New Age Club
Rights and Liabilities of Members
1.1 Use of Facilities: Every Member shall, subject to these Rules and the Bye-laws and such restrictions or conditions as the Proprietor may from time to time in its absolute discretion impose, be entitled to use and enjoy in common with the other Members the Facilities provided by the Proprietor for the use of the Members, subject to the payment of fees, subscriptions, and any other monies due to the Proprietor. The Proprietor may in its absolute discretion also impose charges for any services, food, drinks or the use of any of the Facilities and the Proprietor shall have the right at any time and from time to time to vary any such charges.
1.2 Guests: The Proprietor may in its absolute discretion prescribe such rules relating to the conduct and/or admission of Members and Nominees, their guests, spouse or children, the use of the Facilities and the conduct of games as it shall from time to time decide.
1.3 Repairs: Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, if at any time it appears to the Proprietor that any of the Facilities is congested, in need of any repair, renovations, inspection, expansion or maintenance or required for the use of the Proprietor for any purpose as the Proprietor may decide, the Proprietor may in its absolute discretion impose conditions on, restrict, suspend or otherwise limit the rights and privileges of the Members in respect of any one or more of such Facilities and the Proprietor shall not in any way be liable for any inconvenience or loss that may be suffered or sustained by any Member or any other person entitled or permitted to use and enjoy the Facilities resulting from such conditions, restrictions, suspension or limitation.
1.4 Alternative Facilities: The Proprietor shall be entitled to substitute any of the Facilities with any other facility that the Proprietor deems appropriate in the event that any such Facility is or cannot for any reason whatsoever be made available for the use and enjoyment of the Members.
1.5 Financial Liability: For the avoidance of doubt, a Member shall not by reason of his membership be under any financial liability in respect of the provision of the Assets and Facilities except for payment of all monies payable under these Rules and the Bye-laws to the Proprietor.
Membership
2.1 Class: The Club shall comprise Elite Members, Term Members, Champion Members and Business Explorer Members. Any member of the Club in whatever class shall be referred to in these Rules and the Byelaws as a “Member” which expression shall include Nominees where appropriate. The Club shall consist of such number of Members as the Proprietor may in its absolute discretion from time to time decide.
2.2 Other Classes: The Proprietor may from time to time create new classes or categories of membership on such terms and conditions as the Proprietor may determine.
Champion Members
3. The Proprietor may at time and its absolute discretion invite any person to be an Champion Member upon such terms and conditions and for periods as the Proprietor may determine. A Champion Member shall have such rights and privileges as the Proprietor may from time to time in its absolute discretion determine.
Elite Members
4.1 Transfer: An Elite Member may with the approval of the Proprietor and provided that he is not in breach of any of the Rules and the Bye-laws, transfer his membership. Any Elite Member (the “Transferor”) wishing to transfer his membership must first submit the name of the proposed transferee (the “Transferee”) on the prescribed form to the Proprietor for approval. The Proprietor may in its absolute discretion reject the proposed Transferee for membership for any reason whatsoever. No reason shall be given for rejection. The Transferee shall be a natural person aged 21 years or above. The Transferee shall be admitted as an Elite Member upon payment to the Proprietor of :-
(i) a transfer fee (“Transfer Fee”) of 10% of the prevailing entrance fee payable by an Elite Member as may be decided at the absolute discretion of the Proprietor from time to time; and
(ii) such sums as may be determined by the Proprietor in its absolute discretion from time to time as the Food and Beverage Deposit (as defined in Rule 12.2). Provided Always That nothing herein contained shall restrict the Member from assigning his rights hereunder to an end-financier if such assignment is with the prior written consent of the Proprietor.
4.2 Full Payment: An Elite Member shall only be entitled to transfer his membership upon fully paying up his entrance fee, Food and Beverage Deposit and all other fees, subscriptions and amounts owing to the Proprietor.
4.3 Refund: Upon the Transferee being admitted as an Elite Member, all monies standing to the credit of the account of the Transferor including deposits paid to the Proprietor shall be refunded to the Transferor and the Transferor shall have no rights or claims whatsoever against the Proprietor.
4.4 Supplementary Member: An Elite Member shall upon payment of a fee of such sum as the Proprietor shall from time to time prescribe, be entitled to nominate one person (who shall be the spouse or fiance/fiancee of such Member and aged 21 years or above) who shall subject to the acceptance by the Proprietor, be entitled to enjoy the Facilities in the same manner as an Elite Member, and shall be subject to these Rules and the Bye-laws including but not limited to the payment of fees and subscriptions in the same manner that an Elite Member shall be subject, and shall further be subject to such restrictions or conditions as the Proprietor may from time to time in its absolute discretion impose.
