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CONSTITUTION OF ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE MARINE & OFFSHORE ENERGY INDUSTRIES

NAME

The Name of the Association shall be the "Association of Singapore Marine Industries".

PLACE OF BUSINESS

The Registered Office of the Association is at 9 Jurong Town Hall Road, #04-03 Jurong Town Hall, Singapore 609431, or at such other place in Singapore as may be decided by the Council, subject to the approval of the Registrar of Societies.

MISSION

The mission of the Association of Singapore Marine Industries is to enhance the image of the Singapore Marine Industries internationally as well as to represent the interests of its members.

OBJECTS

The principal objects of the Association are to:

  1. Actively represent and promote the interests of the Association's Members to the local and international communities;
  2. Foster close co-operation among Members of the Association;
  3. Promote regular programmes to improve productivity, technology, skills upgrading and to raise safety, health and environmental standards;
  4. Regularly consult and liaise with the relevant regulatory bodies in Singapore and internationally; and
  5. Participate actively in community programmes.

DEFINITION

In the interpretation of this Constitution unless the context requires otherwise: 

  1. "Association" or "ASMI" shall mean the Association of Singapore Marine Industries. 
  2. "Council" shall mean the governing body of ASMI as described in Article 13. 
  3. "Marine Industry" includes shiprepairing, shipbuilding, rig building, marine engineering, marine products and services, marine consultancy and other supporting businesses to the shipyards.
  4. "General Meeting" shall mean the Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting. 
  5. "Annual General Meeting" shall mean any General Meeting of the Members held each year under Article 10, other than an Extraordinary General Meeting. 
  6. "Extraordinary General Meeting" shall mean any General Meeting of the Members referred to in Article 10(d) other than an Annual General Meeting. 
  7. "Chief Executive" shall mean the person, whosoever designated, to be appointed in that capacity under Article 16 and shall include any person acting in that capacity for the time being. 
  8. "Employee" shall mean any person employed by a Member. 
  9. "Employer" shall mean a person, partnership, shipyard, company or corporation, or entity registered in Singapore under the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority or Registrar of Society, who or which employs one workman or more than one in Singapore within the meaning of "workman" as defined in the Employment Act. 

(As amended 15 December 2022) 

  1. "Member" shall mean any Employer whose name shall have been entered on the Membership Application and, where a Member has appointed a Nominee in accordance with the Constitution, as long as such appointment shall remain in force, shall include such Nominee acting in place of the Member in exercising the rights and privileges of the Member on the said Member's behalf. 
  2. "Nominee" shall mean the person whose name has been registered with the Chief Executive under Article 6(f) as the Nominee of the Member appointing him/her as long as such appointment remains in force. 
  3. "Officer" of the Association shall mean a member of the Council for the time being and shall include a member acting in such capacity. 
  4. "Representative" shall mean the person representing the Member on the different sub committees. 
  5. "the Article" shall mean the Articles herein contained and any future additions, amendments, deletions or modifications thereto, after the prior approval of the Registry of Societies has been given. 

MEMBERSHIP

The membership of the Association shall consist of:

