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NORTH OF
SCOTLAND CYCLING ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTION
November 2007
TITLE
This organisation, being the north centre
of the Scottish Cyclists’ Union (SCU), shall be called the North of
Scotland Cycling Association (NoSCA), hereafter referred to as “The
Association”.
CONSTITUTION
The Association shall consist of resident
SCU or BCF members. These members shall belong to SCU or BCF affiliated
clubs which are located within the geographical area of the north centre
as defined by the SCU. A resident shall be defined as a member whose
primary abode lies within the above area and who has occupied that abode
for at least three of the previous twelve months. Only such members
shall be allowed to take part in any Association meeting or qualify for
any Association championship.
OBJECTS
To co-ordinate, administer, control and
encourage all aspects of the sport of cycling within the Association
area in accordance with the Association’s by-laws and the rules of the
SCU. To affiliate to any organisation to further the interests of the
Association and its members.
BY-LAWS
1.
GENERAL MEETINGS
At General Meetings all members of the
Association shall be entitled to vote. The Chairman may, at his
discretion, invoke the rules of conduct as laid down in the SCU rules
(Standing Orders for General Meetings).
At least 50% of the senior office bearers must be present
and at least 50%of the clubs of the membership must be represented for
the meeting to be deemed quorate. If a General Meeting has to be
reconvened because it is not quorate, it shall proceed at an alternative
date even if not quorate. The committee will be required to initiate
disciplinary proceedings against clubs not represented at a reconvened
meeting. Only a General Meeting may change the Title, Constitution,
Objects or By-laws of the Association, 2/3 of the members present must
be in favour of the change, for other business a simple majority will
suffice. In the event of a tie the Chairman shall have the casting
vote.
2.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
The
Annual General Meeting will be held on or about the second Sunday of
November each year. The General Secretary shall notify the membership
by sending agenda, minutes of the previous AGM, time and place of
meeting to their
clubs 14
days in advance.
The agenda for the meeting shall be:
a. Notice of
meeting.
b. Apologies.
c. Chairman’s remarks.
d. Minutes
of the previous AGM.
e. Matters
arising.
f. Annual
reports from secretaries
g.
Alterations to Title, Constitution, Objects or By-laws. (Proposals to
be in the hands of the General Secretary 30 days before the date of
the meeting.)
h. Election
of office bearers. Senior officials shall be Chairman; Vice Chairman;
General, Road Race, Mountain Bike, Time Trial, Records and Track
Secretaries and Treasurer. Other officials shall be elected as
required.
i. Setting
of the per capita fee for the subsequent year.
j. Ratification of Association information for the SCU handbook
k. Any other
competent business.
3.
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
The General Secretary shall call a meeting
on the instructions of the Association Committee, or on written request
of ten members, within 30 days.
The requisition shall detail the purpose of the meeting
and only such business shall be transacted at the meeting. Any member’s
request must be accompanied by a deposit of £10 total. The meeting
shall decide on the return of this deposit.
4a. ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
Association Meetings shall consist of the
Association’s Office Bearers and delegates from the clubs of the
membership. Association meetings may be called at any convenient time
by the Chairman and/or General Secretary. The General Secretary is to
notify the membership through their clubs at least ten days in advance
of any such meeting. Association Committee meetings shall only be
deemed quorate if the bearers of at least 50% of the senior offices and
at least three of the clubs of the membership are represented, either by
delegates or office bearers. The committee shall have the power to
decide on any point not covered by these by-laws.
4b. ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE
The day to day running of the Association
will be vested in a committee which shall consist of the Association’s
Office Bearers.
5. FINANCE
Members’ clubs shall pay to the
Association an annual fee of £** per SCU/BCF member of that club
during the previous season, or £**, whichever is the greater amount.
This sum shall be due by or on the date of the AGM each year. Any
changes to the affiliation fees shall be decided at the AGM. The
treasurer shall also propose the amount. The treasurer shall also be
responsible for presenting audited financial records of the Association
to the AGM.
6. RACING
a. GENERAL
SCU rules (where formulated) will apply to all NoSCA
promotions. All NoSCA promotions shall be open to any SCU/BCF member
with the proviso that Association members will be given priority in the
event of a full field being received for any championship.
NoSCA Championships will be:
TIME TRIALS
Senior 10, 25, 50, 100, hill
climb
Juvenile 10
TRACK
Senior 1 lap sprint, 800m, 1500m, 2000m,
3000m, 4000m, 6000m
Junior 1500m
ROAD RACE
Senior/Junior
Juvenile
MOUNTAIN BIKE
Senior
Junior
Juvenile
Veteran
Lady
These championships may be promoted by
NoSCA, or alternatively they may be awarded to clubs at the discretion
of the committee. The committee also has the discretion to promote
other events, e.g. Inverness-Elgin etc.
Race organisers who have successfully bid for NoSCA
championships in any category must seek permission from the NoSCA
executive committee to allow the event to be cancelled or postponed
before doing so.
Any entries received after the published
closing date for a road or time trial championship event will not be
eligible to receive championship awards.
In a 100 mile time trial organised by
NOSCA, any club which has a member competing must provide a marshal or
official.
b. TIME
TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Championship
medals will be awarded to the first three Association members on a
scratch basis.
