1. CATEGORIES OF
MEMBERS
The membership
of the Golf Club is open to the following categories :-
I.
General
Category.
II.
Life members
III.
Non resident
Indian members (NRI)
IV.
Service
members.
a)
Haryana Govt.
Officers and state PSU’s including retired officer (only gazetted
officers & equivalent)
b)
Other officers
including defence services, Central Govt Officers and Central PSU’s
including retired officers (only Class-1 Officers)
v
Student members.
vi
Corporate members
(for five year only)
vii
Tenure members
(Officers equivalent in seniority to that Js, GOI and above
and posted at Panchkula and
Chandigarh
on transferable basis.)
viii Tenure
members (MP/MLA/LAW OFFICER)
MP/MLA/LAW
OFFICER on Tenure basis till they remain at the statutory post.
Thereafter if desirous to convert to Permanent membership additional
Entrance fee of Rs.1.25 lacs + GST as applicable.
Details of the
entrance fees, monthly subscription and security deposits for each
category shall be as per new policy
2.
ELIGIBILITY
3.
NUMBER OF
MEMBERS
4.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
5.
ESTABLISHING HANDICAPS
(Sr.No. 2,3 4,& 5 shall be as per new policy of membership.)
6.
MEMBERSHIP FEES
Applicants are required to pay:-
i)
One time membership entrance fee (“Entrance Fee”), non refundable,
as prescribed in the fee structure.
ii) One time interest free security deposit as prescribed in the
structure, refundable only after of term of membership or on the
surrender of membership subject to a minimum lock-in period of three
years from the grant of membership (“Security Deposit”). Processing
time for refund of Security Deposit is minimum six (6) months from
the date of termination/surrender of membership, as the case may be.
iii) Monthly recurring charge (“Monthly Subscription”) as
prescribed in the fee structure.
7.
MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS
i)
The golf club facilities available to spouses and the children of
the individual members and the corporate nominees subject to the
rules and regulations made in this regard.
ii) Facility of reciprocal membership with various other clubs is
to be decided by the management of the club.
iii) Guests of members shall be permitted to use facilities of the
Golf Club (except on certain specified days). The members shall be
charged a fee, as specified in the fee structure or as notified by
the management from time to time, for the use of facility of the
Golf Club by the guests. A guest must be introduced by the member
and member should accompany the guests. Unaccompanied guests are not
permitted. Member will get a receipt from the reception after paying
the green fee for his guest. This will be handed over to the
starter. A member will have to register and obtain a receipt from
reception before he can start entertaining the guest in club house.
iv) Membership Card
a) Each
individual member, corporate nominee shall be issued photo identity
card by the management which will be required to be produced on
demand by the management or by any person authorized by the
management in this regard.
b) Loss of
the photo identity card must be reported to the management
immediately.
8. USE OF THE CLUB AND OTHER FACILITIES
i) Entry of pets within the premises of the
Golf Club is strictly prohibited. Feeding of stray dogs in the club
is banned.
Ii) Smoking and consumption of alcoholic
beverages is permitted only in the designated areas as specified by
the management.
iii) Playing of various games are restricted only
to certain designated areas and during certain hours as specified by
the management.
iv) Possession of firearms, ammunition and
weapons of any kind whether licensed or not within the Golf Club
premises is strictly prohibited. Armed security guards are not
allowed in the club.
v) Users of the Golf Club are not permitted to
give any monetary or non-monetary benefits to any staff member of
the Golf Club. A service charge will be added in the bills relating
to food, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages and other items.
vi) Children below 12 years of age will not be
allowed to enter the Golf Club unless accompanied by an adult member
or guest of a member admitted to the Golf Club by the member who
himself is entitled to use the Golf Club facilities.
vii)
The management reserves the right to verify the identity of
all persons entering the premises to ensure that only members, their
spouses, eligible children and guests of such members are admitted.
9. LIABILITY OF THE CLUB
No member of
the club shall under any circumstances, claim damages of any kind
from the club for any reason whatsoever, nor shall he proceed
legally or otherwise against the club for realization of any claim
whatsoever and the decision of the management shall in all such
matters be final. Office bearers and servants of the club will be
fully indemnified against any claims by members of the public for
injury or property damage caused by golf balls hit outside the
boundaries of the club or any other incident whatever in the course
of golf being played in the club.
10. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES & FACILITIES
i) Payments for all services and facilities
including food, beverages, liquor, hiring of equipment and guest
charges etc are required to be made in advance by cash only to the
person designated by the management at the reception.
ii) All members except life members are required
to pay monthly fee as fixed from time to time irrespective of the
usage of the Golf Club. The monthly fee payable w.e.f. the date of
the acceptance of the membership by the management and has been
specified in the fee structure.
iii) All charges incurred by spouse, eligible children,
guests will be debited to the
account of the concerned member.
iv) In the event of non-payment of dues by
members within 30 days from the due date of payment, interest @ 1.5%
per month or part thereof will be charged and if the dues are not
cleared within 90 days from the dues date of payment, the said
member, their respective spouse and the eligible children may not be
permitted to use the Golf Club facilities and in addition the
membership is liable to be terminated at the sole discretion of the
management is not liable to issue individual notice to the
defaulting members in this regards.
v) The management of the Golf Club shall provide
golf carts and related equipment, that may be used subject to
availability. The use of these golf carts and related equipment will
be at the user’s own risk and responsibility. The damage/loss to the
cart or parts thereof are to be made good by the user. Members will
be solely responsible for settlement of bills on this account.
11. SUGGESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS
Constructive suggestions are welcome and may be
entered in the “ Suggestions Book” which will be kept in the office.
Complaints should be addressed to the General
Manager in writing or entered in a book which is kept for the
purpose in the office.
12. ALTERATION IN FACILITIES
The management shall have the sole discretion to
make additions, modifications, reductions and eliminations in all or
any of the facilities of the Golf Club.
13. DRESS CODE
Members must change after golf, prior to using the
main club house and its facilities. Wearing of shorts is not
permitted in the main bar, dining room. Casual attire is acceptable
provided it does not offend the sensibilities of other member
present.
14. LOSS, DAMAGES OR INJURIES
i) The use of the facilities of the Golf Club
is entirely at the risk and responsibility of the members and/or
their respective guest, spouse or eligible children, who use such
facilities (‘User’). The management of Golf Club shall not be liable
for any injury, damage or loss caused to the users of the Golf Club,
during the course of their visits to the Golf Club or due to use of
the Golf Club facilities.
ii) All the users of the Golf Club are warned of
high speed balls which may cause grievous injuries/ death or loss of
property. Further, it shall be the duty/obligation of every member
to warn their respective spouse, guest, eligible children of such
danger/ risk before entering the Golf Club. All such users shall be
presumed to have understood the risks inherent and consented to
their exposure to all the risk naturally incidental to their
presence on the Golf Club. All the users shall enter the Golf Club
at their own risk and responsibility and the management shall not be
responsible for any consequences whatsoever. No one is allowed to
venture into the golf Club for purposes other than to play golf.
Infants in prams are not allowed in the club.
iii) Every user will be fully liable for any
damage caused to the property of the Golf Club or to the person or
property of any employee of the Golf Club or to any other user of
the Golf Club, resulting directly or indirectly from their action.
Compensation for such damage, if any will be fixed by the management
alone and shall be recoverable from the concerned corporate nominee
or individual member.
15. EFFECT OF EVENTS BEYOND MANAGEMENT CONTROL
The management shall not be responsible or liable
for not performing any obligation or undertaking given to the
members if such performance is prevented, delayed or hindered by an
act of God, fire, flood, explosion, earthquake, war, riot, terrorist
act, sabotage, inability to procure or general shortage of energy,
labour, equipment, facilities, material or supplies, action of
labour unions, due to enhancement of any law or issues of any
directive by any government or public authority or by a competent
court or any other cause not within the control of management. The
management is further absolved from any liability towards any users
of the Golf Club arising form any act beyond the control of the
management of the Golf Club.
16. ORDER OF PLAY
i) The right of starting at the 1st
and 10th teeing grounds shall be governed by and shall
accrue to players according to the order in which their names are
entered on a time-sheet. When a time sheet is not in use, the right
of starting shall be according to the order in which all players in
a match arrive at the first or tenth tee.
ii) If any player is absent from the teeing
ground at which he/she is to start or if his/her match or party is
not complete and present at the teeing ground as soon as the
preceding match has teed off, he/she shall lose his/her right of
precedence.
iii) Players in club matches and competitions
shall always have precedence in starting over other players in
private matches.
iv) On occasions when a starter is present,
players shall abide by his instructions as to starting. The starter
will have discretion to re-arrange times as he considers fit and in
the interest of good order and in fairness to all playes.
v) The president/Vice president of the Club will
have precedence at 1st and 10th tees players,
whether entered on the time sheets or not.
vi) The committee may in their discretion frame
rules will continue to be displayed on the club notice board for a
period of 30 days after they are framed.
vii) No player may start at any place on the
Course other than at the 1st and 10th teeing
grounds or as decided by the committee from time to time. A player
starting from an unauthorized teeing ground will have no standing on
the course. No player may cut in front of other matches at any stage
during the course of a round.