  1. Ordinary Members: Any Employer carrying on in Singapore, the main business of ship repairing, shipbuilding, rig building, marine engineering, marine services, marine consultancy and such other marine related industries, is eligible to apply for and be admitted to Ordinary Membership of the Association in accordance with the Constitution. Ordinary Members shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the Association.
  2. Associate Members: Any Employer who subscribes to the objects of the Association may apply for and be admitted to Associate Membership of the Association in accordance with the Constitution. An Associate Member shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of the Association except that he shall not be eligible to hold any office or to vote at the General Meeting or to any claim on the funds of the Association.
  3. Honorary Associate Members:
    1. Companies. All exclusive classification societies or any other organisations whose activities are in the opinion of the Council directly connected with the Marine Industry, may be invited by the Council to become and be admitted as Honorary Associate Members. Honorary Associate Members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of the Association except that they shall not be eligible to hold any office in the Association or to vote at any General Meeting or to any claim on the funds of the Association
    2. Individuals. Individuals, in the opinion of the Council, who have contributed significantly to the development of Singapore’s marine industry, may be invited by the Council to become and be admitted as Individual Honorary Associate Members. Individual Honorary Associate Members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of the Association except that they shall not be eligible to hold any office in the Association or to vote at any General Meeting or to any claim on the funds of the Association.
  4. Application for Membership:
  5. Every Employer wishing to join the Association shall submit its application for membership on a prescribed application form set out in the First Schedule hereto. 
  6. The application form shall be signed by the applicant, and by a proposer and seconder who must be Members of the Association and submitted to the Honorary Secretary. His name will then be put on the notice board in the Association's premises for one week at the end of which time he will be eligible for election to membership provided that there are no objections. In the event of objections being raised by any member (which objection may be overruled by the Membership Committee) the Applicant shall be declared elected to membership upon a majority vote by the Council. 

(As amended 15 December 2022) 

  1. Such application shall be subject to the approval of a majority of the members of the Council present and voting at the meeting in question. The Council may at its sole discretion approve or reject such application. 
  2. The Honorary Secretary shall inform the applicant of the decision of the Council. 
  3. Successful Applicant: A successful applicant shall become a Member of the Association and shall be bound by the Constitution of the Association. A copy of the Constitution shall be furnished to every approved Member by the Honorary Secretary. 
  4. Member's Nominee: 
  5. In all matters affecting the membership of the Association, a Member which is not a natural person, may submit a form of nomination as set out in the Second Schedule hereto and be represented by a Nominee who is a managing/executive director, or director of the Member or a general manager/manager or person of similar status employed by the Member or in the case of partnership, a partner thereof, or any such person who shall be approved by the Council and who shall be registered with the Chief Executive. 
  6. Such nomination shall lapse when the Member appointing him ceases to be a Member or the Nominee ceases to be employed by the Member or is ineligible to be a Nominee for any reason whatsoever and such said Nominee's nomination may be terminated forthwith by the Member or appointing the Nominee by a notice in writing to the Chief Executive. 
  7. A Member may appoint another Nominee in place of the Member's current Nominee, whose said current nomination shall thereby terminate at any time by the submission of a further form of nomination in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. 
  8. All circulars, notices or other correspondence from the Association shall be addressed to the Member, if a natural person, but otherwise be addressed to the Nominee or such other person as the Member may designate from time to time in writing to the Chief Executive. All such circulars, notices or correspondence so addressed to a Member who is a natural person or to a Nominee or other designated person shall be deemed for the purposes of the Constitution to be due service on the Member. 
  9. A Nominee shall conform to and be bound by the Constitution and any breach of the Constitution by the Nominee shall be deemed to be a default by the Member under the terms of the Constitution herein. 

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND FEES

  1. Members shall pay an annual subscription to the Association. Unless otherwise decided by the General Meeting, the subscription payable by: 
  2. an Ordinary Member shall be $3,000.00 per annum;

(As amended 15 December 2022) 

  1. an Associate Member shall be $1,500.00 per annum; and

(As amended 15 December 2022) 

  1. an Honorary Member shall not be required to pay any annual subscription. 
  2. A Member joining the Association shall pay an Entrance Fee to the Association. Unless otherwise decided by the General Meeting on recommendation from the Council from time to time, the Entrance Fee payable for: 
  3. an Ordinary Membership shall be $1,000.00; 
  4. an Associate Membership shall be $500.00; and 
  5. no Entrance Fee is payable for an Honorary Associate Membership.
  6. All subscriptions, commences from 1st May of each year to 30th April of the following year, and shall be paid in advance in the month of May. 
  7. A Member joining the Association later than May shall be charged a proportionate subscription calculated from the commencement of the month in which the Member is notified that his application has been approved. 
  8. The annual subscription and entrance fees for Ordinary and Associate memberships may be varied, revised or waived at a General Meeting by a simple majority of members present and voting. 
  9. The Council may as when it considers necessary, levy a charge on Members in respect of any expenditures or outgoings incurred by the Association not covered by Members' subscriptions and may in any proper case allocate any such expenditures or outgoings to any one or more Members as it may so decide. 
  10. A Member who has resigned or has been expelled from the Association shall not be entitled to claim a refund in whole or in part of any subscription or entrance fee in respect of the unexpired portion of such said fee for the fiscal year from the date of resignation or expulsion. 

