to the interest of the Club or its members or has broken any rule or Bye-Laws of the Club or whose conduct shall in the opinion of the Management Committee render him unfit for membership of the Club. 13.3.2 Before any such member is expelled, the Honorary Secretary shall give the member seven (7) days’ written notice to attend a meeting of the Management Committee and give an explanation, and shall inform the member of the complaints made against him. 13.3.3 If after hearing such member, a simple majority of the Management Committee then present and voting decides to expel the member, he shall cease to be a member of the Club. The Management Committee shall have the discretion and may at the conclusion of such hearing suspend the member for not more than one year or impose a fine not exceeding $500 or any other lesser penalty. The member shall be kept informed of the decision. 13.3.4 If such member refuses to attend the meeting in answer to the notice calling upon the member to do so, the Management Committee may nevertheless proceed in his absence to decide on the penalty to be imposed. No appeal shall lie from the decision of the Management Committee to any Court of Law. 13.3.5 It shall be in the power of the Management Committee to exclude such member from the premises of the Club before the Management Committee has reached a decision. 13.3.6 The Management Committee may delegate to a Sub-Committee such powers and duties under this Rule and such Sub-Committee shall present to the Management Committee its findings after giving the member the opportunity of being heard. 13.3.7 Any member who has been expelled or received any other penalty shall have the right within 21 days of the posting of the notice of expulsion or such other penalty imposed by the Management Committee to require the Management Committee to reconsider its decision and may attend a meeting of and make representation in person or in writing to the Management Committee for this purpose. 13.3.8 The Management Committee reconsidering its decision may consist of members other than those in the Management Committee that made the original decision.
13.3.9 The decision of the Management Committee shall be final and binding upon the member.
13.4 Disputes
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