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How detailed does a constitution need to be?
A constitution can be extremely simple, containing only the basic outline to explain
who the club/federation is, what the club/federation is set up for, and important
management matters.

The extent to which detail is added to the rules depends on the needs or formality
of the club/federation and on its thoughts about the projected needs of the club/
federation as it grows. Many details relating to minor management matters are
best included within by-laws or regulations, thus keeping the constitution flexible
and easy to operate within.

Activity 6.13

Do you know what is contained in your club/federation constitution? If so, is it
simple or complex?

What to avoid
You can place almost anything within a constitution. However, many aspects of
your operations are more easily handled outside the formality of the rules. For
instance, you would not include the membership charges or club colours in the
rules.

The rules in your constitution should relate to the administration of the club. The
rules should not relate to the conduct of the activities of the club/federation.
Additional non-administrative rules should appear in regulations and by-laws. A
clause in the rules empowering the committee to make, alter or delete regulations
or by-laws should be in the constitution.

Activity 6.14

If non-administrative issues (uniform design, etc.) need to be included in your
constitution, where should they be placed?

Activity 6.15

Look at the example club/federation constitution in Appendix 3.

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