ARREARS

  1. A Member whose subscriptions or other dues fall into arrears for more than one (1) month shall be notified by the Honorary Treasurer or the Honorary Assistant Treasurer. If the said Member fails to settle his arrears within ten (10) weeks of its becoming due, the Member shall be denied the privileges of membership until the account is settled in full. If the Member falls into arrears for more than three (3) months', the Member will automatically cease to be a Member of the Association and all privileges will forthwith be withdrawn. 
  2. A Member who ceases to be a Member of the Association, pursuant to Article 9 shall still be liable to pay all arrears of subscriptions and other sums due by the Member at the date of cessation of membership. 
  3. The Council reserves the right to institute legal action against the said Member unless the Council is satisfied that the Member has not received due notice of his debts 

CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP

  1. Resignation 
  2. Any Member wishing to resign shall give one (1) month's notice in writing to the President. 
  3. Any Member so resigning shall cease to have any further interest in the funds and/or property/assets of the Association. 
  4. Any Member so resigning shall upon acceptance of the notice of resignation by the Association, be liable to pay to the Association all arrears of subscription, levies and other sums due at the date to the Association. 
  5. The Association shall reserve the right to take such action as is necessary, including legal action, to recover any arrears of subscription, levies and other sums due to the Association. 
  6. Any Member who or which has resigned and thereafter seeks to rejoin the Association shall apply under the provisions of Article 6(e), which such said application may be accepted by the Council on such terms and conditions as the Council may decide in the circumstances of the case. 
  7. Cessation - A Member shall cease to be a Member of the Association in the following instances:
  8. A resolution has been duly passed by an Order of Court of competent jurisdiction or an Order or Notice of the competent authority, is made for the dissolution or winding-up or cessation of the Member as the case may be. 
  9. Any adjudication order in bankruptcy is made against the Member. 
  10. Expulsion 
  11. Any Member failing or refusing to comply or conform with the Constitution of the Association or acts in any way contrary to the interests of the Association shall be liable to be expelled from the Association. 
  12. Any matter involving the conduct of any Member or the expulsion of the Member from the Association shall be referred by the President to the Council at a meeting thereof specially convened for the purpose. At least seven (7) days’ notice of such meeting must be given to the Member concerned by the Chief Executive. The notice shall set out the matter upon which the Council's decision or advice is desired and the Member in question or its Nominee shall be entitled to be heard personally and to be present at the meeting for that purpose (but not thereafter) before any decision or recommendation of the Council is recorded. 
  13. Any Member who or which has in the opinion, of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Council present and voting at such meeting, committed a breach of any of the provisions of the Constitution of the Association or who or which has acted in any way acted contrary to the interests of the Association or whose conduct has in the opinion of the Council rendered him unfit to be a Member may be expelled from the Association, but such expulsion shall be subject to confirmation at a further meeting of the Council to be held not earlier than seven (7) days and later than twenty-one (21) days thereafter. Such confirmation shall require not less than two-thirds of the Council members present and voting at such further meeting. 
  14. Any Member expelled shall upon receipt of notice of expulsion from the Association shall remain liable to pay to the Association all arrears of subscription, levies and other sums due to the Association at that date. 
  15. The Council shall have the discretionary powers to issue a written caution to any Member instead of expelling such Member. 

