Constitution and Bylaws

PEI AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

INCORPORATED 1976

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS 1994

AMENDED 2003
AMENDED 2005

Section 1 - Constitution

Section 2 - Bylaws

Section 3 - Rules and regulations

Section 4 - Football PEI Fee Schedule

Section 5 - Provincial Championships

Section 6 - Policies and Procedures

Section 1
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CONSTITUTION

Article 1 - Name........................................................................................... 1

Article 2 - Objectives................................................................................... 1

Article 3 - Head Office and Fiscal Year.................................................... 2

Article 4 - Board of Directors..................................................................... 2

Article 5 - Dissolution.................................................................................. 2

Article 6 - Amendments to Constitution.................................................... 2

Section 2

BY-LAWS
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Article 1 - Interpretation.............................................................................. 3

Article 2 - Membership and Affiliation....................................................... 6

Article 3 - Voting........................................................................................... 6

Article 4 - Meetings........................................................................................ 7

Article 5 - Officers......................................................................................... 8

Article 6 - Election of Board Members......................................................... 9

Article 7 Duties of the Officers and Directors ............................................ 10

Article 8 -.Board of Directors........................................................................ 11

Article 9 - Amendment of By-Laws & Rules and Regulations................... 12

Article 10 - Third Party Review.................................................................... 13

Article 11 - Execution of Contracts.............................................................. 13

Article 12 - Borrowing Powers...................................................................... 13

Article 13 - Indemnity.................................................................................... 14

Article 14 - Dissolution.................................................................................. 14

CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE 1

NAME

(a) The name of the organization will be the “PEI Amateur Football Association Incorporated”, hereinafter referred to as “The Association”.
(b) The operating name shall be Football PEI.
(c) The Association will be a non-profit and non-sectarian organization.

ARTICLE 2

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Association shall be, amongst others more particularly set forth in the Charter for Incorporation:

(a) To serve as the official regulating and operating body of football throughout the Province of Prince Edward Island.
(b) To foster, encourage, promote and administer the development and growth of football in the province of Prince Edward Island by:
(i) encouraging and promoting recreational and competitive football;
(ii) developing new clubs across Prince Edward Island;
(iii) developing membership;
(iv) certifying coaches and officials;
(v) monitoring the individual clubs on PEI. To foster and develop the game of football throughout the Province of Prince Edward Island.
(c) To encourage participation of athletes at all levels, regardless of gender, age, ability, and to ensure that all players have a place to play in relation to their playing standard.
(d) To endeavour to improve playing, coaching and officiating standards at all opportunities.
(e) To make all reasonable effort to ensure that football on PEI is competitive at both Regional and National levels.
(f) To obtain sufficient funds for the successful operation of the Association and its affiliated programs, and to disburse such funds in a manner conducive to the well-being of the Association.
(g) To promote a route to university and professional football for those who desire it.
TC \l1 "(f) To obtain sufficient funds for the successful operation of the Association and its affiliated programs, and to disburse such funds in a manner conducive to the well-being of the Association.
(g) To promote a route to university and professional football for those who desire it.
(h) To acquire and hold lands and real personal property and to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of same as it shall, from time to time, see fit with power to mortgage or otherwise encumber the same in such way or subject to such conditions, covenants, powers of sale or otherwise, as the said corporation may deem requisite.
(i) To hire or otherwise employ persons to assist in the fulfilment of its other objects and purposes.
(j) To do all such other acts or things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the object and to exercise all and every power set forth in Section 15(1) of the Companies Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Chapter C-14.
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ARTICLE 3

HEAD OFFICE AND FISCAL YEAR

(a) The Association shall be incorporated with its head office at Sport PEI in the City of Charlottetown in the Province of Prince Edward Island;
(b) The fiscal year of the Association shall be the one year period ending March 31st.