- NAME
The organization shall be a professional body
called Institut Teknologi Makanan Malaysia (Malaysian
Institute of Food Technology), abbreviated MIFT.
- DEFINITION
OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Food Technology is herein defined as the technological
application of science and engineering of the handling,
processing, manufacture, distribution, and storage
of foods. It is primarily based on the fundamentals
of chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, and physics
any of which sciences may find expression through
an engineering operation. Knowledge of it enables
its’ possessor to conduct analysis,
to develop new products, processes, and equipment;
to select proper raw materials; to understand and
control food processing and manufacturing operations;
to solve technical problems of food handling, food
analysis, processing, manufacture, sanitation
and those affecting the nutritional value and safety
of foods and public health; and to know the fundamental
changes of composition, flavour, and physical condition
of foodstuffs which may occur during and subsequent
to the industrial processing of the foodstuffs.
- REGISTERED
ADDRESS AND PLACE OF MEETING
| 3.1 |
The
registered address of the Institute shall
be MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY,
45, JALAN SS 15/4B, 47500 SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR,
MALAYSIA |
| 3.2 |
Its’
place of meeting shall be at the registered
address or at such other places as may from
time to time decided by the Council. |
| 3.3 |
Its’
postal address shall be at MALAYSIAN
INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY, 45, JALAN
SS 15/4B, 47500 SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA |
| 3.4 |
The
registered address and postal address of
the Institute shall not be changed without
prior approval of the Registrar of Societies. |
- LOGO
The
Logo of the Institute shall be as depicted below:
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The
logo consists of the letters MIFT, which
stand for MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF FOOD
TECHNOLOGY. The dot of the ‘i’
is a wheel, which denotes technological progress
in the food industry.
The
blue colour symbolizes the purity of professionalism.
- OBJECTIVES
The
Institute shall be a non-profit professional and
educational organization and shall have the following
aims: -
- To
stimulate scientific and technological research
in various aspects of Food Technology.
- To
provide a medium for the exchange, discussion,
publication, and dissemination of information
on various aspects of Food Technology.
- To
promote the profession of Food Technology through
raising educational standards, promoting the
scientific approach to food, and increasing
public awareness of the basic role of Food Technologist
in the industry.
- MEMBERSHIP
| 6.1
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CLASSES
OF MEMBERSHIP The
Institute shall have six classes of Individual
Members namely Fellows, Professional,
Life, Graduate, Associate and Student,
and one class of Corporate Member. The
Council shall determine the class of membership
to which an individual is entitled. Wherever
used in this Constitution, in the reference
to members or membership of the Institute,
the words "members" or "membership",
if not capitalized or otherwise qualified,
shall mean members or membership of all
classes except student. |
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6.1.1 |
FELLOWS Any
person who has been a
Professional Member or
Life Member for a minimum
of ten years and has
achieved distinction in
his field may be
nominated by two
Professional Members to
be a Fellow of the
Institute. The
Council’s decision
on the suitability of a
nominee for this class of
membership shall be
final.
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6.1.2 |
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERS Any
person who has had
training and experience
in Food Technology as
defined in Clause 2 of
this Constitution, or any
person who in the opinion
of the Council has
established reputation as
a Food Technologist or
has produced evidence to
the satisfaction of the
Council that he has made
a substantial
contribution to the field
of Food technology, shall
be eligible to be a
Professional Member of
the Institute. The
minimum training, which
shall qualify a candidate
for eligibility for
Professional Membership,
shall be an appropriate
university degree or an
academic or professional
qualification recognized
by the Council as
evidence of adequate
educational attainment.
The minimum experience,
which shall qualify a
candidate for eligibility
for Professional
Membership, shall be two
years of post-graduate or
post-qualifying
experience in Food
Technology. The Council
may, at its’
discretion, waive any or
all the forgoing
requirements in the case
of a person who through
long experience, has
distinguished himself in
the field of Food
Technology.
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6.1.3 |
LIFE
MEMBERS Fellow
and Professional Members
who have paid their
annual subscription for a
minimum of ten
consecutive years are
eligible to apply to the
Council to be a Life
Member, and upon approval
shall pay a lump sum of
Ringgit Malaysia Three
Hundred (RM 300.00).
