Constitution
There shall not be more than four Trustees of the association. The first Trustees
shall be appointed by the Management Committee and the property of the
association (other than cash, which shall be under the control of the Treasurer)
shall be vested in them to be dealt with as the Management Committee shall
from time to time direct by resolution (of which an entry in the Minute Book
shall be conclusive evidence).
The Trustees shall be indemnified against any risk and expense out of the association
property. The Trustees shall hold office until death or resignation, or until removed
from office by a resolution from the Management Committee who may, for any
reason which may seem sufficient to a majority of them present and voting at any
meeting, remove any Trustee, or Trustees from the office of Trustee.
Where by reason of any such death resignation or removal, it shall appear necessary
to the Management Committee that a new Trustee, or Trustees shall be appointed,
or, if the Management Committee shall deem it expedient to appoint an additional
Trustee, or additional Trustees, the Management Committee shall by resolution,
nominate the person or persons to be appointed the new Trustee, or Trustees.
For the purpose of giving effect to such nomination, the Chairman is hereby
nominated as the person to appoint new Trustees of the association within the
meaning of Section 36 of the Trustee Act 1925, and he shall by deed duly appoint
the person, or persons so nominated by the Management Committee as the new
Trustee, or Trustees of the association, and the provisions of the Trustee Act 1925,
shall apply to any such appointment.
Any statement of fact in any such deed of appointment shall in favour of a person
dealing bona fide and for the value with the association, or Management Committee,
be conclusive evidence of the fact so stated.
Subscriptions
Adult members
All new members will pay an entrance fee plus a subscription fee payable annually.
Juniors (under the age of 16 years)
A more moderate entrance fee for all new members, plus a subscription fee payable
annually. Juniors accompanied by an adult member will have free membership.
Senior members (over the age of 65 years)
A moderate fee payable annually.
New senior members (over the age of 65 years)
New members shall be expected to pay an entrance fee as for all new adult members.
Day and weekly permits
For persons requiring the use of the Association waters for one day or one week,
day or weekly permits are available.
All of the above will be subject to any alterations only by the Annual General Meeting.
Fishing permits must be renewed by 31 March.
Association rules
1. The objective of the Association will be to promote good fellowship with the art
of angling and preserve good fishing in the area.
2. The Association shall consist of members who have undertaken to abide by the rules
of the Association. Members must carry a current Environment Agency licence whilst
fishing, appropriate to the species they are targeting.
3. Membership of the Association shall be open and not unreasonably restricted on the
grounds of sex, race or of political, religious, or other opinions, to any person who is
prepared to accept and support objectives of the Association.
4. Junior members shall not have the right to vote at meetings but are entitled to elect one
representative who shall have the right to vote as a full member on the Management
Committee of the Association.
5. The Annual General Meeting shall be held on the third Wednesday in February of each
year at 7.00pm. The Management Committee to convene an Extraordinary General
Meeting if required. Meetings of the Management Committee to be held monthly
or as required.
6. The business of the Association shall be conducted by a Management Committee of
up to ten members, and the following officers: President, Chairman, Vice-Chairman,
General Secretary, Minute Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Bailiffs, and
The Junior Representative, six of which to form a quorum. All Management Committee
members to have a vote, with the Chairman having a casting vote.
The business of the Association at all meetings to be recorded by the Minute Secretary.
Any Management Committee member failing to attend three consecutive meetings
without being able to offer a reasonable excuse for absenting himself will render himself
open to immediate suspension from the Committee. The Management Committee to
have the power to co-opt any member of the Association when a current Management
Committee member ceases to be a member of that Committee.
7. All members of the Management Committee as in Rule 6 above shall be elected at the
Annual General Meeting.
8. No membership cards shall be issued until entrance and subscription fees have been
paid with a suggested closing date for existing members to pay annual subscriptions.
This date will be for guidance to the Management Committee in considering new
members to be accepted and lapsed members for re-entry.
9. Only current members shall be entitled to vote at the Annual General Meetings
of the Association.
10. The Membership Secretary shall receive all subscriptions and forthwith hand the
amounts over to the Treasurer, who shall be empowered to defray expenses from
the Association bank account on the signature of any two of the Chairman,
Treasurer and General Secretary.
11. The accounts of the Association must be audited annually, and a report of such
read at the Annual General Meeting.
12. Fair angling by one rod and line permitted and any member guilty of impropriety shall
be excluded from membership on a majority vote of a special meeting consisting of
the Management Committee. Any member guilty of unlawful practice whilst fishing
or to farmland or property, shall be expelled from the Association.
13. No member of the Association shall be allowed to take a dog with him or her whilst
fishing the Association waters.
14. Any member fishing the Association waters must keep to the banks of the river.
Anyone breaking fences, walking through standing hay, crops, or leaving gates open,
on complaints from tenant or landowner, in writing, will be liable to expulsion from
the Association.
15. If any dispute should arise which is not provided for in these rules, the same shall
be laid before the Management Committee and their decision shall be final.
