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RULE 4 – CONSTITUTION

1. The Ring shall consist of an unlimited number of persons of sixteen years of age or
over, whether amateur, semi-professional or professional (“Members”). A person who
is 12 years of age may become a Junior Member but in attending any Ring event must
be accompanied by their parent or guardian who must supply satisfactory evidence of
this relationship. With the exception of Rule 5 (Organisation and Management) these
Rules shall apply to Junior Members and the term “Member” is deemed to include
“Junior Member”.
2. Membership
a. An application for admission as a Member shall be in the prescribed form and the
signature of the applicant shall be a pledge to abide by the Constitution and Rules
of the Ring and not to violate the Code of Ethics.
b. The Management Committee shall have the power to reject any application. An
appeal may be made to the Council within one month of such rejection and on a
ballot two dissenting votes shall disqualify.
c. If within the period of twelve months of election the Management Committee
becomes aware that the conduct of the new Member prior to being elected has been
such as is likely to cause dissension among Members it shall have the power to
refuse renewal of the Member’s subscription and membership shall cease. The
same right of appeal lies as in (c) above.
d. Every application for admission as a Member shall be accompanied by one year’s
subscription which shall be refunded in full in the event of a candidate not being
elected.
e. Every Member shall be affiliated to the International Brotherhood of Magicians (the
Parent Body) either as:
(i) A Full Member or
(ii) An International Auxiliary Member
3. Honorary Members
The Council may at its discretion present a Certificate of Honorary Life Membership
in recognition of service of special merit to the Ring.
4. Resignation
Any Member desiring to resign must forward a written resignation to the Executive
Secretary at least fourteen days prior to the end of the financial year. Failing such notice
a Member shall be liable for the full subscription for the ensuing year.
5. Expulsion
If the Management Committee considers the conduct of a Member is a breach of the
Code of Ethics or prejudicial to the interests of the Ring or receives a written and
properly identified complaint to the same effect then it shall forthwith inform the Ethics
and Grievances Committee and may refer the matter to the Committee for investigation.
The Ethics and Grievances Committee shall in the course of its investigation have
power to consider such written, audio or video material as may be available and to
receive both written and, if practical, oral representations from such persons and
sources as it may in its absolute discretion think fit. Following completion of the
investigation the Ethics and Grievances Committee shall report its findings to the
Management Committee. The report may include a separate statement of any
dissenting member if that Member so desires. It is for the Management Committee to
determine what action, if any, be taken against the Member in accordance with the
Rules. It may request such Member to resign within fourteen days. If the Member does
not comply with such request they shall automatically cease to be a Member. The
Member may appeal in writing to the Executive Secretary within such period of
fourteen days for a decision of the Council where the decision to expel must be carried
by a 75% majority. A summary of the findings of the Ethics and Grievances Committee
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