Upon receipt of an application for membership, the Honorary Secretary shall enter such application in a Register of Candidates and there shall be an interval of at least ten days before the meeting of the Committee at which such application for membership shall be considered. Until the application is considered by a meeting of the Committee, the applicant shall be considered to be a Temporary Member of the club. The election of all classes of members is vested in the Committee and shall be a simple majority vote of those on the Committee.

(a) The Committee may refuse applications only for good cause such as conduct or character likely to bring the Club into disrepute. The Honorary Secretary shall inform each candidate in writing of the candidate's election or non-election. S/he shall furnish an elected candidate with a copy of the Rules and Byelaws of the club and make request for such payments as are necessary.