2.1 The Club shall mean and include the facilities as defied under definition “Club Premises”

2.2 Categories of Membership: The membership schemes are given below and shall be valid till further notice.

Category Term (In years)

2.3 The membership of the Club is open to individuals as also to Corporate(s).

2.4 Members will be entitled to use all facilities of the Club, upon payment of their usage.

2.5 Additional Category of Members: Additional membership categories may be introduced from time to time, on such terms and conditions and on payment of such Joining fees and annual subscription rates, as may be decided by the Club Management from time to time in consultation with the Advisory Board.

3. Admission of Members :

3.1 Any applicant desirous to become a Member shall make an application in the prescribed form providing the necessary details.

3.2 By applying for membership in the prescribed form, the applicant shall be deemed to have understood the Terms and Conditions governing his/her/its admission as a member of the Club and shall be deemed to have given his/ her / its unconditional acceptance of the same and also deemed to have given the acceptance to future amendments to the terms and conditions governing his/her/its membership. The grant of receipt of the membership application form will not however be construed as acceptance of the membership.

3.3 The Club Management, at their absolute discretion, may accept or reject any application for Membership. In case an applicant is admitted as a Member, the Club Management would notify about the confirmation of such admission in writing to the applicant. The issuance of Membership Card in the Member’s name shall constitute acceptance by the Club of his/her/its application for Membership and shall entitle the Member to use the services and facilities as are available at the Club on payment of fees/charges as may be prescribed from time to time. The Membership card must be presented on demand for use of the Club’s facilities. The Club reserves its absolute right to amend or alter its scale of fees & other charges or any of the terms and conditions which the Members shall be required to abide.

3.4 A candidate shall be admitted as a member of the Club, and allowed to utilize the privileges of membership only after he/she/it has paid in full all applicable fees, deposits or subscriptions.

3.5       A corporate member shall be required to nominate person(s) as its nominee as per the terms of membership. Only the nominee shall be entitled to use and enjoy the facilities of the Club.

3.6 A corporate member shall be entitled to substitute one nominee by another on payment of Nominee Alteration fees as decided by the Club Management from time to time.

Category Amount* (Rs.)

•  Plus applicable GST

General Terms & Conditions

4. Joining Fee and Annual Subscription:

4.1 Joining Fees: The Joining fee and Annual Subscription payable currently on admission are as follows:

•  Plus applicable GST

4.1.1 The joining fee stated above is subject to revision from time to time by the Club Management in consultation with the Advisory Board.

4.1.2 The joining Fee is a one time non-refundable fee.40% of such joining fee is towards admission fees and remaining 60% is towards rights of utilization of club facilities over the period of membership subject to other terms & conditions of the membership. Joining fee may be collected in full or in installments as may be decided by the Club Management. However, full payment is required to be completed before the candidate gets his membership card.

4.1.3 In case of earlier resignation from or termination of membership on any grounds whatsoever, the Membership Subscription collected by the Club, will not be refunded. Members shall be liable to pay their dues together with applicable interest on the dues as per the applicable Club rules and regulations.

4.2 Subscription : All members are required to pay an Annual Subscription to the club as prescribed by the Club Management. Annual Subscription may be increased from time to time as decided by Club Management. The current subscription charges payable are as per clause 4.1.

4.2.1 The Annual Subscriptions (Other than the first Annual Subscription) is all members shall become payable on or before 1st April in each year automatically. Failure to pay the Annual Subscription with the due date will result in suspension of membership facilities. Membership privileges can not be availed by the defaulting members.

4.2.2 The club year shall run from 1st April to 31st March each year. All members are required to pay the annual subscription regardless of whether they use the club facilities or not. A member shall not be entitled to any rebate, or discount or refund of Annual Subscription.

4.2.3 A new member being admitted between 1st April to 31st March, are liable to pay the annual subscription on pro-rate basis. For the purpose of calculating Annual Subscription of such members, a part of the month will be taken as full month.

4.2.4 Should any questions or disputes arise as to the amount of the subscription or amount mentioned in any bill for supplies payable by any member, or as to the rights of any member in respect of any subscription or bill amount paid by him/her /them or as to the right of any member to receive any refund claimed by him, such questions or disputes shall be settled by the Club Management, and shall be disposed of by them in such manner as they may deem appropriate, such decision of the club management shall be final and binding upon the members.

4.2.5 The membership card will not entitle the member to any credit facility at the Club. He/she/it may settle the bill either by payment through authorized credit card / debit card or in cash. The Club may in due course come out with a joint credit facility with some bank or credit card institution for which, as and when it is finalized, a scheme will be circulated.

4.3 MEMBER’S FAMILY :

4.3.1 “Member’s Family” shall mean and include his/her spouse, and (dependent) sons & daughters below the age of 18 years who shall be entitled to use the facilities of the Club as stated herein or as may be so allowed by the Club Management from time to time. Member’s family as defined herein will be treated as “Dependent Member(s)”.

4.3.2 The member’s family and guests shall abide by the rules & regulation of the Club failing which the privileges conferred on them by these rules shall be withdrawn forthwith.

4.3.3 All payments are to be made by account payee cheque drawn in favour of “CHOICEST ENTERPRISES LTD”.

4.3.4 Any Member opting to withdraw from the membership of the Club must send his/her/its resignation in writing to the Club Management. A member who on or before the renewal of membership term, gives notice of his intention to withdraw from the membership of the Club shall not be liable to pay the annual subscription for renewal of membership.

5. Dues: Members, if offered any credit facility for usage of club, are required to clear their bills within 30 (thirty) days of the presentation. Failure to pay the bills in time will attract interest as 2% (two percent) per month payable after the expiry of 30 (thirty) days from the date of presentation of the Bill to the date of payment of the dues. However Club Management reserves its right to adjust outstanding bills against any kind of deposits/ advances if any held by the Club.

