CONSTITUTION FOR
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA
(MALAYSIA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEASSOCIATION)
Name
(1) This organization is known by the name MALAYSIA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (MALAYSIA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ASSOCIATION) Hereinafter referred to as the "Organization".
(2) Definition of Name: An organization that carries out specialized activities in field of osteopathy. Osteopathy is a form of alternative medicine emphasizing the adjustment of manual sequences on bone structure and also limbs other physical bodies such as muscle tissue and bones.
(3) Status of Organization: NationalLocation
The registered address and place of business of the organization is
16-1, JALAN RADIN BAGUS 3,
BANDAR BARU SRI PETALING,
57000, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
and the address for correspondence is
16-1, JALAN RADIN BAGUS 3,
BANDAR BARU SRI PETALING,
57000, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
or in other places or places that will be determined from time to time current by the Committee
Purpose / Goal
The purpose of the organization is as follows:
(1) MAINTAINING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS
(2) CREATING AND ORGANIZING RESEARCH, WORKING PAPERS, REVIEW OR RESEARCH ON ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS PROFESSIONAL FIELD
(3) ISSUING AND DISSEMINATING RELATED INFORMATION ISSUES IN THIS PROFESSIONAL FIELD
(4) INCREASING THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AMONG MEMBERS
(5) GIVE COOPERATION TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES IN IMPLEMENTING PARTICULAR COUNTRY POLICIES INVOLVED THIS PROFESSIONAL FIELD
(6) TO PRODUCE MORE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS THIS OSTEOPATHY
Membership
(1) Membership of the Organization is as follows:
- A. Ordinary Members
- i. Nationality: Malaysian
- i. Minimum Age : 18 Years
- iii. Member's Area/Country of Residence : Malaysia
- iv. Ancestry/Ethnicity : All
- v. Gender : All
- i. Religion: All
- vii. Other Membership Criteria : None
- B. Associate Members
- Open to those who do not meet the criteria for regular members
- C. Honorary Member
- Consists of those who serve the community and can give contribution to the organization. They are determined by the Committee and excepted from the payment of fees.
- D. Life Member
- Open to Regular Members who pay a lump sum fee
- E. Youth Members
- Open to those aged 18 and under. They need obtain a written consent letter from the parent or legal guardian. They cannot vote or hold office in the Organization.
(2) Every application to become a member must be proposed and supported by member and sent to the Secretary who is required to submit the application as soon as possible to the Committee for considered. The Committee may at its discretion reject any application without giving a reason.
(3) Every applicant whose application has been approved as stated above, shall be after paying the entrance fee and the first fee as that is designated should be accepted as a member of the Organization and should be as a member.
Termination & Dismissal of Members
(1) A member who wants to quit being a member of the Organization shall give a written statement 2 weeks in advance to the Secretary and clear all his debts.
(2) Any member who fails to comply with the laws of the Organization or act in a manner that would bring the good name of the Organization into disrepute dismissed or suspended from membership for a period as deemed reasonable by the Committee. Before the Committee dismisses or suspend the member's membership, the member must be notified of the reason for the dismissal or suspension in writing. The member must also be given the opportunity to explain and defend himself. The dismissal or suspension shall be carried out without a meeting agung postpones or cancels the decision on appeal by the member.
Financial Resources
The organization's financial resources are from:
(1) Entrance Fee
RM 150 (Malaysian Ringgit One Hundred and Fifty).
(2) Fee
- (a) Annual fee
RM 150 (Malaysian Ringgit One Hundred and Fifty)
(i) The annual fee must be paid to the Treasurer first in a period of 7 days from the beginning of each year. - (b) Lifetime Fee
(must be explained during membership application)
RM 800 (Eight Hundred MALAYSIAN RINGGIT) - (c) Members who leave their dues in arrears for more than two (2) years will receive a reminder letter signed by or representative of the Secretary, and will lose their privileges as members until the debt has been cleared.
