Code of Behaviour

This Code of Behaviour forms part of York DAA rules and should be followed AT ALL TIMES by Members and Day Ticket holders (for the purposes of this Code together called “Members”)

  1. All Members must carry their authority when fishing, approach waters only by recognised ways and paths and keep the strictly to the river bank.
  2. Follow the Countryside Code in so far as it is applicable. Do not leave gates open after entry. Wilful damage to any fences, banks, interference with game or any acts which bring discredit upon the Amalgamation will render the Member liable to face disciplinary action at the discretion of the G. P. Committee which may result in a prosecution.
  3. Leave no litter.
  4. Handle and return fish carefully.
  5. No dogs allowed (except assistance dogs). Bailiffs may be accompanied by a dog when undertaking their duties providing that the dog is on a lead.
  6. Only Members, apart from those accompanying junior, intermediate or disabled anglers, are allowed on Amalgamation waters, Other than the foregoing categories the waters are open to anglers only, no families or fishing guests are allowed to accompany Members.
  7. Picnicking is not allowed.
  8. The use of portable radios and personal stereos is prohibited except with the use of personal headphones.
  9. Light no fires.
  10. No cans, tins, plastic or glass bottles to be left on the bankside.
  11. Live baiting with fish is banned when fishing on York waters.
  12. When fishing on any Amalgamation water no fish may be killed or taken away without the permission of the General Purposes Committee, including game fish.
  13. Rod and line and pole angling only allowed.
  14. Members are restricted to two rods in use at any one time.
  15. Night fishing. The G.P. committee have been given the power to close fisheries to night fishing as and when required without having to come before an AGM for ratification. Any Member wishing to fish at night must email or text their name, membership number, car registration and venue with date of fishing to treasurer@ydaa.org or 07309257984 (No telephone calls please!) 24 hours prior to fishing. On waters which allow night fishing, and are not subject to venue specific rules, a member must not stay for longer than 24 hours, and must remove themselves and all tackle from that venue, and must not return within 12 hours to that venue. (Junior members may not night fish.)
  16. Remember you are guest of the riparian owner. Avoid damage to crops, fences, property etc.
  17. Do not be afraid to use your rights to protect your fishing. You are allowed to request persons who are fishing to produce their Membership Card/Day Ticket but be courteous in doing so.
  18. Each angler must also when requested to do so, show their Membership Card/Day Ticket and also fish caught` to any agents of the lessors, watchers or any member of the Amalgamation and production of their Membership Card or other appropriate authority shall authorise such a request.
  19. No Members shall approach the riparian land-owner in matters relating to our waters except when authorized to do so by the General Secretary.
  20. There are no shooting rights on the following ponds, Hemingborough, Burn Road, Park View. Any incidence of shooting should be reported to the General Secretary.
  21. The purchase of a Membership, Holiday Permit or Day Ticket constitutes an undertaking that the holder will observe the Amalgamation Constitution/Rules, Policies and the Code of Behaviour and that any contravention of them could render the Holder liable to disciplinary action.
  22. No angler shall deposit unused bait at the conclusion of a match/session, but shall take it home to dispose of it responsibly.
  23. No filming shall be allowed on any Amalgamation waters and/or match venues without permission from the Trustees.
Constitution

NAME
The Amalgamation shall be called the York & District Amalgamation of Anglers. (Hereby referred to as the Amalgamation) Management is defined under GOVERNANCE below.

OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Amalgamation shall be:
The preservation of fish and spawn.
The prevention of pollution, poaching and illegal possession of fish.
The securing of waters and the safeguarding of them, for the use of anglers and those friendly disposed to the art of angling for recreation and competition.
To purchase or rent facilities and manage them for the benefit of its members.
The promotion of angling as a recreation pastime and sport and to encourage participation in the sport.

MEMBERSHIP
The Amalgamation membership shall consist of Ordinary Members, Life Members, Complimentary Members, and Holiday Members.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
The following membership categories shall apply:
Junior – being any person over 8 years of age and under the age of 18 years on 1 January. (Non-voting.)
Adult – being any person over 18 years of age but under the age of 65 on 1 January Veteran – being any person over the age of 65 on 1 January.
Disabled – in receipt of a concessionary EA Licence/Blue Badge.
Holiday – Temporary membership for either 7 or 16 days.
The minimum age for membership is 8 years.
Membership subscriptions will be reviewed annually at the AGM.
All members will be subject to the regulations of the constitution and by joining the Amalgamation will be deemed to accept these regulations and the code of conduct/rules of the Amalgamation.
The purchase of a Day Ticket will allow a non-member to fish on any of our Day Ticket waters at their own risk. It is the responsibility of Day Ticket holders to be aware of all rules and bye-laws which may apply.

