(i) To foster and encourage steam boating and the building, development preservation and restoration of steam boats and steam machinery, by all possible means.

(ii) To stimulate public interest in steam boats and steam boating.

(a) To act as a co-ordinating body and to cooperate with steam boat owners, builders, manufacturers, operators. authorities, voluntary organisations, charities, and persons having similar aims to those of the Association.

(b) To promote research into subjects connected with the objectives of the Association and to publish the results of any such work.

(c) To hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions and to publish papers. reports and other literature.

(d) To bring together owners of steam boats and others interested in the subject for the enjoyment of social occasions, cruises, regattas etc., to facilitate the exchange of ideas and news between them and to help them in the solution of technical problems.

(e) To make surveys and plans and collect and dispense information likely to further the objects of the Association.

(f) To give advice and information to members, other interested parties or the general public.

(g) To raise funds and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation or otherwise; any sum so received to be applied solely in meeting the expenses incurred in promoting the aims of the Association.

Junior Members are Members under 18 years of age or under 21 years of age if in full-time education who are not in a Family of Members.

Honorary Members shall be elected by a General Meeting on the recommendation of the Committee because their contribution to Steamboating over many years warrants special recognition by the Association.

Membership shall include husband and wife and children under the age of 18 years or under 21 years of age if in full-time education. Each adult shall be entitled to vote at a General Meeting or in postal votes.

All subscriptions shall become due on the 1st January of each year and Members joining after that date shall pay the full subscription, except that Members joining after the 30th September shall be deemed to have paid for the following year.

Nominations for Office shall be made in writing to the Secretary at least seven days before a General Meeting.

Special General Meetings may be called by the Committee or at the written request of 40 Members. Members calling such a Meeting must give the Secretary 42 days notice and an Agenda.

Notice of the date, time, place and Agenda of a General Meeting shall be notified to the Membership at least 21 days beforehand.

60 Members or 5% of the UK Membership, whichever is the higher figure, shall constitute a quorum at a General Meeting.

Only Members whose subscriptions are fully paid up shall be entitled to vote at General Meetings.

The Chairman, or in his absence, the senior elected Officer present (and if none a Member elected by the Meeting) shall preside over the Meeting.

Decision shall be by a simple majority, except that a change in the rate of subscription shall require a two-thirds majority of Members present and voting. In the case of equality of vote the Presiding Officer shall have: a second or casting vote.

The Permanent Officers are the President and one or more Vice-Presidents who shall be elected by a General Meeting and shall hold office the life or until the holder wishes to resign his office or ceases to be a Member of the Association.

The Elected Officers and Committee Members shall be proposed by two Members of the Association and elected at the Annual General Meeting.

The Elected Officers shall be:

(i) Chairman

(ii) Honorary Secretary,

(iii) Honorary Treasurer

(iv) Membership Secretary

The Chairman shall not be eligible for re-election after three years continuous service until the succeeding Annual General Meeting.

Committee Members shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a period of three years. They shall not be eligible for re-election or co-option after three years continuous service until the succeeding. Annual General Meeting.

The Committee may fill any casual vacancies by co-option but Co-opted Members shall retire at the next Annual General Meeting.

The Permanent Officers, Elected Officers and Elected and Go-opted Members shall be entitled to vote at Committee Meetings.

The Committee may appoint Officers additional to the above to carry out specific functions (eg. Librarian, Magazine Editor) and these Officers shall be entitled to attend but not vote at Committee Meetings.

The Honorary Treasurer shall open bank accounts, current and deposit, by means of which the finances of the Association shall be handled. The Honorary Treasurer may make such other investments as may be approved from time to time by the Committee.