Business Explorer Members
5.1 Transfer: A Business Explorer Member (which expression shall include businesses registered according to the law) may with the approval of the Proprietor and provided that it is not in breach of any of the Rules and the Bye-laws transfer its membership to any other company or business registered according to law. Any Business Explorer Member wishing to transfer its membership must first submit the name of the proposed transferee (the “Business Explorer Transferee”) on the prescribed form to the Proprietor for approval. The Proprietor may in its absolute discretion reject the proposed Business Explorer Transferee for membership for any reason whatsoever. No reason shall be given for rejection. The Business Explorer Transferee shall be a firm or corporate body. The Business Explorer Transferee shall be admitted as a Business Explorer Member upon the payment to the Proprietor of the amounts referred to in Rule 8.1 except that reference therein to “Elite Member” shall be changed to “Business Explorer Member”. Provided Always That nothing herein contained shall restrict the Business Explorer Member from assigning its rights hereunder to an end-financier if such assignment is with the prior written consent of the Proprietor.
5.2 Rules 4.2 and 4.3: The provision in Rules 4.2 and 4.3 shall mutatis mutandis be applicable to Business Explorer Members.
5.3 Nominee: A Business Explorer Member shall upon payment of a nomination fee of such sum as the Proprietor shall from time to time prescribe be entitled to nominate such number of persons as may be prescribed by the Proprietor from time to time in its absolute discretion (who shall be aged 21 or above) employed by such Member (collectively the “Nominees” and each a “Nominee”) who shall subject to the acceptance by the Proprietor be entitled to enjoy the Facilities subject to these Rules and the Bye-laws, and such restrictions or conditions as the Proprietor may from time to time in its absolute discretion impose Provided Always That where the Business Explorer Member nominates another person, the Business Explorer Member shall not be entitled to use and enjoy the Facilities. The privileges of the Nominees shall cease forthwith upon the membership of such Business Explorer Member ceasing for any reason whatsoever.
5.4 Change of Nominee: A Business Explorer Member may by notice in writing to the Proprietor, terminate the nomination of any Nominee and nominate another individual as a Nominee, on payment of a registration fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the Proprietor from time to time in its absolute discretion.
5.5 Acceptance: All Nominees, whether original or substituted, of a Business Explorer Member shall be subjected to acceptance by the Proprietor who shall be entitled in its absolute discretion to reject any such nomination without giving any reason whatsoever.
5.6 Liability of Business Explorer Member: Each Business Explorer Member shall be liable to the Proprietor for the payment of all entrance fees, Monthly Installments (where applicable), nomination fees, liabilities and monies due on the accounts of its Nominees and/or any charges or liabilities arising as a result of a breach of these Rules and the Bye-laws by its Nominee(s) and shall indemnify the Proprietor against all claims, proceedings or actions made by its Nominees against the Proprietor in respect of any matter whatsoever.
Guests
6.1 Use of Facilities: Except where otherwise provided by these Rules and Bye-laws a Member may with the approval of the Proprietor introduce any person as a guest to the Club. Such a guest shall be entitled to the use of the Facilities as may be determined from time to time by the Proprietor and be governed by these Rules and the Bye-laws Provided that any guest using the Facilities must be accompanied by a Member who shall pay such guest fees as be prescribed from time to time by the Proprietor. The Proprietor may in its absolute discretion restrict the number of times a guest may be introduced to the Club during any period. No guest shall be allowed to use the Facilities on such days as the Proprietor may in its discretion prescribe and no more than such number of guests as the Proprietor may in its absolute discretion determine shall be invited on any one occasion by any one Member.
6.2 Responsibility of Member: A Member introducing a guest shall write the name and address of the guest, his own name and the period of which the guest is introduced in the register of guests kept for the purpose at the Premises and shall be responsible for any debt and liability owing to the Proprietor by each guest and shall indemnify the Proprietor against any claims, proceedings or actions made by the guest against the Proprietor in respect of any matter whatsoever. It is the duty of the Member to acquaint his guest with these Rules and the Bye-laws and as to whether there are restrictions in respect of the use of the Facilities by guests.
6.3 Withdrawal of Privileges: The Proprietor may at any time in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever prohibit any guest from being introduced by a Member and may at any time withdraw the privileges of the Club from any guest.
6.4 Prohibition: No person who has been prohibited from being introduced as a guest, or from whom the privileges of the Club have been withdrawn, or who has been expelled from the Club under Rule 25 may be introduced as a guest.
6.5 Private Functions: The Proprietor may in its absolute discretion at any time allow any of the Facilities to be used for private functions, meetings or conferences by any Member or any other person subject to such conditions as the Proprietor may prescribe.