1.     DEFINITION

‘Club’ means the Sarawak Club

‘Convenor’ means the Club’s Tennis Convenor

“Club’s Rules” means the Rules of the Club.

“SST” means Sales and Service Tax.

2.     RULES OF TENNIS

The Rules of Lawn Tennis as approved by the International Tennis Federation shall be applied at the Club.

3.     REGISTERED TENNIS MEMBERS

1.      All members of the Club except Associate Child Members, may register as Registered Tennis Members.

2.      A Registered Tennis Member shall be charged a monthly subscription of RM20.00+SST.

3.      From Tuesday to Sunday, 4.00pm to 7.00pm, all three courts are reserved for Registered Tennis Members only. Play is by 45-minutes rotation.

4.     COURT ALLOCATION

The schedule of use of the tennis courts is as follows:

Legend:     +  Guests permitted

5.    OPEN DAY SESSION

1.      Open Day session is on Monday, 4.00pm to 7.00pm.

2.      All three courts are available for all club members to play.

3.      Play is by 45-minute rotation, as follows:

Round 1:  4.00pm to 4.45pm

Round 2:  4.45pm to 5.30pm

Round 3:  5.30pm to 6.15pm

Round 4:  6.15pm to 7.00pm

4.      Players must vacate at the end of each 45-minute round OR upon the ringing of the bell.

5.      Players waiting to play are required to hang their rackets on the racket rack provided at the fence of court no.1, on a “first come, first serve” basis. Players must be present to hang their own rackets. Only 1 racket per player; double rackets are not allowed.

6.    Players who are next -in-line to play but are not present in person shall forfeit his/her turn after 5 minutes grace when a court is available. Where forfeiture occurs, the players who are next-in-line shall have the right to play.

7.    Two players on the waiting list will have standing. Any two players may join them to make a foursome when four or fewer games have been played. When the score of a singles has reached 5 games and above, players waiting are not allowed to join in.

8.      Any player playing on any one court must vacate on completion of one set, even though other courts are available/vacant. The player may continue to play on if there is no other players waiting for that court.

9.      Play is to be based on one standard set, with a tiebreak after games are tied 6-6.

6.     REGISTERED TENNIS MEMBER SESSION

1.   From Tuesday to Sunday, 4.00pm to 7.00pm, all three courts are reserved for Registered Tennis Members   only. Play is by 45-minutes rotation.
2.   Play is by 45-minute rotation, as follows:

Round 1:  4.00pm to 4.45pm

Round 2:  4.45pm to 5.30pm

Round 3:  5.30pm to 6.15pm

Round 4:  6.15pm to 7.00pm

4.      Players must vacate at the end of each 45-minute round OR upon the ringing of the bell.

5.    Players waiting to play are required to hang their rackets on the racket rack provided at the fence of court no.1, on a “first come, first serve” basis. Players must be present to hang their own rackets. Only 1 racket per player; double rackets are not allowed.

6.    Players who are next -in-line to play but are not present in person shall forfeit his/her turn after 5 minutes grace when a court is available. Where forfeiture occurs, the players who are next-in-line shall have the right to play.

7.    Two players on the waiting list will have standing. Any two players may join them to make a foursome when four or fewer games have been played. When the score of a singles has reached 5 games and above, players waiting are not allowed to join in.

8.      Any player playing on any one court must vacate on completion of one set, even though other courts are available/vacant. The player may continue to play on if there is no other players waiting for that court.

9.      Play is to be based on one standard set, with a tiebreak after games are tied 6-6.

10.  Associate Child Members are not permitted on court during Registered Tennis Member sessions.

8.     BOOKING AND CANCELLATION OF FREE COURTS AND CHARGEABLE COURTS

1.       Booking of Free and Chargeable courts is strictly through the Club’s App.
2. Booking of Free and Chargeable courts can be made up to one (1) day in advance on a first-come-first-served basis.
3. Free court may be booked for a maximum of 1 hour.
4. Chargeable court may be booked for a maximum of 2 hours. The fee is RM10.00+SST per hour per court.
5. Members who fail to show up for their Chargeable court booking will still be charged the full fee of the booking.
6. Members who fail to show up for their Free court booking will be charged the equivalent fee of a Chargeable Court.
7. Any cancellation must be communicated to the Sports Counter with at least 4 hours’ notice before the start of the booking.
8. In instances of rain before the start of the booking or within the first ½ hour of the booking, the booking will automatically be deemed as cancelled by the Management. The chargeable court fee will not be imposed.
9. If the member reserving the court does not occupy it within 10 minutes after the time stated in the booking register, the member will still be charged but the court may be used by other members subject to paying the applicable fee.

9.    JUNIOR MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATE CHILD MEMBERS 

1.   Associate Child Members are not permitted on court during Registered Tennis Member sessions.

2.   Junior Members and Associate Child Members are not allowed to introduce guests.

10.   GUESTS

1.      Members may introduce guests to play except on Registered Tennis Member sessions and Open Day session.
2.        Each member may introduce a maximum of 3 guests per day.
3.         A guest fee of RM30.00+SST per guest per day will be charged to the member.
4.        The Member shall sign-in their guests at the Reception Counter before commencing with play.
5.       After signing-in, each guest will be issued with a Guest Introduction Card. The guests will be required to produce the card if/when being inspected by Club staff.
6.       If the member fails to sign-in their guest before playing, a penalty of double the guest fee for each guest will be charged to the Member.
7.        Members shall be responsible for their guests, to ensure that they observe the Club Rules and Bye-laws.
8.        Junior Members and Associate Child Members are not allowed to introduce guests.

11.   LIABILITY FOR INJURY

The Club shall not be liable to any member and / or his guests for any accident or injury sustained on the tennis courts.

12.    ATTIRE

1.      All players shall be properly attired while on the court.

2.      Only non-marking tennis shoes permitted on court.

13.   FOOD AND BEVERAGE

1.      Water bottles may be brought in to the court.

2.      Food is not permitted in the courts.

14.   DAMAGE TO COURT

Any damage caused to the tennis court or any part thereof by any member or his / her guests shall be made good by that member paying to the Club the cost of repairing the said damage.

15.   OFFENDERS

1.      A fine of RM50.00+SST shall be imposed on the first offence on any member who or whose guest breaches any of the bye-laws.

2.      For the second and subsequent offence, a fine of RM100.00+SST shall be imposed.

3.      The Management reserves the right to suspend any habitual offender from the tennis courts for a period not exceeding six (6) months.

16.   COURTS FOR CLUB ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS

The Management Committee reserves the right to reserve any or all of the tennis courts for the purpose of resident coaching, holding competitions, friendly matches between the club and other organizations, exhibitions matches and any other activity as the Committee may deem fit.

17.   AMENDMENTS TO BYE-LAWS

The Management committee may from time to time, add to, alter and repeal Bye-laws for the regulation of the affairs of the club. Such Bye-laws so made, added to, altered or repealed shall come into operation and binding on members after they have been posted in the Club premises for fifteen days.