CONSTITUTION
PERSATUAN FARMASI KOMUNITI MALAYSIA (MALAYSIAN COMMUNITY PHARMACY GUILD)
CLAUSE 1 NAME
(1) The Association shall be known as
PERSATUAN FARMASI KOMUNITI MALAYSIA (MALAYSIAN COMMUNITY PHARMACY GUILD)
Hereinafter referred to as “the Association”. Meaning of name :
(2) Meaning of name:
(3) Level : Lain-lain
CLAUSE 2 ADDRESS
1. The registered address is
100.3.041, BLOCK J, JAYA ONE, 72A JALAN PROF DIRAJA UNGKU AZIZ, 46200 PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR
or at such other place as may from time to time be decided by the Committee; and the postal address is
100.3.041, BLOCK J, JAYA ONE, 72A JALAN PROF DIRAJA UNGKU AZIZ, 46200 PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR
2. The registered and postal addresses shall not be changed without the prior approval of the Registrar of Societies.
CLAUSE 3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
3.1 The Motto of the Guild shall be “Ke Arah Kecemerlangan Farmasi Komuniti”.
3.2 The objectives of the Guild shall be related to the activities under Community Pharmacy as below:
3.2.1 To promote and protect the honour and interests of the community pharmacy profession in the industrial matters.
3.2.2 To enhance and uphold the professional standard and ethics of community pharmacy practice.
3.2.3 To protect and improve the interests, including the exclusive dispensing of medicines, of the community pharmacists, in pursuance of existing legislation.
3.2.4 To encourage and spearhead the advancement of pharmaceutical education and pharmaceutical sciences through the publication of relevant professional information and knowledge, particularly that which are related to the community pharmacy practice.
3.2.5 To represent the views of the members before the general public as well as in any relevant Government Board or Statutory Authority or Institution.
3.2.6 To affiliate and co-operate with any organization with similar objectives, as may be deemed necessary to enhance the objectives of the Guild, by the Supreme Council.
3.2.7 To assist the country to enjoy better pharmaceutical cares through quality pharmaceutical products and effective medication management.
3.2.8 To monitor a proper distribution and sustainable growth of the community pharmacies by collaborating with the relevant Government Authorities.
3.2.9 To strengthen bona fide management of the community pharmacy, as required by the Pharmacy Legislation.
3.2.10 To improve pharmacists’ representation in the executive board and share equity of the community pharmacies.
3.2.11 Subject to other relevant provisions in this Constitution, to purchase, lease, or build any building, premise or land for the purposes of the Guild.
3.2.12 Subject to other relevant provisions in this Constitution, to enter into contracts, acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property, or any rights therein and convey, assign, surrender, charge, mortgage, reassign, transfer, dispose of or otherwise deal therewith, with the approval of the General Meeting.
3.2.13 Subject to other relevant provisions in this Constitution, to invest the funds of the Guild as may be decided at a General Meeting.
3.2.14 Subject to other relevant provisions in this Constitution, to represent all community pharmacies to deal and negotiate with the Government on the collective delivery of professional pharmacy services in Malaysia, and to sign and implement the Agreement thereby created.
3.2.15 Subject to other relevant provisions in this Constitution, to employ any number of suitable and competent persons to execute and implement the Objectives, Agreement, Policy and other matters of the Guild.
CLAUSE 4 MEMBERSHIP
4.1 Ordinary membership:
4.1.1 Ordinary membership shall be opened to every community pharmacist who is registered as a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia at the time of application or any individual with at least one year working experience as a community pharmacist.
4.1.2 Ordinary membership shall also be opened to persons who hold pharmacy qualifications, have Type A Licence, and are employed as community pharmacists in the States of Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan Federal Territory.
4.1.3 Ordinary members shall enjoy privileges, power, voting rights, rights to be elected to the Supreme Council, rights to be appointed to represent the Guild in any Statutory Board, public body and institution.
4.2 Honorary Membership
4.2.1 The Guild may confer Honorary Membership on such persons who, whether or not registered in the Register of Pharmacists, have done exceptional work in the fields of pharmacy and allied sciences or have rendered meritorious services in the cause of pharmacy and associated sciences or to this Guild. Those persons shall be nominated by the Supreme Council, subject to approval by a resolution at a General Meeting.
4.2.2 Honorary members shall be exempted from any payment of annual membership subscription.
4.2.3 Honorary members shall enjoy the privileges and powers of the ordinary members except the right to vote, to be elected to the Supreme Council, and to be appointed to represent the Guild in any Statutory Board, public body and institution.
