Maldon Rugby Club
  The 200 Club Rules
1) The Club shall be known as Maldon Rugby Union Football Club '200' Club

2) The objective is to raise funds to support Maldon Rugby Union Football Club (MRUFC).

3) The Club shall be limited to 200 members.

4) The minimum stake of £1 per month entitles the member to 1 number which shall be entered into all monthly draws for so long as the monthly payment is received.

5) A member may hold an unlimited amount of numbers each costing £1 per month.

6) Members shall be informed of the numbers allocated to them by the Lotteries Secretary and given a copy of these Rules.

7) The Club shall be open to all persons over 18 years old.

8) Members of the Club need not be members of MRUFC.

9) All payments to the Club must be made by monthly standing order.

10) a) 50% of the income shall be paid out as prizes on a 6 monthly basis. The balance less expenses shall be paid to MRUFC.
b) Example assuming 200 members each paying £5 per month. Each member would have 5 numbers, i.e.1000 numbers sold: 5 monthly prizes totalling £300 and on the 6th month prizes totalling £1,500 :- monthly June 1st £180 £1,000 2nd £ 90 £ 400 3rd £ 30 £100. Total prize money £3,000 Funds to MRUFC £3,000 less expenses.

11) If 1000 numbers are not sold then the prizes will be awarded pro rata to the example above.

12) The main draws will take place on the second weekend in June and December commencing June 2007. The monthly draws will take place in the second week of the remaining months.

13) The Club shall be administered by the Lotteries Secretary duly appointed, in writing, by the MRUFC committee.

14) All draws shall be supervised by the Lotteries Secretary or a MRUFC Committee member and drawn by any other 200 Club member.

15) The winning numbers and amounts shall be displayed at the Headquarters of MRUFC.

16) Winners shall be notified by the Lotteries Secretary. In the event that a prize cheque is not cashed within 6 months of the date of issue then the prize amount will be donated to MRUFC.

17) The Club shall be registered with Maldon District Council and the Lotteries Secretary shall be responsible for lodging the necessary Returns with the Council.

18) The Lotteries Secretary shall keep a record of all 200 Club members: names, addresses, telephone numbers and e mail addresses.

19) All expenses, e.g. registration fee, shall be taken from the profits and not from the prize money which shall always be 50% of the total income.

20) Any matters not covered by these rules shall be decided by the MRUFC committee.