ABOUT ATAC

The Association of Tartan Army Clubs (ATAC) was formed in 2000 to act on behalf of fans of the Scottish national team, both home and away.

ATAC directly represents over 1500 members of affiliated Tartan Army clubs throughout Scotland and beyond, but does not claim to directly represent the Tartan Army.

Each affiliated club sends a representative to the ATAC committee. This committee meets regularly with Scottish Football Association, promoting the best interests of every Scotland fan.

Before ATAC was formed, there was no formal dialogue between Scotland fans and the SFA.

MEMBER CLUBS

The Association of Tartan Army Clubs currently consists of the following supporters clubs. Contact and membership details can be found on the club websites.

Full Member Clubs

Armadale Sons of Wallace Tartan Army (ASOW)	Armadale, West Lothian	www.armadalesonsofwallace.co.uk
East of Scotland Tartan Army (EASTA)	Dundee & East Coast	www.easta.com
Edinburgh Tartan Army (ETA)	Edinburgh & Lothians	www.edinburghtartanarmy.com
Highland Tartan Army (HTA)	Inverness, Highlands & Islands	www.highlandtartanarmy.co.uk
Kirkcaldy Tartan Army (KTA)	Kirkcaldy & South Fife	www.ktarmy.co.uk
Lunnainn Albannaich (LA)	London & Worldwide	www.loonyalba.com
Perthshire Tartan Army (PTA)	Perth & Perthshire	www.perthshiretartanarmy.com
West of Scotland Tartan Army (WESTA)	Glasgow & Strathclyde	www.westa.org.uk

Associate Member Clubs

Blackearnside Tartan Army (BTA)	Newburgh, Fife	www.blackearnside.net
Campbeltown Tartan Army (CTA)	Campbeltown, Argyll	www.geocities.com/campbeltownta
Hebrides Bar Edinburgh Tartan Army (HEBTA)	Edinburgh	www.hbeta.co.uk
Tap Shop Tartan Army (TSTA)	Mid-Calder, West Lothian	www.tapshopta.com

ATAC CONSTITUTION

1. Name

Association of Tartan Army Clubs

2. Aims

To represent the interests and views of both the member organizations and the wider community of Supporters of the Scotland National Football Team with any interested parties and organizations.

To promote support for the Scotland National Football Teams.

To promote and enhance the good reputation of Scottish Football Supporters at home and abroad.

ATAC is against ageism, sexism and racism.

3. Membership

The Association's membership consists of properly constituted Scotland Supporters clubs or associations. Clubs must have a minimum of 50 individual members, whom are also Scotland Supporters Club (SSC) members.

Clubs with less than 50 but more than 25 SSC members may apply for associate membership and will be represented by the nearest geographical full ATAC member club.

Annual review of membership numbers will take place in June each year.

No ATAC club will be permitted to have a closed membership to new members.

There will be no individual or personal memberships of ATAC.

4. Subscription

There will be no annual fee paid by member clubs or associations only costs for general administration and events.

5. Termination of Membership

The membership of any club or association can only be terminated by the Committee on the basis of a majority vote.

6. Committee

The core of the committee will consist of nominated representative of full member clubs, plus ATAC spokesman, with the chair being rotated each meeting. The core of the committee cannot contain more than one representative from any individual member club.

The committee will meet on a regular basis, minimum of four times annually, to deal with ongoing business.

Any committee meeting must have quorum of at least five members.

7. Mode for altering the constitution

These rules and regulations may be added to, repealed or amended by resolution at any meeting of the association, provided that the supporting motion is carried by a majority of at least two thirds of the member associations voting thereon.

8. Dissolution

In the event of termination of the association, any surplus funds shall be disbursed to a suitable registered charity to be decided upon by a simple vote of the member clubs and associations.

Constitution reviewed and approved on 23rd November 2003.