JOHOR AQUARIUM FISH BREEDERS ASSOCIATION

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Membership

(1)  (a)  Ordinary Membership - All aquarium fish breeders aged 18 years and 
          above residing in Johor interested in Aquaarium Fish shall be eligible 
          to apply to become ordinary members.
     (b)  Associate Membership - Any persons or registered companies and 
          educational institutions in the state of Johor interested in Aquaarium 
          Fish may be allowwed to enter as associate members. An associate member 
          may appoint 2 representatives to attend all general meetings.
     (c)  Honorary Membership - shall be conferred on persons distinquished by 
          eminence in public life or by service rendered to the association. 
          Candidate for Honorary Membership shall be appointed by the Committe. 
          Honoraary members shall not be made to pay any fees of the Association. 
     (d)  Life Membership - Any Ordinary member who has been a member of the 
          Association for a minimum period of three consercutive yeaars and upon 
          payment of $360.00 lump sum may on application in writing become life 
          members with the approval of the Committe. Upon payment of the said 
          amount, a life member shall henceforth the exempted from paying the 
          annual subscription. 
     (e)  Associate aand the Honorary members shall enjoy the same rights as 
          ordinary and life members except the right to vote and the right to 
          hold executive posts in the Committe.
(2)  No university or University College student shall be admitted as a member 
     of the Association unless he or she has obtained a prior written permission 
     from the Vice Chancellor of the Univeersity concerned.     
(3)  Every application for membership shall be proposed and seconded by two 
     existing members and shall be forwarded to the Secretary reject any 
     application without assigning any reason therefor.
(4)  Every applicant whose application has been approved as aforesaid shall 
     upon payment of the prescribed entrance fee and first annual subscription, 
     be admitted as a member of the Association and shall be entitled to all the 
     privileges of membership.

Entrance fee, subscription and other dues

(1)  The entrance fee and subsrription payable shall be as follows :-
                                     Entrance Fee        Annual Subsription 
         Ordinary Members     -        $ 15.00               $ 36.00
         Associate Members    -        $ 15.00               $ 72.00

(2)  All annual subscription shall be payable to the Treasurer in advance 
     within 30 days of the first of each year.
(3)  Any member who allows his arrears 'to exceed two years' subscription
     shall receive a written notification signed by or on behalf of the 
     Secretary, and shall be denied the privileges of membership until he 
     settles his account.
(4)  Any member who allows his arrears to exceed three years' subscription 
     shall automatically cease to be a member of the Association, aand the 
     Committte may direct that legal action be taken against him, provided 
     that they are satisfied that he has received due notice of his debts.
(5)  The Committe shall have the power to fix a re-entrance fee for any 
     person who has allowed his membership to lapse through arrears.
(6)  Special subscription or levies for particular purposes may be raised 
     from members by resolution of the general meeeting of the Association. 
     If any member fails to pay such subscription within such period as may 
     be resolved the amount due shall be treated in the same way as arrears 
     of annual sunscription.


Johor Aquarium Fish Breeders Association

jafba@hotmail.com
No. 28A, Jalan Emas Putih 3,
Taman Sri Skudai,
Skudai, Johor 81300
Malaysia


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