GENERAL MEETINGS

  1. The Annual General Meetings of the Association shall be convened by the Council not later than 31st May in each year on a date and at a time and place to be fixed by the Council for the following purposes: 
  2. to receive the report of the Council and the previous year's statement of income and expenditure and balance sheet; 
  3. to elect Council members and to appoint Honorary Auditors every alternate year; and 
  4. to decide on any other matters which are tabled by the Honorary Secretary for which notice had been given under Article 10(c) hereunder. 
  5. At least fourteen (14) days before the Annual General Meeting a notice of such meeting and of the business to be transacted thereon shall be sent to each Member. No business other than that of which notice has been given under this Article or under the next Article shall be transacted at such meeting. 
  6. Any Ordinary Member desirous of moving any Special Resolution at the Annual General Meeting shall give notice in writing to the Honorary Secretary not less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting and the Honorary Secretary shall send a copy of such notice to every Member not less than seven (7) days before the date of such meeting. 
  7. The Council may at any time by giving fourteen (14) days' notice in writing call an Extraordinary General Meeting and shall do so forthwith upon the requisition in writing of not less than ten (10) Ordinary Members stating the purpose for which the meeting is required. The requisition shall be delivered to the Honorary Secretary who shall forthwith circulate copies thereof to all Members and shall call an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held within fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt of the said requisition by giving not less than seven (7) days' notice of such Extraordinary General Meeting to all Members. 
  8. Quorum 
  9. A quorum for any Annual General Meeting shall be twenty-five (25) per cent of the Members entitled to vote, or 30 voting members present in person. 
  10. If within thirty(30) minutes from the time appointed for the meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved but in any other case, it shall stand adjourned for thirty(30) minutes and if at such adjourned meeting, a quorum is still not present, those Members present and entitled to vote shall be deemed a quorum, and may transact the business for which the meeting was called for, but they shall have no power to alter, amend or make additions to the Constitution. 

VOTE OF MEMBERS

  1. Subject to Article 6 herein only Ordinary Members who have paid their subscription, levies and any other sums due and payable to the Association in respect of its membership and whose rights and privileges and benefits have not been suspended, shall be entitled to be present or to vote on any issue or matter at any General Meeting. 
  2. Each Ordinary Member shall be represented at any General Meeting by its Nominee registered under Article 6(f) and shall be entitled to one (1) vote. 

VOTE OF MEMBERS 

  1. Election of Officers to the Council shall be held once every two (2) years at the Annual General Meeting. The Officers of the Council elected shall hold office for a term of two (2) years from the date of the election until the date of the next election at the Annual General Meeting. Retiring elected Officers shall be eligible for re-election except for the offices of the Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Assistant Treasurer, which shall not be held by the same persons for two (2) consecutive terms. 
  2. Nomination forms for the election of the Council shall be sent out to all Ordinary Members not less than fourteen (14) days before the date of the election. 
  3. All nominations must be properly proposed and seconded and shall bear the written consent of the person so nominated. 
  4. All nominations must reach the Association at least four (4) working days before the date of the election. Any nomination received after the closing date shall not be accepted. 
  5. At the election, nominations from the floor shall be permitted for any posts for which no nomination or insufficient nominations have been received by the closing date. 
  6. The number of candidates which can be proposed or seconded by any one (1) Member shall not exceed the total number of posts being contested. This also applies when nominations are received from the floor during the election. 
  7. All nominated candidates or their proxies must be present on the day of the election at the Annual General Meeting. Failure of the nominated candidate or his proxy to be present shall disqualify him from the election. 
  8. Each Member shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each contested post. Ballot papers shall be issued on the day of the election to Members who are entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy. Officers shall be elected by a simple majority of votes received. 
  9. Two (2) Honorary Associate Members or Associate Members present at the election during the Annual General Meeting shall be appointed as Scrutineers to count the votes and report the results to the Chairman and the meeting. 
  10. The Scrutineers shall reject any ballot paper on which a Member has voted for a number more than prescribed on the ballot paper. 
  11. In the event of a tie for any of the post(s) being contested, a re-vote shall be conducted for that post(s). If this also results in a tie, a re-voting shall take place until the vacancy or vacancies has/have been filled. 
  12. The Chairman shall not have the casting vote at the election. 

