2.1 Application for membership
2.1 A person may apply to the Directors, or designate, for membership in the society and on acceptance by the Directors, or designate, is a member.
2.2 Duties of members
2.2 Every member must uphold the constitution of the Society and must comply with these Bylaws.
2.3 Amount of membership dues
2.3 The amount of the annual membership dues, in all categories, must be determined by the Board. The amount may be temporarily modified with the approval of the board, from time to time, when circumstances warrant.
2.4 Member not in good standing
2.4 A member is not in good standing if the member fails to pay the member’s annual membership dues, if any, and the member is not in good standing for so long as those dues remain unpaid.
2.5 Member not in good standing may not vote
2.5 A voting member who is not in good standing
(a) may not vote at a general meeting, and
(b) is deemed not to be a voting member for the purpose of consenting to a resolution of the voting members.
2.6 One Honourary Life Membership may be issued per year, on resolution presented at the annual general meeting. Members so designated shall not be required to pay regular membership fees, and shall be otherwise considered members in good standing.
2.8 Termination of membership if member not in good standing
2.8 A person’s membership in the Society is terminated if the person is not in good standing.
2.9 A person ceases to be a member of the society
(a) by delivering the member’s resignation in writing to the Board of Directors, or designate, in person, by email or by mail,
(b) on his or her death or, in the case of a corporation, on dissolution,
(c) on being expelled, or
(d) on having been a member not in good standing for 30 days.
2.10 Expulsion of member
(a) A member may be expelled by a special resolution of the members passed at a general meeting
(b) The notice of special resolution for expulsion must be accompanied by a brief statement of the reasons for the proposed expulsion.
(c) The person who is the subject of the proposed resolution for expulsion must be given an opportunity to be heard at the general meeting before the special resolution is put to a vote.
2.11 These by-laws may not be altered or added to except by special resolution.