- (d) A member who allows his debt amounting to more than the amount of fees for three (3) years by himself ceases to be a member of the Organization and the Committee may order that legal action be taken against him provided they are satisfied that the member has received a statement regarding his debt first.
- (e) The Committee has the power to set re-entry fees for anyone who has had his membership forfeited due to debt.
- (f) Special fees or collection of money from members for certain matters can be collected with the consent of the general meeting of members. If there is a member who fails to pay the fee in then the money will be considered the same as the annual fee debt.
(3) Contributions
This organization is allowed to receive donations in the form of money and goods. Donations in the form of money must be declared clearly and accurately in the organization's Annual Statement.General Meeting
(1) The management of this organization is up to the general meeting of the members. At least one-half (1/2) of the number of members entitled to vote or twice the number of Committee members, whichever is less, must be present in the general meeting to confirm the progress of the meeting and provide a quorum for the meeting.
(2) If the quorum is not sufficient after half an hour from the time set for the meeting, then the meeting shall be adjourned to a date not exceeding 30 days set by the Committee; and if the quorum is not sufficient after half an hour from the time set for the adjourned meeting, then the members present have the power to conduct the meeting but do not have the power to amend the Organization's laws.
(3) The Biannual General Meeting of the Organization shall be held within 12 months from the date of the last annual General Meeting but not later than 24 months at the date, time and place determined by the Committee.
The agenda of the Biannual General Meeting is:
- (a) consider the report of the Committee regarding the past activities of the organization
- (b) consider the Treasurer's report and the audited financial statements
- (c) select Committee members and appoint Auditors (if applicable)
- (d) manage other matters presented in the meeting
(4) The Secretary shall send to each member at least 14 days before the Bi-Annual General Meeting is held a meeting agenda 4 including a copy of the minutes of the meeting and the annual activity report as well as the financial statement of the Organization for the past year which has been audited. A copy of this document must also be provided to be read by members at the Organization's business address.
(5) Special General Meetings for this organization can be held:
- (a) when deemed necessary by the Committee; or
- (b) upon a mass request in writing by not less than one-fifth (1/5) of the number of members entitled to vote by explaining the purpose and reason for holding it. This request should be sent to the Secretary of the Organization.
(6) The Special General Meeting requested by the members shall be held on a date within one month from the date of receipt of the meeting request.
(8) Clauses 7(1) and 7(2) in this law regarding the quorum and adjournment of the Biannual General Meeting apply to the Special General Meeting, but with the condition that if the quorum is insufficient after half an hour from the time set for the Special General Meeting at the request of the members, then the meeting must be canceled and within 6 months from this date, a Special General Meeting at the request of the members with the same purpose cannot be held.
(9) The Secretary shall send to each member a copy of the minutes of the Biennial General Meeting and the Special General Meeting within 3 months after the completion of the meeting.
- (a) when deemed necessary by the Committee; or
- (b) upon a mass request in writing by not less than one-fifth (1/5) of the number of members entitled to vote by explaining the purpose and reason for holding it. This request should be sent to the Secretary of the Organization.
Committee
(1) A Committee as follows named Officers of the Organization shall be elected Biennially in the Biennial General Meeting.
- A Chairman
- A Deputy Chairman
- A Vice Chairman
- A Secretary
- A Treasurer
- 4 Ordinary Committee Members
(2) The office holders of this organization and every officer who carries out executive duties in this organization must be Malaysian Citizens.
(3) The names for the above positions must be proposed and supported and the selection will be carried out by means of voting by the members in the Biannual General Meeting. All officers can be re-elected every two years.
(4) The function of the Committee is to manage and arrange the daily work of the Organization and make decisions on matters regarding the Organization's journey according to the general policy that has been set by the general meeting. The Committee should not be able to take actions contrary to the general meeting without first communicating with it and the Committee must always comply with the decision of the general meeting. The committee must submit a report on its activities in the past year to each General Meeting.
