Bye-laws - English Version 3

Chapter III — Membership

7. Membership

(i) Eligibility: (a) the member must be the registered owner of a unit; (b) the owner must have paid the membership fee as decided by the Management Committee; (c) for a jointly-owned unit, either owner may be registered as member with a No-Objection Certificate from the other owner(s).

(ii) It is mandatory for every unit owner to become a member of the Society.

(iii) Founding office-bearer posts remain open. Names and flat numbers will be entered only after the General Body records nominations, consent and acceptance. Members may come forward or withdraw until the cut-off recorded by the General Body.

8. Transfer of Membership and Transfer Fee

(i) (a) Inform the Management Committee at least 15 days in advance of a proposed sale/transfer.

(i) (b) Obtain a no-dues certificate from the Society (issued only after all dues are paid and any cheque has cleared).

(i) (c) Inform the Society of the new owner's details within 7 days of registration of the sale/transfer deed.

(i) (d) Deposit the Transfer Fee within 7 days of registration of the sale/transfer deed.

(ii) After transfer, the outgoing owner ceases to be a member; the membership fee already deposited is forfeited.

(iii) The new owner must become a member within 15 days of registration of the sale/transfer deed, by depositing the membership fee.

In the event of subletting, the tenant's details are registered with the Society; the tenant is not entitled to voting rights.

9. Membership on Death of a Member

On the death of a member, their legal heir(s) approved by the Society are entitled to membership. If there is more than one heir, they must, by mutual consent, nominate one person as member with voting rights. All members' names are recorded in the register at the Society office.

10. Disqualification and Termination of Membership

No member is eligible to vote or contest election for any office-bearer post if: (i) their contribution to general expenditure/maintenance is in arrears for more than 60 days on the last day of the year preceding the election year; (ii) they have violated Society rules in the current or any previous year and action has been initiated against them; or (iii) they are involved in activities prejudicial to the Society's interests.