For the avoidance of doubt every Member of the Constituent Body who at the date these Rules take effect pursuant to Rule 26 holds office or position in any capacity in the Constituent Body (including the position of Vice-Presidents and/or patrons) shall continue to hold the same office or position following registration. Such Members have the same seniority, dates of appointment and the like after registration, subject only to such changes as are necessary by virtue of these Rules. The Trustees under the former Rules of the Constituent Body shall, until they have fully discharged their duties, remain as Trustees upon those of the former Rules which relate to Trustees, varied only insofar as these Rules necessarily require.
Each Officer (including under the former Rules of the Constituent Body the Trustees) and employee from time to time of the Constituent Body and each person who was or is from time to time a Member of the Committee or any Sub-Committee shall (to the extent that such person is not entitled to recover under any policy of insurance) be entitled to be indemnified out of any and all funds available to the Constituent Body which may lawfully be so applied, against all costs, liens, charges, expenses and liabilities whatsoever incurred by such person in the execution and discharge of duties undertaken on behalf of the Constituent Body or in relation thereto, or incurred in good faith in the purported discharge of such duties, including any liability incurred in the initiating, prosecuting or defending any proceedings, civil or criminal, which relate to anything done or omitted as an Officer or employee or as a Member of the Committee or any Sub-Committee as the case may be.
Any notice or other communication or document sent by first class post to a Member, Officer or Member of the Committee shall be treated as having been given twenty-four hours after the time when it was posted.
Every dispute of the type specified in Section 60 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 or any amendment, modification or re-enactment thereof (not being one in respect of which the decision falls to be made under these Rules) shall be referred to the arbitration of a single arbitrator (pursuant to the Arbitration Act for the time being in force) to be appointed in default of agreement between the parties to the dispute by the President (or failing whom one of the other office holders) for the time being of the Union.
Subject to the provisions of the Act any difference of opinion as to the interpretation of these Rules or on any matter not provided for therein shall be decided by the Chairman of a General Meeting at such Meeting or by the Committee in every other circumstance, and every such decision shall be recorded in the minutes and shall be accepted as the true meaning until thereafter otherwise interpreted on due notice at a subsequent General Meeting.
“the Act” means the Industrial and Provident Acts 1965-1978 and any subsequent Acts governing or otherwise affecting industrial and provident societies.
“Auditors” means the auditors of the Constituent Body for the time being.
“Club” means a club admitted into membership of the Constituent Body in accordance with the Rules of the Constituent Body
“Constituent Body” means Essex County Rugby Football Union Limited.
“Committee” means the committee designated in Rule 13 and “Committee Member” or “Member of the Committee” means a member of the Committee for the time being and shall include a person co-opted under Rule 11.2.
“Financial Statement” means a Balance Sheet together with a Statement of Accounts showing Income and Expenditure.
“Game” means the game of rugby union football.
“General Meeting” means a general meeting of Members.
“Honorary Secretary” means the Honorary Secretary of the Constituent Body for the time being.
“IRB” means the world Governing Body of the Game which at the date of the adoption of these Rules is the International Rugby Board of which the Union is a member.
“IRB Regulation” means the Resolutions and Regulations relating to the Game promulgated by the IRB from time to time.
“Laws of the Game” means the laws promulgated by the IRB from time to time according to which the Game is played throughout the world.
“Member” means a member of the Constituent Body.
“Officers” means the officers designated in Rule 12.
“Registrar” means the Chief Registrar and Assistant Registrars for England in the Central Office of the Registry of Friendly Societies.
“Regulation” means a resolution, regulation or instruction made in accordance with Rule 4.13.
“Representative(s)” means the representative(s) elected by the Members to represent the Constituent Body on the Council of the Union in accordance with the Rules of the Union for the time being registered with the Registrar.
“Rules” means the Rules of the Constituent Body for the time being registered with the Registrar.
“Union” means the Rugby Football Union.