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6.1.4 |
GRADUATE
MEMBERS Any
person who has an
appropriate university
degree or an academic or
professional
qualification recognized
by the Council as
evidence of adequate
educational attainment,
but who has not the
minimum post-graduate or
post-qualifying
experience, shall be
eligible to be a Graduate
Member of the Institute.
A Graduate Member may
apply to the Council for
admission into
Professional Membership
when he has satisfied the
necessary requirements.
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6.1.5 |
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS Any
person active in specific
aspect of Food Technology
as defined in Clause 2 of
this Constitution, such
as an administrator, a
director, or any
executive whose
jurisdiction operations
in Food Technology are
conducted or whose work
requires a general
knowledge of the broad
principles of Food
Technology as it applies
to the products,
processes, or equipment
with which he is
concerned; or any person
who has been trained in
and has entered a career
in Food Technology for
not less than 5 years,
shall be eligible to
become an Associate
Member.
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6.1.6 |
STUDENT
MEMBERS Any
person who at the time of
application is registered
as a student at an
educational institution
and who is actively
pursuing candidacy for a
degree or diploma in one
or more of the
disciplines associated
with Food Technology,
shall be eligible to
become a Student Member.
He shall cease to become
a Student Member one year
after graduation.
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6.1.7 |
CORPORATE
MEMBER Any
locally incorporated
organization involved in
specific areas of Food
Technology and interested
in promoting the
objectives of the
MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF
FOOD TECHNOLOGY shall be
eligible to become a
Corporate Member.
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| 6.2 |
REGISTER
OF MEMBERS The
Honorary Secretary shall
keep the Register of all
members, which shall
contain such particulars
as the Council may from
time to time prescribe.
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| 6.3 |
RIGHTS
AND PREVILEGES OF
MEMBERSHIP All
classes shall enjoy the
rights and privileges of
membership of the
Institute provided that:
-
- only
Professional Members,
including Fellows and
Life
Members who are citizen
of Malaysia may be
elected to the Council.
- only
Professional Members,
including Fellows and
Life Members, may vote on
Institute matters
relating to resolutions
put forth at Annual
General Meetings and
Extraordinary General
Meetings, and on
elections to the Council.
- only
Professional and Life
Members are entitled to
the exclusive use after
their names of the
initials
"PMIFT"
(Professional Member of
the Malaysian Institute
of Food Technology),
except that Fellows are
entitled to the exclusive
use after their names of
the initials
"FMIFT" (Fellow
of the Malaysian
Institute of Food
Technology).
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| 6.4 |
APPLICATION
OF MEMBERSHIP |
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6.4.1 |
An
application for any class
of membership must be
made on an application
form obtainable from the
Honorary secretary. Duly
completed forms,
including names of two
referees, one of whom
must be a Professional or
Fellow Member, shall be
forwarded to the Honorary
Secretary who shall
submit it to the Council
at its’ next meeting
for consideration. The
Council may at its’
discretion reject any
application without
assigning any reason
thereof. |
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6.4.2 |
Applicant
whose membership has been
approved shall, upon
payment of the necessary
fees, be admitted as a
member of the Institute. |
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6.5.1 |
A
non-refundable entrance
fee of RM 50.00 (Ringgit
Malaysia Fifty) shall be
levied once for each
application for
Individual Membership
while a non-refundable
fee of RM 500.00 (Ringgit
Malaysia Five Hundred)
shall be levied once for
Corporate Membership.
Application for Student
Membership shall be
exempted from the
entrance fee. |
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6.5.2 |
The
annual subscription for
the various classes of
membership shall be as
follows: -
| Fellow |
RM
50.00 |
| Professional
Member |
RM
50.00 |
| Graduate
Member |
RM
50.00 |
| Associate
Member |
RM
50.00 |
| Student
Member |
RM
20.00 |
| Absent
Member |
RM 20.00 |
The annual
subscription for
Corporate Membership is
RM 200.00.
Professional
Life Members shall pay a
lump sum subscription fee
of RM 300.00 upon
approval as a Life Member.
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6.5.3 |
All annual
subscription shall be
payable to the Honorary
Treasurer in advance by
the thirty-first day of
January of each year. Any
member who has not paid
up by the aforesaid date
shall receive a written
notification signed by or
on behalf of the Honorary
Treasurer and shall be
denied the rights and
privileges of membership
until his arrears are
settled. |
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6.5.4 |
Any member
who is admitted to the
Institute before May
shall pay the full annual
subscription for that
year. Any member who is
admitted to the Institute
in May or later shall pay
one-half of the annual
subscription for that
year. |
| 6.6 |
CESSATION
OF MEMBERSHIP |
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6.6.1 |
LONG
OUTSTANDING ARREARS Any
member whose subscription
is two years in arrears
shall automatically cease
to be a member, and the
Council may direct that
legal action be taken
against them.
