AS A MEMBER YOU MUST ABIDE BY THESE RULES
THIS CONSTITUTES DDMDC AND NCMD CODE OF CONDUCT
1. Do not trespass. Obtain permission before venturing on to any land.
2. Respect the Country Code. Do not leave gates open, and do not damage crops or frighten animals.
3. Wherever the site, do not leave a mess or an unsafe surface for those who may follow. It is perfectly simple to extract a coin or other small object buried a few inches below the ground without digging a great hole. Use a suitable digging implement to cut a neat flap (do not remove the plug of earth entirely from the ground), extract the object, reinstate the grass, sand or soil carefully, and even you will have difficulty in locating the find spot again.
4. If you discover any live ammunition or any lethal object such as an unexploded bomb or mine, do not disturb it. Mark the site carefully and report the find to the local police and landowner and club committee on site.
5. Help keep Britain tidy. Safely dispose of refuse you come across.
6. Report all unusual historical finds to the landowner, and acquaint yourself with current NCMD policy relating to the Voluntary Reporting of Portable Antiquities.
7. Remember it is illegal for anyone to use a metal detector on a protected area (e.g. scheduled archaeological site, SSSI, or Ministry of Defence property) without permission from the appropriate authority.
8. Acquaint yourself with the definitions of Treasure contained in the Treasure Act 1996 and its associated Code of Practice, making sure you understand your responsibilities.
9. Remember that when you are out with your metal detector you are an ambassador for our hobby. Do nothing that might give it a bad name.
10. Never miss an opportunity to explain your hobby to anyone who asks about it.
11. No member to return back to a club dig site or rallie site after a event as finished unless on another club dig at the same site as this will be subject to there membership at our club been revoked immediately.
12 As from 15/9/09 we do not allow other members of other clubs to become members of DDMDC if a member joined before 15/9/09 and is a member of another club they must within 6 month resign from any other club from the date the DDMDC membership started...these members will be notified by the committee on the 4th month giving the other club at least 2 month notice REVISED 15/09/09
13. Any members bringing any artifacts/coins etc: that have been acquired or bought-and then brought to the club and pretrade as dug on clubdigs or rallies will be instructed in front of the clubs committee and permantly banned this is unfair to club members paying entry fee,s at rallies and the committee putting all the hard work in to getting digs setup and running as trophys and awards cost money ...........please be truthfull and loyal to your club and our clubs finds liaison officer about your finds giving false information about finds meens the Portable Antiquities Scheme system will be then giving false information to the public and other researchers of the database .. GIVING FALSE INFORMATION TO THE FLO COULD ALSO CONSTITUTE A CRIMINAL OFFENCE IN SOME CASES REVISED 15/09/09
14. Any members injured or involved in a accident or witnesses a accident please contact a committee member immediately on dig site to get first aid and all accident info logged in a accident book {please don’t leave till later for insurance purposes} all info must be sharp in your mind and accurate in case of insurance claim.. REVISED 15/09/09
15.Members attending a clubdig in there own vehicle MUST DISPLAY A CARCLUBCARD this will only be compulsory if the landowner requests it please contact chairman for a DDMDC carclubcard to be displayed in vehicle . REVISED 15/09/09
16.The Dewsbury district metal detecting clubs committee and members and the landowners of farmland and clubland detected upon cannot be held responsible for any damage or belongings stolen from vehicles only bring what you need with you don’t put anything on display like sat navs etc:please note 96% of farms have public rights of way through them REVISED 15/09/09
The clubs committe have the right and may add new or change or amend rules as and when they are needed all changes will be announced at the next available meeting so everybody is kept up to date with any changers
Chairman s.littlewood