MEMBERSHIP PERMITS
Yearly permits will only be issued by the Treasurer, and the Amalgamation appointed agents, on payment of subscriptions and shall be valid for up to twelve months, commencing on the 1st January and ending on the 31st December. Holiday Permits shall be valid between the dates shown on the permit.
The names and addresses of the members for whom the permits are applied must be given.
Complimentary permits may be issued by the Chairman and Secretary.
Members (aged 13 years and over) must be in possession of an Environment Agency Rod Licence when fishing on any Amalgamation water. (See Page 17)
Junior member anglers between the ages of 8 and 16 MUST BE, and Disabled Anglers may be, accompanied by a responsible adult.
The Amalgamation reserves the right refuse membership to any club, person or persons and to withdraw the membership permit from anyone who is in breach of the code of conduct/rules as published annually or who does or says anything which is deemed by the G.P.C.to damage the Amalgamation or otherwise bring the Amalgamation into disrepute. All anglers fishing Amalgamation waters must be in possession of a valid Environment Agency (EA) licence at all times. All relevant EA bye laws will be observed on club waters. Club bailiffs and all other members (on production of their own licence and permit) are authorised to check the EA Licence and proof of identity of any angler on fishing club/fishery waters. Failure to provide either could lead to expulsion from the club/fishery.

CLUB AFFILIATION
Any club may apply to affiliate to the Amalgamation. They can be proposed, seconded and elected at either the AGM or at a General Purposes Committee meeting on payment of an affiliation fee. All members of affiliated clubs MUST hold a current YDAA membership. All clubs applying for affiliation must provide evidence of being bona-fide.
No club, member or group of members shall compete with the Amalgamation in obtaining water.

TRUSTEES
The Trustees shall be the Chairman, Vice Chairman, the Secretary, and the Treasurer. No member can become a Trustee unless they have served for a minimum of two years on the General Purposes Committee.
The property of the Amalgamation shall be vested in the four Trustees. They shall hold the property upon trust for the members of the Amalgamation in accordance with the directions of the Officers.
The Trustees shall purchase or dispose of any such property as directed by resolution of the General Purposes Committee and an entry in the Minutes shall constitute evidence of any such resolution.
All Trustees will be indemnified out of the property and assets of the Amalgamation for any expenses or liabilities incurred in the discharge of their duties. Furthermore the Secretary and Treasurer will ensure that insurance covering Third Party Liability is always taken out by the Amalgamation.
A Trustee shall hold office until death, or resignation, or until they are removed from office by the Amalgamation in a general meeting, or by a resolution of the General Purpose’s Committee. The committee shall be able to remove a Trustee or Trustees from office for any reason which the majority of the Committee deem sufficient reasons for removing a Trustee or Trustees from Office. The committee will normally nominate someone to be a replacement Trustee.
The surviving Trustees shall be the persons to appoint a new Trustee within the meaning of Section 36 of the Trustee Act 1925. They shall appoint the person nominated by the committee to be a new Trustee or Trustees of the Amalgamation. The provision of the Trustee Act 1925 shall apply to any such appointment and to all Trustees at any time.

OFFICERS
The Senior Officers of the Amalgamation shall consist of the President (Non-Executive Officer), Vice President (Non-Executive officer), Chairman (Executive Officer), Vice Chairman (Executive Officer), Secretary (Executive Officer) and the Treasurer (Executive Officer). The GPC shall then appoint any further officers which they deem necessary for the running of the Amalgamation.
A role description shall be provided to each Officer.

GOVERNANCE OF THE AMALGAMATION
The Amalgamation and its members shall be governed by the Officers plus a General Purposes Committee of not more than twenty members all of whom must reside in the areas stipulated in the General Meeting rules. (Hereafter referred to as the GPC.)