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6.6.2 |
RESIGNATION Any
member who wishes to
resign shall give two
weeks’ written
notice to the Honorary
Secretary and shall pay
up all dues.
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6.6.3 |
TERMINATION The
Council may terminate the
membership of any member
(including Life Members)
for violation of this
Constitution or any
agreement, rule, or code
properly adopted by the
Institute or for any
conduct prejudicial to
the good name of the
Institute, provided that
before such action by the
Council, the member
concerned shall be
afforded an opportunity
of presenting his case
before the Council if he
so desires. A two-thirds
majority vote of the
entire membership of the
Council is required for
the termination of the
membership by the
Council.
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| 6.7 |
SUSPENSION
OF MEMBERSHIP The
Council may suspend the
membership of any member
for misconduct of
otherwise which is not a
sufficient case for the
termination of
membership. Any member
under suspension shall
not be entitled to any of
the rights and privileges
of membership.
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| 6.8 |
READMISSION
OF MEMBERS No
person who has cease to
be a member of the
Institute shall be
eligible for admission
until he has paid all his
dues outstanding at the
date when his former
membership ceased.
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- GENERAL
MEETINGS
| 7.1 |
SUPREME
AUTHORITY The
supreme authority of the
Institute shall be vested
in a general meeting of
the members.
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| 7.2 |
QUORUM The
quorum for a general
meeting , whether an
Annual General Meeting or
an Extraordinary General
Meeting, shall be
one-third of the total
voting membership of the
Institute or thirty
members of the Institute
present and entitled to
vote, whichever is
smaller.
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| 7.3 |
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING |
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7.3.1 |
DATE An
Annual General Meeting
(AGM) shall be held not
later than April unless
under special
circumstances on a date
and at a time and at a
place to be decided by
the Council.
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7.3.2 |
AGENDA The
business of the Annual
General Meeting (AGM)
shall be: -
- to confirm
the minutes of the
previous AGM;
- to discuss
matters arising;
- to
consider and approve the
Annual Report of the
Council;
- to
consider and approve the
Income and expenditure
Account and the Balance
Sheet together with the
Honorary Auditors’
Report;
- to elect
ten Professional or
Fellow Members to the
various positions in the
Council at every other
year;
- to elect
two Honorary Auditors;
and
- to deal
with such matters as may
arise.
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7.3.3 |
NOTICE A
notice on the AGM stating
date, time, and place and
calling for motions for
discussion, motions for
amendments to the
Constitution, and
nominations for the
election of members to
the Council, shall be
sent by the Honorary
Secretary to all members
not later than 4 weeks
before the date fixed for
the meeting.
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7.3.4 |
NOMINATION
AND OTHER MATTERS
- All
nominations for the
selection of members to
the Council must be
signed by the nominee,
proposer and seconder.
Motions for discussion
and motions for
amendments to the
Constitution must be
signed by the proposer
and seconder. Proposers
and seconders must be
Professional Members of
the Institute. These must
be sent to the Honorary
Secretary to reach him at
least three weeks before
the date fixed for the
meeting.
- If no
nomination is received
for any position at the
closing date for
nomination, nomination
from the floor shall be
permitted at the time of
the meeting. Nominations
from the floor shall be
duly proposed and
seconded. The consent of
the nominee must be
obtained.
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7.3.5 |
AGENDA
PAPERS The
Honorary Secretary shall
send to all members at
least one week before the
AGM an agenda including
copies of minutes and
reports, motions, and
nominations for the
election of members to
the Council.
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7.3.6 |
POSTPONED
MEETING If
after half an hour from
the time appointed for
the Annual General
Meeting, a quorum is not
present, the meeting
shall stand adjourned to
the same day in the next
week at the same time and
place, and if at such
adjourned meeting a
quorum is not present,
those members who are
present and entitled to
vote, whatever their
number, shall be a quorum
and may transact the
business of the Annual
General Meeting.
