ORDINARY MEMBERS
An Ordinary Member shall be a gentleman or lady not under twenty-one years of age. |
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He/She may, after being a member of the Club for not less than three years, propose or second an applicant for membership PROVIDED that he/she may not propose or second more than three applications for memberships of the Club in any calendar year. |
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He/She shall be responsible for any debt due to the Club by any applicant whom he/she proposed or seconded. In the case of an applicant for election as Ordinary Member, Ordinary Transferable Member or Lady Member, such responsibility shall cease on election of the applicant. |
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He/she may introduce guests to the Club (Rule 16). |
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He/she may with one or more Ordinary members or Ordinary Transferable Members give notice of any proposal for consideration at the Annual General Meeting [Rule 34(h)]. |
ORDINARY TRANSFERABLE MEMBERS
An Ordinary Transferable Member shall be gentleman or lady not under twenty-one years of age. |
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Subject to the approval of the Committee and Rule 7(e) on payment of a transfer fee and a registration fee, as determined by the Committee, an Ordinary Transferable Member may transfer his membership to any adult person. Rule 19 hereof shall apply mutatis mutandis to any person to whom the membership is to be transferred as though such person were applying to the Club except that he will not be required to pay an entrance fee. |
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The transfer fee shall be an amount of 10% of the prevailing entrance fee payable by an Ordinary Transferable Member at the time of such transfer except where the transferee is the son, daughter, husband or wife of an Ordinary Transferable Member, the transfer fee shall be a token sum of 1 % of the prevailing entrance fee payable by an Ordinary Transferable Member and provided always that the Committee shall have the discretion to waive the transfer fee between the family members mentioned above in the event of terminal illness as certified by a qualified medical practitioner. |
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The rights and privileges of an Ordinary Transferable Member are the same as an Ordinary Member as set out in Rule 6(a) to (e). |
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In the event the Committee decides to conduct a membership enrolment drive for the purpose of raising additional funds for expansion and development of existing or new facilities, the Committee may at its discretion suspend the privilege of an Ordinary Transferable Member contained in Rule 7(b) for a period not exceeding one year and on such terms as the Committee deems fit and proper. |
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On the death of an Ordinary Transferable Member, .the Committee may on application transfer the membership of the deceased Member to his next of kin and where the deceased has so indicated, to his nominee. A transfer of membership on account of death as provided herein shall not be subject to the requirement of payment of a transfer fee and registration fee as required under Rules 7(b) and 7(c). |
LADY MEMBERS
A Lady Member shall be a single, unmarried lady not under twenty-one years of age or the widow of an Ordinary Member. A widow of an Ordinary Member who has been an Associate Member will automatically become a Lady Member upon the death of her husband and will subject to the payment of monthly subscription for single Lady Members. |
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She may not propose or second any applicant for membership. |
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She may introduce guests to the Club (Rule 16). |
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The rights and privileges of an Ordinary Transferable Member are the same as an Ordinary Member as set out in Rule 6(a) to (e). |
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All Club bills and debts incurred by the Lady Members shall be the responsibility of the Lady Members. |
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
If a single, unmarried Ordinary Member or Ordinary Transferable Member who subsequently marries, his/her spouse may be elected as an Associate Member on his/her recommendation at the discretion of the Committee. |
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The membership of an Associate Member whose spouse is an Ordinary Transferable Member shall immediately terminate upon the death of the said Ordinary Transferable Member and thereupon all outstanding bills and debts owing to the Club shall be settled forthwith. |
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All Club bills and debts incurred to the Club by an Associate Member shall be the responsibility of the spouse concerned. |
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The rights and privileges of Lady Members as set out in Rule 8 are also applicable to Associate Members. |
TERM MEMBERS
A person not under twenty-one years of age may apply to the Election Committee for admission as a Term Member. |
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The term of such membership shall be one year but the Committee at its absolute discretion may permit extensions to a total of three years. |
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A Term Member shall pay a non-refundable entrance fee for each year of membership [Rule 2 I (c)]. |
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A Term Member may not propose or second any applicant for membership. |
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He shall have no voice in the affairs or management of the Club and shall have no vote nor attend any meeting. |
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He may introduce guests to the Club (Rule 16). |
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He shall be entitled to submit his child/children between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one for membership as Junior Member(s) (Rule 13). |
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A Term Member may convert to any other category of membership only through the procedure established by these Rules for that category. |
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The Committee at its discretion may require a Term Member to pay a deposit to the Club which shall be returned at the end of the term and after full settlement of all dues to the Club. |
PATRON/HONORARY MEMBERS
The Committee may invite a person of high rank and distinction to be the Patron of the Club for such time or times as is thought fit. |
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Honorary Members shall be such persons as the Committee may invite whether for life or such time or times as is thought fit. |
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The Patron or Honorary Members shall not propose or second an applicant for membership. |
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They shall have no vote nor any responsibility for running the affairs of the Club. |
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They shall not be called upon to pay any entrance fee or subscription or any levies that may be made from time to time. |
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They may introduce guests to the Club (Rule 16). |
VISITING MEMBERS
A lady or gentleman not under sixteen years of age who is on temporary visit to Penang may apply for admission as a Visiting Member by filling in the appropriate form obtainable from the Secretary. The applicant must be proposed by one Ordinary or Ordinary Transferable Member and seconded by another Ordinary or Ordinary Transferable Member. When completed, the form shall be forwarded to the Secretary. |
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The application shall be referred to three Members of the Election Committee through the Secretary and if approved the applicant shall become a Visiting Member. |
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The period of membership of a Visiting Member shall normally not exceed one month, but the Committee may extend the period to a total of up to three months. |
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A Visiting Member shall enjoy the privileges, rights and responsibilities of an Ordinary or Lady Member as the case may be, except that:
- A Visiting Member shall have no voice in the affairs or management of the Club.