GPC MEETINGS
The GPC shall meet at dates and times agreed at the AGM and at other times as necessary.
Nine members and/or Officers shall be a quorum for the GPC meetings and five members for all sub-committee meeting.
The Secretary or his deputy shall be present at all general and sub-committee meetings and shall keep a record of all business conducted at every meeting.
The ruling of the Chairman upon points of order shall be absolute and without appeal.
The members must confine their remarks to the subject under discussion and they must be made through the Chairman.
The number of votes for and against every resolution shall be entered into the minutes.
All votes shall be decided by a majority of the Officers and members present. In the case of a tie the Chairman shall have an extra deciding vote. Any business may be passed to an appropriate sub-committee, but the decisions of these sub-committees shall be reported to the GPC who may accept or reject any recommendations proposed by a sub-committee.
Should a position of office become vacant during the year a replacement will be decided upon by the Trustees and the Officer will stand until the following AGM.

COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES
The GPC shall be empowered to form committees and sub-committees to oversee the day-to-day management of the Amalgamation and to undertake investigations into the continued development of the facilities and services offered to members.
The Trustees shall be members of all committees.
A record of all discussions and decisions taken by committees and sub-committees shall be presented to the members at the next available meeting.

DISCIPLINARY
All breaches of the rules should be reported to the Secretary who will investigate the same and report to the GPC.
There will be a disciplinary committee consisting of the four Trustees plus one other of the President, Vice President, Match Secretary or Head Bailiff.
The committee shall be empowered to deal with any matter relating to the infringement of rules and regulations committed by either a club or an individual member.
Any club or member not complying with the rules of the Amalgamation may be suspended for a certain period and shall be allowed to return to the Amalgamation after the lapse of that period of suspension without making an application, but any club or member who has been expelled from the Amalgamation shall not be accepted at any future time.
Any club or member being expelled from the Amalgamation shall have the right of appeal to a sub-committee appointed by the GPC.

STANDING ORDERS
A) The minutes of the previous meeting shall be read.
B) All correspondence shall be read after the minutes have been confirmed.
C) Reports of Officers and committees shall have precedence over ordinary motions.
D) Whenever an amendment is made upon the original proposition no second amendment shall be taken into consideration until the first has been disposed of. If a first amendment be carried it shall then be put as a substantive motion whereupon any further amendment be negated then a second may be put but only one amendment shall be submitted to the meeting at one time.
E) No member (except the mover of the proposition) shall be allowed to speak more than once upon the same motion.
F) Any speaker shall be limited to a period of five minutes on any one subject.
G) The mover of the proposition or amendment shall have the right of reply to arguments brought against the motion immediately after which the question shall be put.
H) Any debate may now be closed by a resolution ‘that the question now be put’ being moved, seconded and carried, such resolution being put to the meeting without debate; but no speaker to be interrupted for the purpose of proposing such a motion.
I) Whenever the Chairman rises to speak all other members must immediately be seated and no other member may rise until the chair is resumed.

GENERAL MEETINGS
The Annual General Meeting will be held on the second Wednesday in November and will be open to all members, who became members of the Amalgamation on or before the 30 September in the current year, upon production of their membership permit.
A member presenting a Notice of Motion must put it in writing, duly seconded, and it must be submitted six weeks before the AGM. The Motion may be briefly explained and the reasons given but no discussion shall take place until the AGM.
The election of the G.P.C. shall take place at the AGM and all members residing in the YO, HG, LS22, LS23 and LS24 postcode areas (as defined on 1 January 2014) shall be entitled to vote.
Candidates wishing to stand for a position as an Executive Officer of the Amalgamation must confirm their willingness to stand, and be nominated and seconded by two current members at the October GPC meeting prior to the AGM.
Any member seeking re-election to the GPC must have attended at least 50% of GPC meetings in the previous year unless the GPC determines that special circumstances apply.
Voting shall be carried out by a show of hand or, on the decision of the Chairman, by paper ballot on a straight majority. (Junior members may attend the meeting but are not allowed to vote.) Two tellers who are not nominated for any office shall be put forward from the AGM by the Chairman.
Elected officers must have taken office by the following GPC meeting.
This constitution and rules can normally only be altered at the AGM or at an SGM by a two thirds majority of members present and voting unless there is a legal requirement. However the GPC shall have the power to alter, amend or rescind any rule after giving one month’s notice at a GPC meeting. The proposed change must receive not less than two thirds of the vote of the GPC members present before it becomes valid and it should be ratified at the next AGM.
No amendment to be taken to a Notice of Motion; a direct vote for or against shall decide the issue except changes of rules.
A special meeting may be called by any ten members to consider an extraordinary occurrence not herein provided for.

