Constitutions and By Laws

Rule 5: Membership

1. Membership of the society is open to Malaysian Citizens , 18 years of age and above and are categorized as follows;

   1. Ordinary.
   2. Honorary.
   3. Student.
   4. Associate.
   5. Corporate.
   6. Life.

2. The types of membership mentioned in Rule 5 (1) are   defined as follows:

   1. An "ordinary member" has a university degree in Agricultural or related sciences.
   2. An "honorary member" is one with distinguished academic accomplishments in Southeast Asian agricultural sciences or one who has served with special merit for the Society, recommended by the Committee and subject to approval of the General Meeting.
   3. A "student member" is one with a desire to join the Society as a student belonging to an educational institution and is subjected to Rule 16 (5) of this constitution, and must have a written approval from his/her parents or guardian.
   4. An "associate member" may be an individual or group of individuals who does not qualify as an ordinary member, but with an intention to support the Society's tasks.
   5. A "corporate member" is a group of people belonging to an agricultural company or corporation and is a recipient only of the Society's publications.
   6. A "life member" is an ordinary member over 55 years of age and who has paid the life membership fee.

3. Every application for membership shall be proposed and seconded by two ordinary members and shall be forwarded to the Secretary who shall at first convenient opportunity submit it to the Committee for approval. The Committee may at its discretion reject any application without assigning any reason therefore.

4. Every applicant whose application has been approved as aforesaid shall upon payment of the prescribed entrance fee and first yearly subscription, be admitted as a member of the Society and shall be entitled to all the privileges of membership.

5. A member is entitled to:
   1. receive the Society's publications,
   2. contribute an article to the Society's publications,
   3. participate, present research papers, lectures, comments and engage in discussions at conferences, organized by the Society at a special reduced rate.
   4. to be elected as office-bearers.

Associate and Corporate members are not entitled to ii, iii and iv above

6. No university or university-college student shall be admitted as a member of the Society without the prior written approval from the Vice-Chancellor of the university concerned.