- A Visiting Member may not introduce a guest to the Club.
- A Visiting Member may not enter for any Club competition. |
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A Visiting Member shall pay no Entrance Fee [Rule 21 (b)]. |
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A Visiting Member shall pay a subscription [Rule 22(e)]. |
JUNIOR MEMBERS
An applicant to become a Junior Member shall be between sixteen and twenty-one years of age and shall be the child of a member except that in the absence of the parent(s) or guardian from Malaysia, the Committee at its discretion may accept the application. In such cases no credit shall be allowed. |
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He may not propose or second an applicant for membership. |
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He shall have no voice in the affairs or management of the Club, and shall have no vote nor attend any Meetings. |
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He may not introduce a guest. |
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He shall pay no Entrance Fee [Rule 2l(b)]. |
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He shall pay a subscription [Rule 22(f)]. |
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He shall cease to be a Junior Member on attaining the age of twenty-one years but he may within three months or such extended period as the Committee in its discretion shall allow before the cessation of his Junior Membership, apply for conversion to Term Member for a period not exceeding three years with all the rights, privileges and obligations of that category of membership except that he shall not pay any entrance fee and his conversion to Term Member shall be effective after his twenty-first birthday and upon payment of a conversion fee of RM250.00. |
ABSENT MEMBERS
A member who shall be given at least one week's notice in writing to the Secretary that he will be absent from Malaysia for one or more months shall have his name entered on the list of Absent Members after payment of the absent members fee of RM50.00. |
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He shall inform the Secretary of the date of his departure and the date up to which he wishes his account to be made up together with his intended overseas correspondence address and shall notify the Club of any change of address subsequently. After that date he shall incur no further liability to the Club before departure. |
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He shall inform the Secretary of the date of his return. |
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He shall pay his subscription for the month in which he departs and the month in which he returns but shall pay no subscription during the months of his absence. |
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Should the period of absence extend to over one year, the Member shall pay half the normal monthly subscription during the period of absence. This rule shall however not apply to Junior Members. |
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Should the period of absence not extend to one year, a Member shall be entitled to a refund of any Absent Members fee paid by him. |
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No Member while residing in Malaysia or Singapore or Brunei or South Thailand shall be entitled to have his name on the list of Absent Members. |
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An Absent Member shall not enjoy any of the privileges of the Club. |
SPORTING MEMBERS
Sporting Members shall be admitted on a 3 monthly basis to any Section of the Club notwithstanding any provision in the Club Rules to the contrary in order to fulfill the Club's objective of promoting swimming and aquatic sports. |
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The admission of such members shall be at the discretion of the Committee and on the sponsorship and recommendation of the Club Captain and Chairman of the Section in the prescribed form. |
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Sporting Members shall have privileges equivalent to those available to members of the Sections with respect to training for and participating in competitions. |
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Sporting Members shall not constitute more than 50% of the respective Section members in training. |
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Sporting Members may, at the discretion of the Committee, be eligible for any Club subsidies. |
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Sporting Members shall not be allowed any credit facilities nor shall they have any voice in the affairs of the Club. They shall, however, be subject to all the Rules and Bye-Laws of the Club and the respective Sections. |
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