PART IVCONDUCT OF REGISTERED CLUBS
Functions in registered clubs30
1
A registered club shall not hold, in the premises of the club, any function unless—
a
the function is for the benefit of the club as a whole;
b
the function is related to the objects of the club;
c
the function is organised by the club; and
d
only members of the club and their guests are present at the function.
2
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any function—
a
where the whole proceeds of the function, after deducting the expenses of the function, are devoted to charitable or benevolent purposes; or
b
which is organised by a registered club for a member and at which only the member and his guests are present.
3
If paragraph (1) is contravened—
a
the registered club; and
b
every official of the club at the time of the contravention;
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
4
In any proceedings for an offence by reason of a contravention of paragraph (1) it shall be a defence for a person to prove that he exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of such an offence.
5
In this Article, “club” includes any separate branch or section of a club.