NAME

The organisation shall be called the "Tayvallich Bay Association" and hereafter referred to as "the Association".

AREA

The area of interest of the Association shall be Tayvallich Bay and Caol Scotnish, extending eastwards to a line joining the Point of Oibh (Rubh ‘An Oib) to Taynish Point (Sròn Bheith)

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Association shall be:-

• To promote developments and improvements within Tayvallich Bay whilst preserving the integrity of the Bay and its environs for the benefit of all stakeholders and the general public.
• To manage the assets of the Association and, where appropriate, to collect monies from commercial and recreational users of the assets.
• To secure the interests of the owners of moorings within the mooring area of Tayvallich Bay as defined in Foreshore Plan No. G0876 and to negotiate and maintain a lease of the said area with the Crown Estate.
• To issue mooring licences and to regulate mooring sites within the mooring area so defined, so as to make the best use of the water available.
• To collect rents from all mooring owners and to forward them as a block payment annually to the Crown Estate.
• To liaise with appropriate local and national organisations and bodies.
• To undertake any other appropriate activity in support of these objectives

AFFILIATIONS:

The Association shall be an affiliate member of the "West Highland Anchorage and Mooring Association." (WHAM).

MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the Association shall be open to any individual over the age of 17 whose main home is in the Tayvallich peninsula south of the crossroads at Barnluasgan

All paid up owners of moorings within the defined area shall also be deemed to be Members of the Association.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

An annual subscription to cover the calendar year at a rate to be set by the Association shall be due from each Member. For mooring owners the subscription shall be deemed to be included in the annual mooring dues.

MOORING DUES

The Association shall set an annual payment for each mooring by its owner to cover the amount payable to the Crown Estate and including a levy to be utilised in accordance with the objectives of the Association.

Any mooring owner who fails to pay their mooring dues by the due date shall be deemed to have resigned from the Association and their licence revoked. Their moorings gear may, thereafter, be lifted and deposited on the shore

MANAGEMENT

The Association shall be managed by a committee comprising representatives of the primary users and stakeholders of Tayvallich Bay. The Committee shall have a minimum of six members and a maximum of eight and shall include one representatives of each of the following groups;-

• Mooring owners
• Tayvallich Sailing Club
• Commercial fishermen working out of Tayvallich
• Businesses within the area defined under "Membership" above
• Local residents

The Committee shall be elected from the Membership at an Annual General Meeting for a term of one year and shall be entitled to stand for re-election.

The office bearers shall be Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Moorings Secretary who shall be elected by the new Committee after the Annual General Meeting to hold office for one year. The Committee shall be at liberty to create additional office bearers from its own members if it so desires.

MEETINGS:

An Annual General Meeting shall be held each year on a date to be decided by the Committee but normally in November. It shall be publicised on Tayvallich Shop notice-board and the Tayvallich Web Site for at least three weeks prior to the date of the Meeting. Any other general meetings may be called as required if a motion signed by four Members is received by a Secretary and the dates of such meetings to be publicised for at least three weeks prior to the dates of such meetings.

The quorum for general meetings shall be ten Members

The Committee shall meet as necessary and the quorum shall be four members. Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and the minutes made available to any Member of the Association on request.

Decisions of meetings shall be by way of a simple majority vote with the Chairperson having a casting vote in the event of a tie.

There shall be one eligible vote for each Member and for each mooring owner regardless of the number of moorings owned.

MOORING RULES

Rules for the licensing, allocation and use of moorings within the moorings area shall be produced by the Committee for adoption by the Annual General Meeting.

The Committee shall have the power to take whatever steps may be necessary in order that the rules may be enforced.

AMENDMENTS

The Constitution may be altered only by an Annual General Meeting or other general meeting.

FINANCE

All monies raised by or on behalf of the Association shall be applied to further the objects of the Association and for any other purpose as may be approved by a general meeting.

The Association’s financial year shall end on 31 October. The accounts shall be audited and submitted to the Annual General Meeting for approval.

The Committee will control and regulate the finances of the Association and the Treasurer will ensure that accurate accounts are kept.

One or more bank accounts will be operated in the name of the Association. The Committee will authorise three of its members to sign cheques on behalf of the Association and all cheques for sums over one thousand pounds must be signed by two authorized signatories. Cheques for sums one thousand pounds may be signed by one authorised signatory, normally the Treasurer

DISSOLUTION

Any decision to dissolve the Association must be approved by no less than two thirds of those present at an Annual or General Meeting.

In the event of the dissolution of the Association any assets remaining after all liabilities have been met shall be given or transferred to some other organisation having similar objectives as the Association or towards charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents of Tayvallich. There shall be no transfer or distribution of assets among the Members of the Association.