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| 7.4 |
EXTRAORDINARY
GENERAL MEETING |
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7.4.1 |
All
general meetings other
than Annual General
Meetings shall be called
Extraordinary General
Meetings. |
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7.4.2 |
An
Extraordinary General
Meeting (EGM) shall be
convened;
- when the
Council deems it
desirable; or
- at the
joint request in writing
of not less than twenty
members, stating the
objects and reasons for
such a meeting
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7.4.3 |
An EGM
called by members shall
be convened for a date
within thirty days of the
receipt of such request. |
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7.4.4 |
Notice for
an EGM shall be sent by
the Honorary Secretary to
all members at least two
weeks before the date
fixed for the meeting. |
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7.4.5 |
If no
quorum is present half an
hour from the time
appointed for the EGM,
the meeting if convened
by requisition of members
shall be cancelled, and
no EGM shall be
requisitioned for the
same purpose until a
lapse of at least six
months from the date
thereof. |
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7.4.6 |
The
Honorary Secretary shall
forward to all members a
copy of the draft minutes
of each EGM soon after
its’ conclusion. |
- THE
COUNCIL AND ITS’
RESPONSIBILITIES
| 8.1 |
The
Council shall be the
governing and executive
body of the Institute |
| 8.2 |
The
Council shall hold office
for two consecutive years |
| 8.3 |
The
Council shall consist of
:-
- Ten
Professional Members
elected at an Annual
General Meeting,
- The
Immediate Past President,
and
- One Fellow
to be nominated by the
President.
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| 8.4 |
The
Council shall have the
power to appoint a member
to fill a seat left
vacant by a Council
Member on resignation or
under other
circumstances. The term
of office of such an
appointed member shall
end at the next Annual
General Meeting, and he
shall have the right then
to seek any elective post
if he so desires. |
| 8.5 |
The
quorum for a Council
meeting shall be six
members of the Council. |
| 8.6 |
The
Council shall decide on
matters regarding
applications for
suspension or termination
of membership. |
| 8.7 |
The
Council shall be
empowered to set up
standing committees from
amongst members whether
these be from the general
body or from the Council
for any special purposes. |
- OFFICE
BEARERS
| 9.1 |
The
office bearers in the
Council shall be the
President, the
Vice-President, the
Immediate Past President,
the Honorary Secretary,
the Honorary Treasurer,
and the Assistant
Honorary Secretary. |
| 9.2 |
The
President shall during
his term of office chair
all meetings of the
Institute and of the
Council and shall be
responsible for proper
conduct of all such
meetings. He shall have
the casting vote and
shall sign the minutes of
each meeting at the time
they are approved. He
shall represent the
Institute in its’
dealings with the general
public. He shall together
with the Honorary
Treasurer sign all
cheques on behalf of the
Institute. |
| 9.3 |
The
Vice-President shall
deputise for the
President in the
latter’s absence. |
| 9.4 |
The
immediate past President,
by virtue of his
experience during his
term of office, shall
provide advise and
guidance to the Council
in order to ensure
continuity in the
policies and actions of
the Council. |
| 9.5 |
The
Honorary Secretary shall
conduct the business of
the Institute in
accordance with its
rules, and shall carry
out the instructions of
the Council. He shall be
responsible for
maintaining the register
of members, all books,
documents, and paper
except those dealing with
financial records. He
shall convene all
meetings and prepare
minutes for subsequent
presentation. |
| 9.6 |
The
Assistant Honorary
Secretary shall assist
the Honorary Secretary in
carrying out his duties
and shall act for him in
his absence. |
| 9.7 |
The
Honorary Treasurer shall
be responsible for the
finances of Institute. He
shall keep account of all
its financial
transactions and shall be
responsible for their
correctness. He shall
prepare the Annual Income
and Expenditure Account
and the Balance Sheet for
auditing and subsequently
for presentation to the
Annual General Meeting.
He shall together with
the President sign all
cheques on behalf of the
Institute. |
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- FINANCIAL
PROVISIONS
| 10.1 |
The
Institute may acquire, by
gift or other forms of
fund raising or through
Financial loans, monies
for the administration of
the Institute. |
| 10.2 |
The
funds of the Institute
shall be used only for
the management and
administration of the
Institute. It shall be
used for the following
purposes :-
- to pay for
the rental or purchase of
a site for, and the
construction of, any
buildings for the
Institure.
- to pay for
rental or purchase of
equipment and materials
for the purpose of the
Institute.
- to repay
any monies borrowed by
the Insititute
- to pay any
other expenses properly
incurred by the Institute
in the execution of its
functions under this
Consitution.