FINANCE
The financial management of the Amalgamation shall be carried out by the Treasurer, under the guidance of the Trustees and GPC.
The Treasurer shall present a regular summaries and other relevant, non- commercial, information to the GPC as requested.
The monies of the Amalgamation shall be banked in the names of the four Trustees who shall also be responsible to the owners of waters rented by the Amalgamation.
The funds of the Amalgamation shall be lodged in a bank, building society, or other suitable financial institution that is licenced by the F.C.A. and approved by the Trustees. Cheques issued by the Amalgamation will be valid when bearing the signature of any three of the four Trustees. Investments may be made on behalf of the Amalgamation only with the written agreement of all four Trustees.
A professional accountant will examine the accounts of the Amalgamation and check that a complete record of receipts and payments has been duly entered by the Treasurer, and generally vouch for the correctness of the financial report.

SERVICES
The Secretary, Treasurer, and other officers shall receive an annual allowance to cover all incidental expenses they incur during the year.

DISSOLUTION
The Amalgamation shall not cease to exist so long as there are 50 subscribing members.
If, at any General Meeting of the Amalgamation, a resolution be passed calling for the dissolution of the Amalgamation the Secretary shall immediately convene a Special General Meeting within one month to discuss and vote on the resolution. If, at that Special General Meeting, the resolution is carried by at least 80% of the members present at the meeting the Trustees and the GPC shall thereupon, or at such a date as shall a have been specified in the resolution, proceed to realise the surplus assets of the Amalgamation and discharge all debts and liabilities.
If upon the dissolution or winding up of the Amalgamation there remains, after the satisfaction of any debts or liabilities, any property whatsoever it shall be transferred to another voluntary angling club or similar body or bodies, or a trust, having objectives and aims similar to those of the York & District Amalgamation of Anglers. There shall be no distribution of income or property amongst the Amalgamation’s members other than any necessary expenses incurred by any Officer during the winding-up or dissolution process. The determination of transfer of surplus assets shall be made ultimately by the Trustees in consultation with the GPC.

Game Permit Rules

A limited number of Game Fishing Permits are available for members who wish to fish Naburn, Acaster and Widdington for Salmon from 6 April to 30 June (inclusive). (All Game Permit holders MUST ALSO HOLD a current York DAA Yearbook

 NOTE: All or part of these waters will be closed to ALL other members during this period.

Game Permit rules are as follows:

  1. The permit will be valid at Acaster and Widdington fisheries from 6 April to 30th June (inclusive), and above Naburn on York DAA water for the same period.
  2. The holder of this permit must abide by all York DAA Rules and Code of Behaviour.
  3. Fishing is only allowed during the hours of daylight.
  4. All members must have a valid Environmental Agency Fishing Rod Licence allowing them to fish for ‘Game Fish’.
  5. Permit holders fishing at Acaster and Naburn may only fish in their half of the water.
  6. No Guests allowed.
  7. Anglers may only use artificial fly or artificial lure before 16th June.
  8. No applications will be accepted from persons less than 18 years of age.
  9. Returns. All permit holders must submit a return to York DAA by 30th November each year (even if you did not catch anything). This form will be sent out with your permit.

NOTE: It is an offence to sell exchange or barter rod-caught salmon and sea trout in England and Wales.

Wading is dangerous. It is advisable to wear a life jacket/life preserver at all times especially as the River Ouse at Acaster is tidal.

If you are going fishing alone tell people where you are going and when you are likely to return.

Match and Competition Rules

Permission for matches is given to clubs on condition that anglers only go with the party.

  1. The match committee shall have the right to formulate and amend rules pertaining to all ‘York Amalgamation matches’ these to be ratified by the following GPC meeting.
  2. Juniors (under 16 years) may only fish York DAA matches organised solely for them.
  3. Pike are banned in York DAA matches.
  4. Keep nets and Landing nets must comply with current Environment Agency byelaws.

AFFILIATED CLUB MATCH RULES

  1. All affiliated clubs must submit their membership strength with their application for match bookings.
  2. Affiliated club matches: members only.
  3. Affiliated clubs shall have the right to fish no more than ten matches in Amalgamation waters. No matches on Spittal/Barton Hill Beck and Sand Hutton. Two matches per month (on either a Saturday or a Sunday) are allowed at Hemingbrough and Burn Road Ponds. Other ponds at the discretion of the GPC.
  4. Affiliated clubs shall be charged a booking fee for each match booked. Bookings must be paid for, in full, before water permit(s) are sent.
  5. Bookings from affiliated clubs will be accepted on and after the AGM. Any club who has not sent bookings by 25 December forfeits their priority.
  6. Affiliated clubs may fish a section more than once but only the discretion of the person taking the booking.