17. SUSPENSION OF PLAY
The management reserve the right to suspend the
right of some or all of the members to enter the golf club or any
other designated area in the Golf Club or to play the game of golf,
in order to facilitate conduct of the golf tournaments and events
from time to time. No user shall have any right whatsoever to
challenge the decision of the management in this regard. However,
seven days notice in advance to this effect may be displayed on the
notice board of club premises.
18. CADDIES
i) Caddies will be detailed by the caddy master
at the entrance. They shall not be specifically retained for any
particular member player.
ii) The engagement of fore-caddies is permitted
except where expressly disallowed e.g. when playing in competition
which prohibits them.
iii) Private caddies may be employed by members
provided that they have been registered as such at the club and are
furnished with a card of identification by their employer. Private
caddies shall also wait at the caddy shelter and be subject to the
club rules as applicable to caddies.
iv) Any member playing with a playing caddy shall
have the same standing on the course as other members playing
together.
v) The charges for a playing caddy will be in
accordance with the decision of the committee.
vi) The charges for caddies and fore caddies will
be in accordance with the decision of the committee currently in
force. Payment due to caddies/fore-caddies must, in all cases, be
made immediately on completion of a round and they shall not be
permitted to loiter in the vicinity of the club house or pavilion
awaiting
vii) Any complaint against caddies and
fore-caddies must be made to the caddie master as soon as possible
after the occurrence.
19.
RULES OF GOLF
The
latest rules for the game of golf as prescribed by the Royal &
Ancient Club of St. Andrews,
shall govern rules of play at the
club, along with the local rules in force.
20. GOLF ETIQUETTE
Golf is
game of good manners. It shall be incumbent upon all members,
dependants, visitors and guest to bear
this in mind at all times. In addition,
they should replace divots, repair pitch marks on green, smooth out
bunkers, not to take practice swings on tee and not to cause any
inconvenience to other persons using the club, especially in regard
to holding up following matches.
All
persons using the club are urged to play fast and keep up with the
match in front, falling which they must invite the match following
to go through as prescribed in rules of golf.
21. GOOD BEHAVIOR
All
members are expected to conduct themselves with utmost restraint and
gentlemanly/behavior. Any member resorting to foul language or
physical violence within the club premises is liable to be removed
from the club’s membership for some period. Any repetition of such
behavior may invoke cancellation of membership.
22. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
The
management may terminate the membership of any individual member in
the event of any individual member or any of his guests, the
individual member’s spouse or eligible dependents contravene the
terms and conditions or any rule and
regulation and may at its sole discretion forfeit the interest free
security deposit also. However, before the termination of membership
of any individual member or his dependents, 15 days prior notice may
be served for this purpose and thereafter, necessary action shall be
taken. However, the membership shall remain suspended for the
intervening period.
23. DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBER
Upon
death of individual member, the person nominated by the member in
the application form shall alone be entitled to get the refund of
interest free security deposit after deducting all the outstanding
dues of the deceased individual member.
24. TERMS AND CONDITIONS NOT EXHAUSTIVE
These
terms and conditions or the rules and regulation framed thereunder
are not exhaustive and the management shall have the sole direction
to add amend or delete them from time to time and all such additions
amendments will be notified by displaying them on the notice board
of the golf club and shall become binding immediately on all the
users of the golf club.
25. INTERPRETATION OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
In these rule, unless there is anything repugnant in
the subject context.
i)
Words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to
include females.
ii)
Words in the singular shall include the plural, and vice
versa.
26. ARBITRATION
It is agreed
to and undertaken by the member that any difference that any
difference or dispute that may arise by and between them and the
management in the interpretation of these terms and conditions or
other incidental matter arising out of the terms and conditions,
shall be resolved as far as practicable through mutual negotiations
failing which the matter would be referred to arbitration.
Arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator appointed by the
management of the club. In any dispute which may arise in any
competition or match, whether in regard to interpretation of rules
of golf arbitrator appointed by the bye-laws, the decision of the
arbitrator appointed by the management of Golf Club in all matters
shall be final.
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