(5) The committee must meet at least 4 times a year. Notice for each meeting must be given to Committee members 7 days in advance. The Chairman alone or no less than 4 Committee members together can call for a Committee meeting to be held at any time. At least half (1/2) of the number of Committee members must be present to confirm the trip and meet the quorum of the meeting.
(6) If an important matter arises that requires the Committee's approval and the Committee meeting cannot be held, then the Secretary may obtain approval from the Committee members by distributing a circular letter. The following conditions must be fulfilled before the Committee's decision
- (a) The problem raised should be clearly detailed in the circular letter distributed to each member of the Committee.
- (b) At least half of the number of members of the Committee must express their agreement or objection thereto; and
- (c) The decision shall be by the majority of votes. Any decision obtained through a circular letter must be reported by the Secretary to the next Committee meeting to be confirmed and recorded in the minutes.
(7) Committee members who fail to attend Committee meetings three times in a row without a satisfactory reason will be deemed to have resigned.
(8) If a member of the Committee dies or resigns, the candidate with the second highest number of votes in the previous election shall be called to fill the vacancy. If such a candidate is not available or refuses the position, then the Committee has the authority to appoint another member to fill the vacancy until the Biennial General Meeting
(9) The Committee may give instructions to the Secretary and other 6 officers to run the affairs of the Organization, and appoint managers and staff as deemed necessary. It can suspend or remove any manager or staff member for negligence in the job, cheating, incompetence, disobeying the Committee's decision, or for reasons that may damage the interests of the Organization.
(10) The Committee may establish a Sub-Committee if deemed necessary and assign special duties to any member of the Committee.
(11) The old Committee must submit all documents of the Organization such as registration certificate, registered constitution, copies of Annual Statements, letters of response, account books, bank books, checks and receipts, land grants, list of assets and so on to the Committee new.
Committee
(1) The Chairman during his tenure shall be the chairman of all general meetings and all committee meetings and be responsible for the completeness of the proceedings of all meetings. It has a casting vote and must sign the meeting minutes when they are approved.
(2) The Deputy Chairman shall act as Chairman in his absence.
(3) The Vice-Chairman shall chair the committee meeting if the chairperson or Vice-Chairman is unable to chair the meeting in respect of the chairperson's assigned mandate. It also oversees and determines that all programs or plans at the committee level run well as planned at the committee level.
(4) The Secretary shall carry out the administrative work of the Organization in accordance with the constitution and shall carry out all the orders of the general meeting and the committee. It is responsible for handling correspondence and keeping all records and documents of the Organization, except account books and financial documents. The secretary shall keep a register of members contains detailed member information by category such as name, place and date of birth, identity card number, occupation, name and address of employer and home address of each member. He must attend all meetings and make minutes of the meeting.
(5) The Treasurer is responsible for all financial matters of the Organization. He shall be fully responsible for the accuracy of the organization's financial statements consisting of receipts and expenditure statements and the balance sheet.
(6) Members of the Ordinary Committee shall assist the Committee in carrying out the duties directed by it from time to time.
Financial
(1) Subject to the following provisions in this constitution, the money of the Organization can be used for things that are beneficial to carry out the purposes of the Organization, including administrative expenses, salary payments, fees and expenses of the officers and salaried staff as well as auditor's wages.
(2) The Treasurer is allowed to keep cash not more than RM 2000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia Two Thousand Only) at any one time. Money in excess of that amount must be deposited into a bank account in the name of the Organization within 7 days.
(3) All checks or withdrawal statements from the Organization's account must be jointly signed by the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. However, the Committee reserves the right to appoint any of them as a substitute to sign checks or disburse funds of the Organization in the absence of any of the signatories.
(4) Expenses in excess of RM 300000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia Three Hundred Thousand Only) for a given time cannot be paid without prior approval by the Committee, and expenses in excess of RM 1000000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia One Million Only) for a given time cannot be paid done without first obtaining the permission of the general meeting. Expenses of RM 300000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia Three Hundred Thousand Only) and below for a certain period of time can be approved jointly by the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.