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| 10.3 |
The
Council may from time to
time with the approval of
the members at the Annual
General Meeting or
Extraordinary General
Meeting, invest any
surplus funds, which are
not immediately required,
in appropriate
investments and
securities as approved by
the members. |
| 10.4 |
The
Institute shall keep a
current account with a
local bank. The account
shall be in the name of
the Institute. All
cheques shall be signed
by the President and the
Honorary Treasurer. In
the absence of one or
both of these
office-bearers, the
Council shall name
alternative signatories. |
| 10.5 |
The
Honorary Treasurer may
hold petty cash not
exceeding five hundred
dollars at any one time.
All monies in excess of
this sum shall be
deposited in the bank. |
| 10.6 |
All
Income and Expenditure
Account and a Balance
Sheet for the year shall
be prepared by the
Honorary Treasurer,
submitted to the Honorary
Auditors for auditing,
and tabled at the Annual
General Meeting. |
| 10.7 |
Two
members who shall not be
members of the Council
shall be appointed by the
Annual General Meeting as
Honorary Auditors. They
shall serve in such
capacity for one year
only and shall not be
eligible for re-election
as Honorary Auditors. |
| 10.8 |
The
Honorary Auditors shall
be required to audit the
accounts of the Institute
for the year and to
prepare a report of the
Annual General Meeting.
They may further be
required by the Council
to audit the accounts of
the Institute for any
period within their
tenure and to submit a
report thereafter. |
| 10.9 |
The
financial year shall be
from 1st March to the
last day of February the
following year. |
| 10.10 |
No
expenditure exceeding
RM500.00 (five hundred
ringgit) at any time
shall be incurred without
the prior sanction of the
Council. |
- PROFESSIONAL
COUNCIL
| 11.1 |
A
member of the Institute
shall act in a manner in
accordance with the
general ethical
principles of the
profession of Food
Technology. |
| 11.2 |
A
member shall contribute
his services to the
profession of Food
Technology in a spirit of
integrity and humility. |
| 11.3 |
A
member shall not be
influenced by any
institution or employing
organisation which may
have conflicting
interests with the
Institute. |
| 11.4 |
Any
member whose conduct is
contrary to the spirit
and the Consitution of
the Institute shall have
his membership status
reviewed by the Council.
The Council shall, if it
finds the offending
member guilty, suspend or
terminate his membership. |
| 11.5 |
Any
member aggrieved by the
decision of the Council
shall have the right to
appeal to a general
meeting of members whose
decision shall be final. |
| 11.6 |
The
Institute shall not take
part in or contribute its
funds for political
activity of any kind. |
| 11.7 |
The
Institute may have
affiliation or connection
with organisations within
and outside Malaysia,
which have similar
objectives as the
Institute or which can
enable the Institute to
further its objectives. |
- AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION
| 12.1 |
This
constitution may be
rescinded, amended, or
added to by a resolution
of a General Meeting
carried by a majority of
at least two-thirds of
members present and
entitled to vote as such
meeting, notice of which
shall have contained
particulars of the
proposed rescissions,
amendments, or additions. |
| 12.2 |
The
rescissions, amendments,
and additions to the
Consititution may also,
at the discretion of the
Council and based on the
urgency of the matter as
well as expediency of
Insitute business, he
resolved by a majority of
at least two-thirds of
the members present and
entitled to vote at such
meeting. |
| 12.3 |
Such
amendments shall take
effect from the date of
their approval by the
Registrar of Societies. |
- DISSOLUTION
| 13.1 |
The
Institute shall not be
dissolved except, with
the consent of not less
than two-thirds of the
total voting members
expressed in person at an
Extraordinary General
Meeting convened for the
purpose. |
| 13.2 |
In
the events that the
Institute is dissolved as
provided for above, all
debts and liabilities
legally incurred in
behalf of the Institute
shall be fully discharged
and the remaining assets
and funds, if any, shall
be transferred to a bona
fide society or societies
or other approved
organisations have
objectives similar to
those of the Institute or
a reputable/recognised
public trustee. |
| 13.3 |
Notice
of dissolution as
provided for above shall
be given within fourteen
days to the Registrar of
Societies. |
- INTERPRETATION
| 14.1 |
In
this Constitution, words
importing the masculine
gender shall be deemed to
include the feminine
gender as well. |
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