Membership Privileges

Ordinary Members
 
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 :-
 
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 the Council on 30th June in the year of voting.
Right to requisition a meeting, as provided in these articles.
Right to receive the annual reports of the Committee, on payment of the prescribed fee.
Right to receive the publications of the Council, on the prescribed conditions and
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.
Associate Members
 
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 :-
 
Right to receive the Annual Reports of the Committee, on payment of the prescribed fee.
Right to receive the publications of the Council, on prescribed conditions.
Right to use all such facilities as may be made available from time to time by the Committee, on the prescribed conditions.
Nominated and Co-opted Members
 
A nominated or co-opted member shall have no right to vote.
 
Voting Rights
Persons who can vote
 
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.
Every such member shall have only one vote.
The Chairman shall have, in addition, a casting vote, except for election of the Chairman.
Chairman’s declaration of Result of voting conclusive
 
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.
The Chairman of a meeting shall be the sole judge of the validity of every vote tendered at such meeting.
Suspension Of Privileges
 
Non-payment of subscription
 
If a member (ordinary of associate) fails to pay his annual subscription by the 31st July of the year for which it has become due, then
He shall not be entitled to exercise any right or privilege as such member and
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.
Change In Internal Constitution To Be
 
Change in constitution
 
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.
 
The above stipulations are as per New Articles/Bye Laws adopted by the Council on 8th February, 2002.