5.1 Members whose subscriptions or any other bills are in arrears shall be sent a notice as to their arrears by registered post/courier/E mail to the last known address of each member named therein. If the arrears are not paid within 30 days from the date of notice, the membership of such member shall stand suspended. In case the suspended member pays up all his/her/its outstanding due within 30 days of such suspension together with interest @2% per month payable from the expiry of presentation of Bills up to the date of payment, his/her/its suspension may be revoked by the Club Management at their absolute discretion and he/she/it shall continue to be a member. In case he/she/it does not pay up the outstanding amount within the time and in the manner mentioned above, his/her/its membership shall stand cancelled.

5.2 A suspended member shall not be allowed to use the Club facilities in the capacity of a member.

6. Transfer of Membership : Membership is not transferable. However, at the time of admission, an Individual may nominate a person from family ( Spouse or Children above 18 Years) and in case of death or permanent disability of any individual member, the nominee as declared by the member would be eligible to apply for the transfer of membership subject to the approval of the Club Management. The tenure of the membership would be valid till the expiry of the original membership term. However, as long as the primary member is using the privileges and facilities, the nominee can use the club only as a guest of the member. In the case of Corporate Membership, nomination can

be changed on the basis of letter issued by the authorized signatory of the corporate entity to the Club Management and in such case, change of nominees can be done on payment of necessary charges. However, the tenure of the additional nominee would be valid till the expiry of the original membership term.

7 Termination of Membership:

7.1 A member ceases to be a member of the club if he/she/it –

7.1.1 is declared insolvent, or

7.1.2 is dismissed from the public service, or is a subject or Citizen of a country at war with the Union of India, or

7.1.3 is found guilty by a competent tribunal of a criminal offence involving in the opinion of the management gross misconduct, or

7.1.4 is found to carry on any business or activity which would be construed as illegal, defamatory, immoral or uses the address of the Club whether directly or indirectly for any such purpose or purposes, then, and in such event, he/she/ it shall cease to be a member.

7.1.5 If at anytime the Club Management is of the opinion, after due enquiry, that any member is guilty of unruly or disorderly conduct or such conduct which is likely to bring disrespect to the Club or has infringed the Rules or Regulations of the Club in a manner that is detrimental to the interests of the Club, the Club Management may expel such member and from the date of such expulsion such person shall cease to be a member of the Club.

7.2 Renewal of Membership: Each member shall be admitted only for the term as mentioned in clause 4 above. After the expiry of the term, the membership stands terminated. A member may, however, get the membership renewed by paying the Joining fee prevalent at that period of time and to accept the existing terms and conditions of the club for renewal as may be decided by the Club Management from time to time.

8. Bars: Any liquor supplied in the Bars or elsewhere in the Club must be consumed within the time fixed for closing of Bar under the Excise Rules.

8.1 No person below 18 years of age will be served alcoholic beverages.

8.2 Only club members and their guests may avail themselves of the facility at the bar.

8.3 All alcoholic beverages served by the Club are meant for consumption within the Club Premises in the designated area as per excise rule only.

9 Guests:

9.1 Apart from the member and his/her family (as mentioned in clause 4.3.1), all people accompanying the member would be treated as guests. Guest must be accompanied by the members or family member.

9.2 Members in every case shall be responsible for observance, by their guests, of the decorum and rules of the Club.

10 Club Property:

10 .1 The Club is a proprietary club and the members of the Club shall not have any right whatsoever on the property of the Club. The Membership Subscription that they pay is only to secure right of usage of the Club facilities as mentioned herein during the term of membership.

10.2 The member shall fully indemnify the Club against any expenses, cost, claims, damages or penalties incurred by the Club, however occasioned, including through defamation of third parties arising out of any of his/her/its guests’ actions or deeds.

10.3 The members shall not advertise the Club and its address without obtaining the prior consent of the Club.

Other Points

11. Limited Liability: While every effort shall be made to ensure a high standard of efficiency and accuracy, the liability of the Club and its employees for any commission, delay, neglect or inaccuracy or otherwise howsoever occasioned shall be limited to Rs.50/- without affecting in any manner the liability of the member to pay for the services availed of.

12. Closure: The Club Management may, at its absolute discretion, decides to close down the Club permanently at any time without assigning any reason whatsoever or may also decide to close the Club temporarily or any facility for regular maintenance or for any other purpose at any time without assigning any reason thereof. In such case member shall not have any claim what so ever with club.

13. General Conditions:

13.1 Suggestions and Complaints, if any, shall be only made to the Club Management in writing or through post or email at the official address of Club.

13.2 The Club timings shall be notified from time to time on the Club Notice board or club Website, if any. The staff will not be requested to remain beyond the scheduled hours nor will the Club or any part of it be kept open beyond the operating hours without approval of club management.

13.3 The Club & its facilities are restricted for the use by Club members and their guests only and rights of admission are reserved.

13.4 As regards interpretation of these rules, the decision of the Club Management shall be final and binding on all concerned.

13.5 In addition to the Terms and Conditions for Membership, the Management will be entitled to formulate Rules, Regulation and schedule of charges for usage of the club facilities which shall be subject to modification from time to time by the Club Management in consultation with the Advisory Board. This will be finalized at the sole discretion of the Club Management as it considers appropriate for viable running of the facilities.

13.6 All disputes and differences are subject to the courts having Jurisdiction at Kolkata. The member shall be liable to pay the cost of collection of dues, legal expenses, decreetal amount with interest in the event of any legal action.