Additionally
a gold medal will be awarded on a scratch basis (unless otherwise
indicated below) where 3 or more entries are received in any of the
following categories :-
Senior Female
Junior Male
Junior Female
Under 16 Male
Under 16 Female
Veteran Male (as
defined by SC), awarded on age standard using VTTA age standard tables.
Veteran Female
(as defined by SC), awarded on age standard using VTTA age standard
tables.
Where numbers
dictate, categories may be amalgamated e.g. Female senior, veteran and
junior to create one Female award. Organisers should liaise with the
NoSCA Time Trial Co-ordinator in order to maintain consistency with this
approach.
There will be
only one Team competition. Team medals will be awarded to the team of
three who record the fastest aggregate time, providing that at least two
teams enter. Team eligibility is defined by the member’s current SC/BC
membership card and constituent members of a team may be male or female
and belong to any category eligible for the event.
Time Trial
Championships will be rotated around the courses in the Association's
area as far as practicable.
c. TIME
TRIAL BEST ALL ROUNDER COMPETITIONS
Time Trial
BARs will be contested over the following distances (in miles).
Individual
Senior
Male 25, 50, 100.
Senior Female
10, 25
Junior
Male 25, 50
Junior Female
10, 25
U16
Male 10, 25
U16 Female
10, 25
Veteran Male
10, 25, 50, 100 awarded on age standard using VTTA age standard tables
Vet
Female 10, 25 awarded on age standard using VTTA
age standard tables
Awards for
individual BAR championships are gold, silver and bronze medals, with no
minimum number of qualifiers.
Team
Senior
Male Team championship for 1st team of 3
riders
Senior
Female Team championship for 1st team of 2
riders
Junior
Male Team championship for 1st team of 2
riders
Junior
Female Team championship for 1st team of 2
riders
U16
Male Team championship for 1st team of
2 riders
U16
Female Team championship for 1st team of 2
riders
Veteran
Male Team championship for 1st team of 2
riders on age
standard
Vet
Female Team championship for 1st team of 2
riders on age standard
Only NoSCA
District races may be used for BAR qualifying times with the exception
of the 100m TT which may be any SC 100m TT not taking place on the same
day as the NoSCA 100mTT. The method of calculating the championship
shall be the average speed at each distance added together and divided
by three, correct to the third decimal place (rounded down), with the
exception of male and female championships for veterans which will be
calculated using the best performances on age standard at each distance
added together and divided by two or four as appropriate.
d. ROAD
RACE CHAMPIONSHIP
Championship road race distance shall be
at least 60 kilometres. Championship awards shall be, in addition to
any by the promoting club, medals for 1st, 2nd and
3rd individual places, 1st junior and 1st
team (if two or more teams enter). “One man, one prize” will apply,
except for the team prize. Premier awards (1st, 2nd
and 3rd) take priority
e. ROAD
RACE BAR
The road race BAR championship shall be decided on a
points basis from all district scratch road races or individual stages
of stage races of 50k or more. Points shall be awarded to any rider
gaining a placing in the first ten of any qualifying event. Points will
be awarded as follows:
1st: 10 points
2nd: 9 points, down to
10th: 1 point
The rider with the highest points total at
the end of the season will be the winner. In the event of a tie on
points the winner shall be decided by reference to placings achieved,
i.e. most first places, and if still equal, most second places etc.
This rule applies to all tied placings.
Championship awards shall be:
1st, 2nd and 3rd
senior
1st junior.
f. TRACK
CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Association Committee shall award the
Track Championships to suitable meetings. Championship awards shall be
medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd individual
g. TRACK
BAR
The Track BAR shall be decided on a points
basis from Championship races only, with the exception of the Junior
1500 metres. Points shall be awarded as follows:
1st: 3 points
2nd: 2 points
3rd: 1 point
In the event of a tie the same method
shall be used as for the Road Race BAR to decide the winner.
BAR awards shall be medals for 1st,
2nd and 3rd.
h.
MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Association Committee shall award the
Mountain Bike Championships to suitable meetings. Championship Awards
shall be medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in
each category.
7. RECORDS
a. FIXED
DISTANCE TIME TRIAL RECORDS
The Association will recognise records
performed by all categories of rider in the following classifications:
1.
Association members on NoSCA registered courses.
2. All
comers on NoSCA registered courses.
3.
Association members on any course registered with the SCU, BCF or
RTTC.
Records may be claimed by the rider or
riders concerned, their club or the promoting club.
The Time Trial and Records Secretary will
maintain a list of all records and publicise same at each AGM.
b. PLACE
TO PLACE RECORDS
The Association will recognise place to
place records at the discretion of the centre committee, who will decide
on all matters not covered by these rules.
Record attempts will only be recognised on
receipt of a timekeeper’s certificate signed by a SCU accredited
timekeeper and commissaire, who shall respectively time and observe the
attempt.
The onus shall be on the rider, riders or their clubs to
make all arrangements for a record attempt and to claim any performance.
The Time Trial and Records Secretary will maintain a list
of all records and publicise the same at each AGM.
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