Section Three - Membership
Membership1) THERE SHALL BE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP
(a) Class One: Full Membership.
Restricted to registered nurses who have at least two years experience in Orthopaedic Nursing since graduation and/or hold the Orthopaedic Nursing Certificate.
"Experience in Orthopaedic Nursing" shall refer to nurses who are engaged in any of the following fields;
(i) General Orthopaedic wards/units (adult or paediatric).
(ii) Operating Suites that specialise in Orthopaedics.
(iii) Rehabilitation and Community Care Programmes which are primarily concerned with Orthopaedic Nursing.
(iv) Nurse Education specifically related to Orthopaedic Nursing.
(v) General Wards with Orthopaedic clients.
(vi) Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Specialists or Clinical Nurse Consultants.
(b) Class Two: Associate Membership.
(i) Shall be open to all persons interested in Orthopaedic Nursing, providing that non-nursing membership does not exceed thirty (30) percent of the total membership.
(ii) Associate members may not occupy positions on the Committee of the Association.
2) NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
(a) A nomination of a person for membership of the Association:
(i) Shall be made by a member of the Association in writing in the form set out in appendix 1 of these rules.
(ii) Shall be lodged with the secretary of the Association.
(b) As soon as practicable after receiving a nomination for membership, the secretary shall refer the nomination to the committee which shall determine whether to approve or reject the nomination.
3) CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP
A person ceases to be a member of the Association if the person:
(a) Dies
(b) Resigns the membership
(c) Has been expelled from the Association
(d) Has been unfinancial for a period of six (6) months.
4) MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENTS NOT TRANSFERABLE
A right, privilege or obligation which a person has by reason of being a member of the Association is:
(a) not capable of being transferred or transmitted to another person.
(b) terminated upon cessation of the person's membership.
5) REGISTER OF MEMBERS
An office bearer, selected by the executive shall establish and maintain a register of members, specifying the name and address of each person who is a member of the Association together with the date on which the person became a member.
6) MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION
(a) Full membership 100% and
(b) Association member 75% of a sum decided by the executive and voted upon by membership at a general meeting.
(c) Membership subscription shall be an annual fee due payable on the 31st March each year.
7) MEMBERS'LIABILITIES
The liability of a member of the Association to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Association or the cost, charges and expenses of the winding up of the Association is limited to the amount if any, unpaid by the member in respect of membership of the Association as required by rule 3 (6).
8) DISCIPLINING OF MEMBERS
(a) Where the committee is of the opinion that a member of the Association:
(i) Has persistently refused or neglected to comply with a provision or provisions of these rules.
(ii) Has persistently and willfully acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the Association.
(b) The committee may, by resolution:
(i) expel the member from the Association
(ii) suspend the member from membership of the Association for a specific period.
9) RIGHT OF APPEAL OF DISCIPLNED MEMBER
(a) A member may appeal to the Association in general meeting against a resolution of the committee which is confirmed under rule 3 (8), within seven (7) days after notice of the resolution is served on the member by lodging with the secretary a notice to that effect.
(b) Upon receipt of a notice from a member under clause (a) the secretary shall notify the committee which shall convene a general meeting of the Association to be held within twenty one (21) days after the date on which the secretary received the notice.
(c) At a general meeting of the Association convened under clause (b):
(i) No business other than the question of the appeal shall be transacted.
(ii) The committee and the member shall be given the opportunity to state their respective cases orally or in writing or both.
(iii) The members present shall vote by secret ballot on the question of whether the resolution should be confirmed or resolved.
(d) If at the general meeting the Association passes a special resolution in favor of the confirmation or resolution, the resolution is confirmed.
10) LIFE MEMBERSHIP
(a) The nomination of a life member will be on the recommendation of the committee then presented to an annual or special general meeting, to be notified by seventy five per cent (75%) majority of financial members present at the meeting.
(b) The nominee must have been an active member for five (5) years or more and be considered to have made an outstanding contribution to the aims and objectives of the Association.
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