16. Membership cards to be shown on demand to an Association Bailiff, the Landowner
or any other member of the Association who produces his or her Membership
Card. Membership cards are not transferable.
17. The Association shall have the right to expel any member who endeavours to
acquire, for his own purpose, any waters knowing such waters to be legally
appropriated by the Association.
18. The Management Committee shall have the power to take appropriate disciplinary
action against any member and shall have the authority to terminate the membership of
any members guilty of misconduct deemed to be to the detriment of the Association.
19. There shall be the right of appeal to the Management Committee, against any decision
made by an officer of the Association. The appeal should normally be considered within
14 days of it being received.
20. In the event of the Association ceasing to exist and following the discharge of all debts
and liabilities, any assets at the time of dissolution shall become the property of
clubs having similar objectives as ourselves. No member shall obtain any asset of the
Association.
21. Any angler fishing any part of the river, if requested to move after a period of
30 minutes of fishing the same part, must do so.
22. Membership is limited to 150, excluding Juniors. There will be no limit on the number
of junior members, and they will be allowed to become full members even if the limit
of 150 has been reached. After the 31 March each year a waiting list will be set up
when the limit of 150 has been reached and prospective members will be added to
the list as and when their application is received.
23. In addition to Natural Resources Wales byelaws the following rules apply:
• Catch and release of sea trout from 1 September to the end of the season.
• Catch limits for sea trout are two in a period of 24 hours.
• Use of a float in conjunction with any lure or bait is not allowed.
• Use of shrimp or prawn is not allowed.
No live or dead fish may be removed from any waters within the Agency’s area except
legally by rod & line, other than with special written permission obtained in advance
from the Agency.
24. The bank account of the association shall be produced by the chairman of the
management committee for inspection, and be initialled by him at least once
every six months.
25. All the above rules will be subject to any alteration only by the Association’s
General Body.
The Natural Resources Wales byelaws and Pontarddulais and District Angling
Association rules are summarised as follows:
River Loughor
Salmon
• Season opens 20 March and ends 17 October.
• All salmon must be released with minimum injury and delay.
• No worm fishing for salmon.
• Fly and spin only.
Sea trout
• Season opens 20 March and ends 17 October.
• All sea trout must be released with minimum injury and delay before 1 May.
• Fly and spin 20 March to 17 October.
• Permitted baits only 1 May to 7 October.
• Catch limits are two in a period of 24 hours.
• All sea trout caught from 1 September to 17 October to be released.
• All sea trout greater than 60cm (approx. 5lb12oz) must be released with
minimum injury and delay.
• Tandem and ‘secret’ weapon flies are allowed – up to a maximum of 4 points
(one treble and one single), trebles must be less than 7mm (size 8).
• Bait fishing for sea trout allowed only outside catch and release period (1 May to
31 August) , with small hook gape size 8mm (approximately size 8) and a single worm.
Brown trout
• Season opens 3 March and ends 30 September.
• Only one hook is allowed with lures and bait unless the gape of the hook (measured
from the shank to the point) does not exceed 10mm (0.375 inch) with the exception
that the gape of hooks attached to a plug bait may be up to 13mm (0.5 inch) and
the plug is used without any weight.
• In no case shall any bait or lure have more than nine hooks and no weight or sinker
can be attached below the lure or bait.
• Minimum size is 23cm (9”).
Hooks
• All hooks for salmon, sea trout and brown trout must be barbless or debarbed.
• Fly refers to unweighted artificial fly of less than 5g in weight.
• No trebles on spinners, spoons, or plugs (singles only with a maximum 13mm gape)
• Up to 3 barbless singles may be used on a plug.
• Flies – small trebles allowed up to 7mm gape (approximately size 8).
• If larger singles or doubles hooks are used on flies they must be debarbed/barbless.
General
• Fish foul hooked i.e., hooked other than in the mouth or throat must be returned
immediately.
• Ground bait or feeder bait, shrimps or prawns, crayfish and fish roe are not allowed.
• It is an offence to sell, barter or exchange for goods or services rod caught salmon
and sea trout.
• Maggots, pupae, or non-aquatic larvae are not allowed.
• Using a float in conjunction with any lure or bait is not allowed.
• Landing nets must not have any knotted meshes or metallic material.
• Gaffs and tailers are prohibited.
• You must not leave a rod unattended with its bait or hook in the water.
• No live or dead fish may be removed from any waters within the Agency’s area
except legally by rod and line, other than with special permission obtained in
advance from the Agency.
River Teifi
As above, but the season for salmon and sea trout is from 1 April to 17 October,
and the trout season is from 1 April to 30 September.
SAFETY – don’t cast your life away.
Fishing near overhead power lines can be extremely dangerous and has resulted in serious
injury or death to anglers. Even if your rod does not come into contact with a power line,
electricity can arc across and deliver a potentially lethal charge to the angler.
Look up before you tackle up.
You need a valid rod licence if you are aged 13 or over and fish for salmon, trout, freshwater
fish, smelt or eel in Wales, junior licences (age 13–16) are now FREE, but you must register.
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