00
Annual Non-UK Membership via written form: £23.00
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Option 2
Annual UK resident Membership for emailed HV magazine: £21.00
Annual UK Family Membership for emailed HV magazine: £22.00
Annual Non-UK Membership for emailed HV magazine: £24.00
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Option 3
Annual UK resident Membership for posted HV magazine: £21.00
Annual UK Family Membership for posted HV magazine: £22.00
Annual Non-UK Membership for posted HV magazine: £24.00
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2. The spending power of the Committee members shall be limited to a sum agreed by the Committee.
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3. Any two Committee members must sign all cheques drawn on the Club account.
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4. Any Committee member wishing to resign his or her post shall give one month's notice in writing to the Club Secretary.
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5. Proposals for the Presidency shall be voted on at the AGM.
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6. The Committee shall comprise a minimum of the Treasurer, Membership Secretary and Editor.
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7. Any Committee member failing to attend three consecutive meetings without a reasonable excuse shall forfeit office. The remaining Committee may co-opt new Committee members and to conduct any other business.
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8. The Rules of the Club shall only be altered by a two-thirds majority vote at an AGM or EGM
Constitution and Rules correct as of the 2024 AGM
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Tony Jones, Club Secretary
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Date: 01/01/2025