1) Name
The society shall be known as the "West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society", hereafter referred to as the Society.

2) Purpose
The aims and object of the Society shall be to further the well being of Amateur Radio by dissemination of relevant information, organisation of meetings and education and training of members and interested parties in Amateur Radio.

3) Membership
Membership shall be open to any person with an interest in Amateur Radio. The Committee shall have to power to refuse membership at their discretion or to terminate membership if the member is guilty of gross misconduct.

4) Honorary members
Honorary membership may be granted to any person, on the recommendation of the Committee, by a vote of majority of members attending a Society Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting. Honorary members do not require to pay any subscription and therefore have no claim upon any property or assets of the Society.

5) Subscriptions
Members will pay an annual subscription which is due immediately after the Society's Annual General Meeting or within one month of joining. A member not paying the subscription by the first day of July, or within one month of joining, will ceasee to be a member. Those joning after the first of January will pay half the annual subscription, rounded up to the nearest fifty pence. The Committee shall have the power to reduce or waive the subscription on an individual basis, but any such decisions must be reported at the next Annual General Meeting.
A paid-up member of the Society is a member who has been a member for over one month and whose subscription is not overdue.

6) Administration
The Society's affairs shall be administered by a Committee who shall act for and on behalf of the Society.
The Committee shall comprise seven members;
A Chairman
A Secretary
A Treasurer
Ordinary Committee Members
The Committee Members will normally be elected to named office by a majority vote at the Society's Annual General Meeting. They may also be elected at a Society Extraordinary General Meeting. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other members. These co-opted members shall not have voting rights on the Committee. Committee members will be convened by the Secretary, or by a majority of the Committee Members, and minutes will be taken during the meetings. Committee decisions must be agreed on by a majority of the full Committee and notified to all Committee Members. A minimum of four Committee meetings will be held each year.

7) Annual General Meeting
After at least one month's notice, the Society shall hold an Annual General Meeting, during the month of May, at shich the Society Chairman shall preside unless he or she delegates the chairmanship to another Committee Member.The business of the meeting shall be the presentation and adoption of the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting and of any Extraordinary General Meetings held in the last year, reports and accounts by the outgoing Committee, fixing the Annual Subscription and dues; followed by the election of the Society Committee Members to serve until the next Annual General Meeting. The meeting will then decide upon any competent business. Minutes will be taken during the meeting. A Quorum shall comprise one-quarter of the Society's paid-up members. Voting will normally be by a show of members' hands. When a secret ballot is called, two tellers will be appointed by the meeting Chairman to count the votes and report the result to the meeting Chairman. Voting by proxy shall not be permitted. Only paid-up members are permitted to vote and be eligible to stand for election. Decisions must be reached by a majority of the paid-up members present. Nominations for the named offices shall be accepted in writing and from the floor at the Annual General Meeting, with a Proposer and Seconder; subject to the indication that the member so nominated is willing to serve, such indication to be in writing if the member nominated is not present. Voting for the named offices will take place first, followed by the ordinary members. In the event of a voting tie, a re-election will take place.
Items to be discussed at the Annual General Meeting or nominations for appointment to the Committee to be lodged with the Secretary four weeks before the Annual General Meeting.

8) Extraordinary General Meeting
An Extraordinary General Meeting may be convened by direction of the Society Committee or by a written request to the Society stating the business for which the Extraordinary General Meeting is required and signed by not less that ten paid-up members. If the meeting so requested is not convened by the Committee within one month, the said members may convene a meeting. At least fourteen days written Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting shall be given and displayed for the attention of paid-up members of the Society. Notification of an Extraordinary General Meeting must include the agenda for such a meeting. The business of an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be that for which it has been called and no other. Elections and voting must follow the same procedure as for an Annual General Meeting and minutes will be taken during the Meeting. A quorum shall comprise one quarter of the Society's paid-up members.

9) Constitution
Any changes or amendments to the Constitution may only be made at a Society Annual General Meeting or at a properly convened Extraordinary General Meeting and must be accepted by two thirds of the paid-up members present.

10) Funds
The Society's funds shall be used to defray the costs of meetings, accommodation and other expenses properly incurred in the administration and organisation of the Society. Funds may be used to purchase equipment and assets for use by the Society. All expenditure must be authorised by the Committee. All Bank and other accounts held in the name of the Society whall be operated by any two of four named signatories, of which one shall be the Treasurer. The accounts for the year shall be audited by a qualified accountant or by two non-professionally qualified persons. In the event of a decision to wind-up the Society, its assets, after settlement of all outstanding debts, shall be distributed fairly amongst the paid-up members.

11) Equipment
The Committee will be responsible for maintaining an inventory of the equipment owned by the Society; for ensuring that the equipment is in a state of good repair, kept in a safe place and is adequately covered by insurance.
Any member of group of members may borrow equipment owned by the Society for use at special events, field days etc. provided a written request is made to the Committee fourteen days in advance of the event. The request should detail the items required and specify the date on which all the equipment will be returned to the safe-keeping of the Committee.
If, while on loan, any of the Society's equipment does not function properly, or is lost or damaged, the member or members who borrowed it are required to report this in writing the the Committee no later than the date specified above for the return of the equipment. It will be the responsibility of any member or members who borrow the Society's equipment to make good any loss or damage which is not covered by the Society's insurance.
The Society accepts no responsibility for members' equipment which members or others may loan to one another for special events, field days etc.