COUNCIL

  1. The management of the Association shall be vested in the Council consisting of the following Officers who shall hold office for a term of two (2) years: 
  2. A President 
  3. Two (2) Vice Presidents 
  4. An Honorary Secretary 
  5. An Honorary Treasurer 
  6. An Honorary Assistant Treasurer 
  7. Ten (10) Council members 

Nominations for the Council members shall be senior managers and above or persons of equivalent status. 

Nominations for the posts of President, Vice Presidents, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer shall be from Ordinary Members who have not less than 150 employees or a paid-up capital of not less than S$l million. 

  1. The above Officers whose names shall have been duly proposed and seconded shall be re-elected at every alternate Annual General Meeting by a simple majority of Members present and voting. 
    1. Subject to Article 13(h) below the Officers shall hold office for a term of two years from the date of election until the date of the next election at the Annual General Meeting but shall be eligible for re-election except for the Honorary Treasurer and the Honorary Assistant Treasurer who shall not hold office for two consecutive terms in succession. 
  2. The Council shall meet at least once every quarter. Seven (7) days' notice in writing shall be required to call a Council meeting provided however that the President may call a Council meeting at any time by giving at least one (1) day's notice in writing. 

(As amended 15 December 2022) 

  1. The quorum for Council meeting shall be half of the membership of the Council. 
  2. The President or in his absence any one of the Vice Presidents shall take the chair at all meetings. Decisions of the Council shall be by a simple majority vote. In the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. 
  3. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of the President for any reason whatsoever, the Council shall elect any one of the Vice Presidents as President and in the event of the Vice Presidents, the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer and the Honorary Assistant Treasurer ceasing to be a member of the Council for any reason whatsoever the Council shall elect one of their members to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of office. 
  4. The Council may appoint any Member to fill any casual vacancy in the Council for the remainder of the term of office. 
  5. A member of the Council shall cease to be a member thereof if: 
  6. The member ceases to be Member of the Association. 
  7. The member resigns. 
  8. Any Annual General Meeting shall so resolve. 
  9. The Council shall so resolve by a vote of two-thirds of their number. 
  10. The member shall be absent from three (3) consecutive meetings of the Council without having been excused by a resolution of the Council. 

POWER & DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL

  1. The powers and duties of the Council shall, inter-alia, be as follows: 
  2. To appoint sub committees which may be permanent or temporary for any special purpose and may nominate members to serve on such sub committees and delegate to such sub committees such of their duties and powers as the Council may deem fit. The Chairman of such sub committees shall be a member of the Council. 
  3. To nominate Council members or Member of the Association or such other persons as it deems desirable to serve on any public bodies. 
  4. To engage or dismiss employees of the Association on such terms and conditions as it may determine. All paid employees of the Association shall have no right to vote at any meeting of the Association. 
  5. To commence, prosecute and defend all legal actions and suits as the Council may deem necessary or expedient in the name of and on behalf of the Association and to compromise or submit to arbitration the said actions and suits as the Council may in its absolute discretion think fit. 
  6. The funds of the Association shall be vested in and under the control of the Council who shall receive subscriptions and donations to the funds and shall have power to pay and employ the same at such times and in such manner and for such purposes as it may in its absolute discretion consider desirable for the benefit of the Association. 
  7. The Council is empowered to invest and deal with any of the monies of the Association not immediately required for the purpose thereof in such securities and in such manner as it deems fit and from time to time to vary or realise such investments. 
  8. The Association's account shall be kept with such bank or banks as the Council may determine. All cheques on the Association's account shall be signed by: 
    1. The President, or in his absence, any one of the two Vice Presidents and the Honorary Treasurer or in his absence the Honorary Assistant Treasurer. 
  9. From time to time to make, vary and repeal by-laws and the regulations (not inconsistent with the Constitution), as it may think expedient for the management and wellbeing of the Association and Members and for the implementation of the objects of the Association. All by-laws made by the Council under this Constitution shall be binding upon Members until repealed by the Council or set aside at a resolution of a General Meeting of the Association. 
  10. The duty of the Council is to organise and supervise the daily activities of the Association. The Council may not act contrary to the expressed wishes of the General Meeting without prior reference to it and always remains subordinate to the General Meeting. 