GENERAL CLUB MATCH RULES

  1. Unaffiliated clubs shall pay for an amount agreed by the Trustees and/or GPC. All fees to be paid in full to the Water Secretary before official match permit issued.
  2. When a club has been granted permission to stake out a match all individual anglers must move beyond the limits of the staked out water when requested to do so, providing that the request is accompanied by a proof that the match is to be used for staking but pegs must carry the club name.
  3. Matches fished on York DAA waters shall be governed by these regulations but affiliated and other clubs may weigh all fish, but trout must be at least 9in. and in season.
  4. Metal pegs must not be used for staking but pegs must carry the club name and date.
  5. Any club found guilty of leaving litter or other offences shall in addition to whatever other penalty may be imposed, forgo any priority in match bookings.

MISCELLANEOUS

  1. All trophies, after presentation, shall be immediately returned on request.
  2. In order to claim exemption from the Finance Act 1966 – relating to betting and gaming duty, Bookmakers are not allowed to operate in competitions organised by this Amalgamation.
  3. Any member of York Amalgamation attempting to cheat in the matches shall be expelled from the membership of the Amalgamation. In case of cheating having been proved against any person when fishing York Amalgamation matches, such person shall be prosecuted at the discretion of the Amalgamation.
Open Match Rules
  1. Open matches are allowed for matches of less than 200 pegs and only then that the permission of the GPC.
  2. Competitors having drawn may proceed to their pegs but must not on any account ground bait the swim before the start time. Keep nets can be positioned and plumbing the depth is allowed before the starting signal.
  3. More than one rod may be socketed at the same time with tackle assembled for use in a position behind the competitor providing that no such tackle shall be baited other than the tackle in use. One single hook only may be used. Competitors must play their own fish and are not allowed assistance in netting.
  4. All fish to count except Pike, shellfish and Trout under 9in. (No Trout outside the Trout season.)
  5. All fish to be tended to the scales and then weighed in on the bank in the presence of one Steward and one weigher. Fish presented in a dirty condition shall warrant disqualification. All fish that have been weighed shall be returned carefully to the water and must not be thrown back from any distance. In any case of dispute the fish shall be taken into the charge of the weighers-in.
  6. No objection to be entered after the result is announced and accepted. All objections to be in writing.
  7. Re hooking of fish and spinning are prohibited. No competitor shall have live or dead fish in his possession before a match. All competitors must submit to a search if requested.
  8. Competitors shall receive a duplicate copy of the weight registered and shall be required to produce the same in case of dispute.
  9. A competitor will be allowed no more than 30 minutes after the finishing signal to land any fish hooked prior to the finishing signal.
  10. All baits are allowed subject to local rules. Groundbait may be thrown into by hand or by use of catapult, throwing sticks swim-feeders or bait droppers but no other mechanical means of projecting groundbait is allowed.
  11. No competitor to interfere in any way with the swim of other competitors on either side or directly opposite his own swim. No competitor is to leave his peg
  12. without withdrawing his tackle completely from the water. Where anglers are fishing opposite each other the extent of the swim shall be defined by the centre line of the river.
  13. A weigher-in having fished the match shall have his own weight verified by two independent witnesses.
  14. All competitors to have a minimum of twenty yards between them were practicable; peg numbers to remain in position until the end of the match.
  15. After the starting signal a competitor may wade provided that at no time the water extends above the knee.
  16. Every competitor must not be more than one yard either side of their stake.
  17. The Match Committee reserves the right to refuse entry from any person without a reason needed to be given. Any person refused entry to a match has a right of appeal to the Trustees but will not be allowed to fish until this appeal has been heard.
  18. No Bloodworm or Joker to be used.
The Leeds and York Amalgamated Society of Anglers

Sutton on Derwent Fishery 

The rules for the above water

  1. That a separate banking account be kept of the moneys derived from this water. A joint account to be banked in the names of Leeds and York Amalgamated Societies. Cheques to be signed by any two of the four trustees.
  2. Day member’s permits are available.
  3. Match booking through Treasurer. (YDAA.)
  4. Match booking fees for affiliated clubs will be £10.00 each 30 pegs or part of 30.
  5. Day member’s permits to be issued in respect of one person only and to be valid for day of issue only. This must be clearly marked.
  6. Members of each Association must be in possession of a Year Book. Failing this they must purchase a day permit prior to fishing.
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