F.1 Procedure where Breach of Regulations is Notified.
Where it appears to the Association's General Purposes Committee that a member has committed a breach of any of these Regulations, then the Chairman of the GPC shall serve notice on such member requiring them either:
(a) if they admit the alleged breach, and the General Purposes Committee are prepared to deal with the matter or by imposing a fine without causing a hearing to be held, to pay within fourteen days to the Association such fine, not exceeding £200, as the notice may specify; or
(b) if they do not admit the alleged breach, to give notice of the fact within fourteen days to the Association requiring a hearing to be held; or
(c) whether or not they admit the alleged breach, and if the General Purposes Committee are not prepared to deal with the matter without causing a hearing to be held, to appear before the General Purposes Committee at the Association’s Headquarters at such time as the notice may specify.
F.2 Hearing before General Purposes Committee.
At any hearing before the General Purposes Committee held either at the request of a member under Regulation F.1(b) above or as a result of a decision of that Committee under Regulation F.1(c) above:
(a) the General Purposes Committee may rely on such evidence as it thinks fit in considering the alleged breach or the member's case;
(b) the member may make representations in support of his case;
(c) at the conclusion of the hearing the General Purposes Committee shall notify the member of their decision and, if they shall find that the alleged breach has been committed by the member, of the penalty to be imposed;
(d) in deciding on any penalty for the purpose of Regulation F.2(c) above, the General Purposes Committee may take such course of action or impose such exclusion or suspension from the Association, or such fine not exceeding £200, or such other penalty as it may think fit and the Articles allow.
F.3 Appeal to Executive Committee.
(a) a member shall have the right to appeal by notice in writing to the Executive Committee against any decision or part of a decision of the General Purposes Committee taken according to the provisions of Regulation F.2(c) above, such notice to be given to the Executive Committee within fourteen days of the decision of the General Purposes Committee.
(b) the member shall not have the right to attend and be heard on appeal to the Executive Committee without the permission of the Executive Committee, but may submit representations in writing.
(c) The Executive Committee shall consider the decision of the General Purposes Committee, and any representations made by the member, and such evidence as it thinks fit, and shall either confirm the decision of the General Purposes Committee or vary it in whole or in part as it may in its absolute discretion determine.
F.4 Failure to comply with Notice.
Every member who shall fail to comply with any notice given under these Regulations requiring him to attend any hearing or pay any fine or do any other thing required to be done pursuant to the provisions of these Regulations:
(a) shall be suspended forthwith from membership of the Association; and
(b) may, by resolution of the Executive Committee, be excluded from the Association.
F.5 Power to Proceed in Member's Absence.
If a member shall fail to attend any hearing held pursuant to the provisions of these Regulations and of which notice has been given to him, then the General Purposes Committee or the Executive Committee as the case may be shall have power either to adjourn the hearing, or to proceed in the absence of the member and shall cause notice of their decision to be served on the member without fourteen days.
F.6 Service of Notice.
Any notice referred to in these Regulations shall be regarded as validly served on the seventh day after posing by first class post, if addressed to the member at the address stated in his Association membership card or current address maintained in the Association's records.