DUTIES OF OFFICE BEARERS

The duties of the office-bearers are as follows: 

 

  1. President: The President shall act as Chairman at all General Meetings and Council meetings. He shall also represent the Association in its dealings with external organisations. 
  2. Vice President: In the absence of the President, any one of the Vice Presidents shall: 
  3. take the chair at all General Meetings and Council meetings; and 
  4. represent the Association in meeting visitors and in dealings with external organisations. 
  5. Honorary Secretary: The Honorary Secretary under the direction of the Council is responsible for sending notices of General Meetings and Council meetings to Members and to the Council members. He is also to ensure the correctness of all records except financial records, of the Association. 
  6. Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Assistant Treasurer: It shall be the duty of the Honorary Treasurer to direct and supervise the collection of subscriptions and the preparation of: 
  7. the monthly statement of accounts to be reported monthly to the Council; 
  8. the statement of income & expenditure and balance sheet for the fiscal year; and 
  9. the budget for the next fiscal year. 

The Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Assistant Treasurer shall be responsible for their correctness. 

The Association's cheques for any withdrawals from the bank shall be signed by the Honorary Treasurer or Honorary Assistant Treasurer, and the President or any one (1) of the Vice Presidents. 

(As amended 15 December 2022) 

The Honorary Treasurer is authorised to expend up to $1,000.00 per month for petty expenses on behalf of the Association. He will not keep more than $1,000.00 in the form of cash and money in excess of this will be deposited in a bank to be named by the Council. 

 

  1. Honorary Assistant Treasurer: The Honorary Assistant Treasurer shall assist the Honorary Treasurer and in the latter's absence: 
  2. report the monthly statement of accounts at the Council's meetings; 
  3. report the statement of income & expenditure and balance sheet at the General Meeting; and 
  4. to sign the Association's cheque for withdrawals from the bank. 
  5. Ten (10) Council Members: The ten (10) Council members shall perform such duties as required at the discretion of the Council.

THE SECRETARIAT

  1. The Council shall have the power to appoint a person to act as the Chief Executive of the Association who may be designated by any suitable title approved by the Council at such salary and on such conditions as may from time to time be determined by the Council, and he shall act under the general directions of the President, or in his absence, of any one of the Vice Presidents, and shall be responsible only to the Council, and shall not be obliged to carry out the wishes or instructions of individual Members. 
  2. The Council shall have the power to appoint such other staff to form the Secretariat as may be necessary upon such terms and conditions as to salary and other matters as the Council may deem fit. 
  3. Such Chief Executive and staff will be paid employees of the Association and not Officers and the appointment of such paid employees may be terminated by the Council subject to the terms and conditions of their appointment(s). 

AUDIT

  1. Two persons not members of the Council will be elected as Honorary Auditors at the Annual general meeting and will hold office for a two- year term only and may not be re-elected for consecutive 2-year term. They will be required to audit each year's account and present a report upon them to the Annual General Meeting. They may be required by the President to audit the Association's account for any period within their tenure of office at any date and make a report to the Council. 
  2. Any vacancy occurring in the office of Auditor during the course of the tenure shall be filled by an appointment to be made by the Council. 
  3. The Honorary Auditors shall audit the accounts of the Association for each year and present a report to the members at the Annual General Meeting. The fiscal year shall be from 1st January to 31st December or such period as the Council may decide. They may also be required by the President to audit the Association's account for any period during the tenure of their office and make a report to the Council thereafter. 

