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Ordinary Members
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Without prejudice to any other rights conferred on ordinary members by the
Memorandum of Association of the Council, but subject to the other provisions of
these articles, ordinary members shall have the following rights and
privileges, viz :-
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Right to stand as a candidate, and to vote at the election
of the members of the Committee and the right to vote on all matters brought
before a meeting of the Council, provided there are no arrears of subscription
or other dues or charges payable by them to them to the Council on 1st April in
the year of voting : |
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Right to requisition a meeting, as provided in these
articles:& |
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Right to receive the annual reports of the Committee, on
payment of the prescribed fee;
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Right to receive the publications of the Council, on the
prescribed conditions and
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Right to use all such facilities as may be made available
to such members by the Council from time to time, on the prescribed conditions.
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Associate Members |
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Without prejudice to any other rights conferred on
Associate members by the Memorandum of Association, of the Council, such members
shall have the following rights and privileges viz :-
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Right to receive the Annual Reports of the Committee, on
payment of the prescribed fee.
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Right to receive the publications of the Council, on
prescribed conditions;
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Right to use all such facilities as may be made available
from time to time by the Committee, on the prescribed conditions. |
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Nominated and Co-opted Members
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A nominated or co-opted member shall have no right to vote.
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VOTING RIGHTS |
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Persons who can vote
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An ordinary member (or his authorized representative) shall
alone be entitled to vote at the general meetings, including annual general
meetings and extraordinary general meetings of the Council. |
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Every such member shall have only one vote.
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The Chairman shall have, in addition, a casting vote. |
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Chairman’s declaration of Result of voting conclusive
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No objection shall be taken to the validity of any vote
cast at a meeting, except at the meeting at which such vote was tendered, and
every vote, not disallowed at such meeting, shall be deemed to be valid for all
the purpose of such meeting. |
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The Chairman of a meeting shall be the sole judge of the
validity of every vote tendered at such meeting.
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SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES
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Non-payment of subscription
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If a member (ordinary of associate) fails to pay his annual
subscription by the 30th April of the year for which it has become due, then
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He shall not be entitled to exercise any right or privilege
as such member and
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The Committee may suspend his membership, which suspension
shall remain operative until he pays the arrears and the Committee accepts in
writing such arrears and restores his membership after revoking his suspension.
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CHANGE IN INTERNAL CONSTITUTION TO BE REPORTED.
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Change in constitution
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Where there is a change in the constitution for entity
which is a member of the Council or a change in its authorized business
activities, the change should be reported by the entity to the Committee within
one month.
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The above stipulations are as per New Articles/Bye Laws
adopted by the Council on 8th February, 2002.
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