Registration of Professional Associations
- (1) A professional association shall apply for recognition as such in terms of section 27 of the Act by submitting to the Council –
- a prescribed form that has been properly completed;
- a copy of its constitution; and
- any other relevant information that the Council may require to determine whether or not the association meets the requirements of recognition.
- The Council shall consider the application and may, where necessary, require further information in support of the application.
- Where the Council is satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements for recognition, the Council shall issue the applicant with a certificate of recognition.
- Where the Council is not satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements for registration, the Council shall send the applicant a written notice of the decision and reasons for the decision and in that notice, it shall inform the applicant that it has thirty (30) days from the date of the notice to meet those requirements.
- If, within that thirty (30) day period, the applicant meets the requirements for recognition, the Council shall issue the applicant with a recognition certificate.
- If within the thirty (30) day period or any reasonable period thereafter the Council concludes that the applicant has failed to meet the requirements for recognition, the Council shall refuse to recognize the applicant and notify the applicant in writing of that decision.
- A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Council under this regulation may within 30 days after becoming aware of that decision, make an application to Court for a review of that decision.
The constitution of a professional association shall include the following – (a) the name of the association; (b) the offices in the association among which shall be the offices of Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer; (c) provision for an election by secret ballot to all offices at least once every four years, and for the naming of a temporary replacement if an office holder is disqualified or incapacitated from holding office; (d) provision for a general meeting open to all members at least once a year and for giving notice of at least twenty- one days’ notice of that meeting to all members; (e) the number of terms a member is eligible for re-election into office; (f) a provision that any member may propose a resolution or question an officer at a meeting; (g) the fees and other subscriptions payable, and the maximum period of arrears permitted before a member loses its good financial standing; (h) provision stating the qualification criteria for members’ participation in elections of the association; (k) provision for a disciplinary code of the association; (l) the procedure for suspension or expulsion of an officer from office or of a member from membership; (p) provision for amending the constitution; (q) the duration of its financial year; (r) provision for the appointment of trustees, if any; (s) provision for the inspection of the register of members and other books of the association by any member; and (u) the manner of dissolving the association.
The constitution of a professional association shall include the following – (a) the name of the association;(b) the offices in the association among which shall be the offices of Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer;(c) provision for an election by secret ballot to all offices at least once every four years, and for the naming of a temporary replacement if an office holder is disqualified or incapacitated from holding office;(d) provision for a general meeting open to all members at least once a year and for giving notice of at least twenty- one days’ notice of that meeting to all members;(e) the number of terms a member is eligible for re-election into office;(f) a provision that any member may propose a resolution or question an officer at a meeting;(g) the fees and other subscriptions payable, and the maximum period of arrears permitted before a member loses its good financial standing;(h) provision stating the qualification criteria for members’ participation in elections of the association;(k) provision for a disciplinary code of the association;(l) the procedure for suspension or expulsion of an officer from office or of a member from membership;(p) provision for amending the constitution;(q) the duration of its financial year;(r) provision for the appointment of trustees, if any; (s) provision for the inspection of the register of members and other books of the association by any member; and(u) the manner of dissolving the association.