(5) The financial statement for a year shall be prepared by the Treasurer and examined by the Auditor appointed under Clause 11 of this constitution as soon as possible after the end of the financial year. The audited financial statements shall be distributed for the members' information and submitted for approval by the following Biennial General Meeting. Each such copy shall be provided for members' information at the place of business of the Organization.
(6) The financial year of this Organization shall be for a period of 12 months, starting from 1 January.
Auditor
(1) A person who is not an officer of the Organization shall be appointed in the Biennial General Meeting as an Auditor. Those who hold office for TWO YEARS can be reappointed.
(2) Auditors are required to examine the Organization's financial statements for EVERY YEAR. The auditor must certify and sign the financial statements for the consideration of the Biennial General Meeting. They are also required at any time by the Chairman to audit the financial statements of the Organization at any time during their tenure 8 and make a report to the Committee.
Property Administrator / Trustee
(1) All immovable property of the Organization must be registered in the name of the Organization and all execution instruments related to this property are considered valid and effective as if they had been executed by a registered owner on the condition that the instrument was executed by 3 office holders of the organization on at that time their appointment is confirmed through a certification certificate issued by the Registrar of Societies and stamped with the Societies seal.
(2) The immovable property of the Organization cannot be sold, mortgaged, withdrawn or transferred without the consent of the General Meeting.
Interpretation of The Corporation's Constitution
(1) In the period between two General Meetings, the Committee can give its interpretation to this constitution and the Committee, if necessary, can decide on matters that are not clear in this constitution.
(2) Except for matters that are contrary or inconsistent with the policy that has been made in the general meeting, the decision of the Committee against the members is final if not changed by the decision of the General Meeting.
(3) Members of the Main Committee may from time to time make rules for the association's disciplinary rules and by-laws or amended rules that are deemed necessary for the committees that are established from time to time as long as they are not in conflict with or consistent with this constitution.
(4) The amended by-laws or regulations may from time to time be amended or revoked on the condition that notice of the revocation or amendment is sent to the relevant committee 30 days before the amendment or revocation becomes effective and within that period the relevant committee may, if desired, make any cancellation to the Secretary.
Advisor / Patron
(1) The Committee may, if deemed necessary, appoint persons who are qualified to be Advisors/Patrons for this Organization provided that the person appointed expresses his consent in writing beforehand.
Restriction
(1) Any form of gambling as interpreted in the Open Gambling House Act, 1953 is prohibited in the establishment's permit.
(2) The organization or its members should not attempt to prevent or in any way interfere with business or the price of goods or take a role in the trade union movement as defined in the Trade Union Act 1959.
(3) This organization may not conduct lotteries whether reserved for members or not, in the name of the organization or officers or Committees or members, without approval from the relevant authorities.
(4) Benefits as described under Section 2 of the Societies Act 1966, cannot be granted by the Society to any of its members.
(5) All money and profits obtained by this Organization as a result of its participation in economic activities must be channeled back to the organization to achieve the goals of this organization and cannot be used to pay interest, profit or bonus to any member of the Organization. However, this provision does not prevent any payment of salary or administrative expenses or both to any member or employee of the Organization.
(6) Associations of believers are not allowed to administer houses of worship.
Constitution Amendment
(1) This Constitution cannot be amended except by decision of the General Assembly. Applications for constitutional amendments must be submitted to the Registrar of Societies within 60 days from the date of the decision of the General Meeting approving the amendment and can only be enforced from the date the amendment is approved by the Registrar of Societies.
Dissolution
(1) This organization may be dissolved voluntarily through the consent of not less than three-fifths (3/5) of the number of members entitled to vote in a General Meeting specially called for this purpose.
(2) If the Organization is to be dissolved as mentioned above, then all debts and liabilities of the Organization that are legal according to law must be cleared and the remaining money must be settled in the manner agreed upon in the relevant General Meeting.
(3) This dissolution application must be submitted to the Registrar of Societies within 14 days from the date of the dissolution decision
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