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1: The GAA
on-line registration system is the only acceptable
method of registering players and members in 2010.
Note:
Almost 1,000 clubs used this system for registration in
2009. Training will be provided for all clubs in early
2010 and details of this will be forwarded to clubs in
early 2010 by their county IT officer.
2: The new
membership year for the GAA now runs from April 1st
to March 31st in the following year.
3: In
order to be entitled to the rights of a full member, a
person must have their fees paid to the club on a
date before March 31st and be registered by the
club on the online system in order to have a vote in the
upcoming membership year. Therefore, the old August 1st
date no longer exists for any clubs and club
constitutions should be amended accordingly.
Rules 2.1
to 2.3 of the Official Guide
2.1
Membership
(a) There
shall be two types of Membership of the
Association:
(i) Full
Membership, for persons who have reached the age of
eighteen years.
(ii) Youth
Membership, for persons who have not reached the age of
eighteen years.
(b) M
embership of the Association shall be granted only by a
Club, to persons who subscribe to and undertake to
further the aims and objects of the Gaelic Athletic
Association, as stated in the Official Guide.
(c) A
person becomes a Full or Youth Member of the Association
when he is approved as a Full or Youth Member
respectively of a Club. Once granted, Full Membership of
the Association shall continue for life, and Youth
Membership shall continue until the member’s eighteenth
birthday unless the member resigns in writing, or is
expelled in accordance with the Official Guide.
(d) The
rights of a Member of the Association shall be
conditional upon the member complying with the Rules and
Regulations of the Association and Club, including
payment of any Annual Membership Fees and Levies. Such
rights may be withheld, restricted or suspended in
accordance with the Rules of the Association and Club.
Subject to the foregoing, only Registered Full Members
shall be entitled to vote at Club Meetings, including
the Annual General Meeting.
(e) The
Rules and Regulations governing application for
Membership shall be set out in the Official Club
Constitution.
(f) The
Membership of the Gaelic Athletic Association shall run
from April 1st to March 31st in the following year.
2.2
Registration of Members
(a) Before
April 1st, a Club Registrar shall submit annually to
Central Council, by the process Electronic Registration,
a list, in the Irish Language (except as provided for in
Rule 1.7) of Full Members who have fulfilled their
Annual Subscription requirement in accordance with Rule
6.2 of the Club Constitution and Rules. This list shall
include the full name and address of each Full Member. A
copy of the Club’s Registration shall be forwarded by
e-mail by Central Council to the County Secretary and
Divisional Secretary, where applicable.
(b) Before
April 1st, a Club Registrar shall submit annually to the
Central Council, by the process of Electronic
Registration a list, in the Irish Language (except as
provided for in Rule 1.7) of Youth Members of all ages
Under 18 years who have fulfilled their Annual
Subscription requirement in accordance with Rule 6.2 of
the Club Constitution and Rules. This list shall include
the full name, address and date of birth of each Youth
Member. A copy of the Club’s Registration shall be
forwarded by e-mail to the County Secretary, and where
applicable to the Secretaries of Divisional, County
Minor and County Juvenile Committees.
(c) It is
optional to have the addresses of Full and Youth Members
registered in either Irish or English.
(d) Clubs
shall submit by April 1st, through the County Secretary,
an annual fee of e2 for every Full Member who has paid
his Club Membership fee for the year.
(e) Each
Member shall be allocated a Registration Number by
Central Council. The member shall retain this number
while a member of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
2.3
Registration of Players
(a) A Club
Registrar shall submit annually to Central Council, by
the process of Electronic Registration, separate
Registers in the Irish Language (except as provided for
in Rule 1.7) of the Club’s Adult, Under 21, Minor and
Juvenile (all grades) players. A player is to be
included in only one of the Registers.
Rule 6:2 -
Club Constitution
The
determined Annual Subscription shall be payable on
election and thereafter annually, in advance of the date
and in the manner decided by the Executive Committee.
The date set shall be a date prior to March 31st each
year.
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