ARTICLE 17: PROCEDURES FOR SANCTIONS AND APPEALS BY THE CLUB

All sanctions are personal and require that a hearing be accorded to the member
concerned, an absolute majority vote of the Board members and an official
communication detailing the reasons for the sanction must be sent to the member.
Skal International has the authority, whether requested or not by the Club, to sanction or
expel a member. National and Area Committees do not have this authority and shall refer
any question of expulsion to Skal International.

There are three (3) categories to be considered when sanctioning a member: reprimand,
membership suspension and expulsion.

a) Letter of Reprimand: This is a letter written by the Board of the Club to a member
reprimanding him for an attitude or for conduct considered inappropriate and not
in the interest of the Club or the reputation of Skal.
b) Suspension of Membership Rights:
i. When a member has received a warning letter and despite it
continues with the attitude or conduct for which he has been
censored, the Club Board may take the decision to suspend him for
a period, which will be determined by the seriousness of the action.
The maximum period of suspension is six (6) months. A member
who has been suspended can appeal against this decision by the
Board to the next General Assembly of the Club, which may revoke
the Board's decision. If the next General Assembly of the Club is not
to take place within two (2) months from the date of the suspension,
an appeal may be made to Skal International, which may decide to
delay the suspension until the Club's General Assembly hears the
appeal. The suspension will not come into effect until a final decision
has been taken.
ii. When the conduct or attitude of the member is considered by the
Committee to be prejudicial to the interest of the Club or the
reputation of Skal, the member can be suspended for a minimum of
six (6) months and a maximum of one (1) year without the
requirement for a letter of reprimand. The appeal procedure shall be
the same as in (i) above.
c) Expulsion:
i. When the attitude or conduct of a member is considered highly
prejudicial to the interest and/or reputation of Skal or when despite a
previous suspension, the member continues with the same attitude
or conduct, the Board of the Club may take the decision to expel the
member.
ii. The member can appeal against this decision to the Executive
Committee of Skal International within a period of one (1) month from
the communication of the expulsion. If an appeal is presented to the
Executive Committee of Skal International the expulsion will not
come into affect until a final decision has been taken.
iii. The decision of the Executive Committee is final and shall be taken
having considered any documentation or other kind of information
received from the Club, the National Committee and the expelled
member.
iv. Expelled members are not entitled to a refund of fees paid or
membership in any Skal Club. When expulsion has been confirmed.


the General Secretariat of Skal International must register the name and address of the member.