TRUSTEES

  1. The property, moveable and immoveable, of the Association shall be vested in the Trustees jointly for the use and benefit of the Association. 
  2. Such Trustees of not less than two (2) persons who may be Officers or Members who are natural persons or Nominees. 
  3. The Trustees shall be indemnified against all costs and expenses by Members of the Association. 
  4. If a Trustee is guilty of any misconduct which in the opinion of the Council renders him unsuitable to continue as a Trustee, the Council shall call an Extraordinary General Meeting to remove him. 
  5. If a Trustee dies or is absent from Singapore for a continuous period of more than one year, the Trustee is deemed to have resigned his office. 
  6. Notice of any proposal to remove a Trustee from his Trusteeship or to appoint a new Trustee to fill a vacancy must be given to the members two weeks before the General Meeting at which the proposal is discussed. 
  7. The Honorary Secretary shall immediately inform the Registrar of Societies of any appointment or resignation or removal of Trustees, decided at the General Meeting. 

VISITORS AND GUESTS

Visitors and guests may be admitted into premises of the Association, but they shall not be admitted into the privileges of the Association. All visitors and guests shall abide by the Association's rules and regulations. 

PROHIBITIONS

  1. Gambling of any kind whether for stakes or not, is forbidden on the Association's premises. The introduction of materials for gambling or drug taking and of bad character into the Association's premises is prohibited. 
  2. The funds of the Association shall not be used to pay the fines of Members who have been convicted in Court. 
  3. The Association shall not attempt to restrict or in any other manner interfere with trade or prices or engage in any Trade Union activity as defined in the Trade Union Ordinance. 
  4. The Association shall not hold any lottery, whether confined to its Members or not, in the name of the Association or its Officers, Council or Members. 
  5. The Association shall not indulge in any political activity or allow its funds and/or premises to be used for political purposes. 

ALTERATION OF CONSTITUTION

  1. The Council shall have the power at any time to submit for the consideration of Members any proposed alteration, addition, deletion or amendment to the Constitution. 
  2. An Extraordinary General Meeting shall be convened as provided in Article 10(d) for this purpose. 
  3. No less than two-thirds of the voting Members attending in person or by proxy, must vote in favour of the resolution for it to be passed and adopted. 
  4. A resolution which is adopted by the Members in accordance with Article 20(c) shall be valid and binding upon all Members with effect from the date of approval from the Registrar of Societies. 

INTERPRETATION

In the event of any question or matter arising out of any point which is not expressly provided for in this Constitution, the Council shall have the power to use its own discretion. The decision of the Council shall be final unless it is reversed at a General Meeting of Members. 

CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

All information whether oral or documentary concerning any matters arising out of the operation of the Association shall be deemed to have been communicated in strict confidence and shall be treated accordingly by Members and Officers whether or not any such Member of Officers remains a Member or Officer of the Association. 

INDEMNIFICATION

Every member of the Council and every Officer or employee of the Association shall be indemnified by the Association against all costs, losses and expenses which such person may incur or become liable to pay or incur by reason of any act or thing done or omitted to be done by him in such capacity as aforesaid or in any way in the discharge of his duties. 

DESSOLUTION

  1. The Association shall not be dissolved, except with the consent of not less than three-fifths of the Ordinary Members of the Association expressed, either in person or proxy at a General Meeting convened for the purpose, or by postal vote. 
  2. In the event of the Association being dissolved as provided above, all debts and liabilities legally incurred on behalf of the Association shall be fully discharged, and the remaining funds will be divided amongst the Ordinary Members as may be decided by a meeting of the Ordinary Members. 
  3. Notice of the dissolution shall be given within seven (7) days of the dissolution to the Registrar of Societies.