4.3 Life Membership
4.3.1 Life membership shall be opened to any community pharmacist who, at the time of application, is registered without any restriction whatsoever under the existing Malaysian laws or any individual with at least one year working experience as a community pharmacist.
4.3.2 Life members shall pay a lump sum of RM2,000.00 which shall not be refundable.
4.3.3 Life members shall be entitled to the privileges, powers and voting rights, and the rights to be appointed to represent the Guild, of the ordinary members provided that the person is still attached to the community pharmacy practice.
4.3.4 Life members shall be exempted, for life, from any payment of membership annual subscriptions.
4.4 Corporate Community Pharmacy Membership
4.4.1 Any person, who is not a registered pharmacist, who owns thirty percents or more share equity in a community pharmacy company may apply and complete Membership Application Form B for Corporate Community Pharmacy Membership. Documentary evidence of share equity such as Form 49 or relevant documents shall be attached with the application form.
4.4.2 A Chief Executive Officer of a community pharmacy company, who is not a registered pharmacist, may apply and complete Membership Application Form B for Corporate Community Pharmacy Membership.
4.4.3 A Corporate Community Pharmacy Member shall pay an annual subscription fee of RM1000.00.
4.4.4 A Corporate Community Pharmacy Member shall enjoy the privileges and powers of an ordinary member except the right to hold the position of the President, Deputy President, Secretary, Treasurer, or Branch Chairman.
4.5 Associate Membership
4.5.1 Associate membership shall be opened to the following persons: (i) A student currently pursuing Pharmacy Degree course in any university. (ii) A Pharmacy Degree graduate who is undergoing Provisionally Registered Pharmacist program.
(iii) A Pharmacy Degree graduate who is interested in Community Pharmacy practice.
4.5.2 Associate members shall enjoy privileges similar to ordinary members Except for:
(i) voting rights,
(ii) rights to be elected to the Supreme Council, or branch committee, (iii) rights to be appointed to represent the Guild in any Statutory Board, public body and institution.
4.6 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
4.6.1 Every application for membership, shall be proposed and seconded by two ordinary members and, shall be submitted to the Honorary Secretary who, shall at the first opportunity submit it to the Supreme Council for approval. The Supreme Council may at its discretion approve or reject the application. The proposer and seconder of the said rejected application may write to the Honorary Secretary, within three months of the date of rejection, to obtain the reason for the rejection.
4.6.2 All the membership application shall be made in the prescribed Membership Application Form A or B.
4.6.3 Every membership application shall be accompanied by the appropriate membership subscription fee and entrance fee.
4.6.4 All the fees made are non-returnable except in the case where the application is rejected. The rejected applicant shall have all the fees returned without any interests.
4.7 DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS
4.7.1 Duties
4.7.1.1 Acceptance of Membership shall be ipso facto acceptance of the Constitution, Articles, Rules and By-Laws of the Guild.
4.7.1.2 It shall be the duty of all the members, except Honorary Members, to actively participate in all the activities of the Guild and to abide by the Constitutional decisions of the Supreme Council.
4.7.1.3 It is the duty of a member to pay all the subscription fees in time. Failure to discharge this duty may result the membership being terminated 4.7.1.4 It is the duty of a member to inform the Guild of any change in his/her corresponding address.
4.7.2 Privileges
4.7.2.1 Honorary members shall enjoy the privileges of the ordinary members except that of voting, holding of office in the Supreme Council, and the rights to be appointed to represent the Guild in any Statutory Board, public body and institution. 4.7.2.2 All the members shall be entitled to receive publications, newsletters, circulars or any other information disseminated by the Guild. Some special publications may require some charges.
4.7.2.3 All the members shall be entitled to the use of whatever facilities or services of the Guild.
4.7.2.4 Any member, whose membership has been terminated or suspended, shall immediately cease to enjoy any privilege, right, power or entitlement normally enjoy by a subsisting member.
CLAUSE 5 RESIGNATION & TERMINATION
5.1 Termination of membership shall take place in any one or more of the following ways:
5.1.1 By clear intention expressed in writing to the Supreme Council to resign membership for whatever cause, provided always, that such notice or resignation be given at least one month in advance.
5.1.2 Through failure to pay the annual subscription fee or annual practicing fee, allowing it to become un-discharged debt, and did not settle the debt after a final reminder, in writing, from the Honorary Treasurer.
5.1.3 Automatically by reason of the name of the member being removed from the Pharmacists’ Register maintained under the existing laws or by reason of the demise of the member.
5.1.4 By a majority opinion of the Supreme Council that member is found guilty of infamous conduct in accordance to the existing laws of Malaysia or has been found to act in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the Guild.
5.1.5 By expulsion by the Guild acting in accordance with the procedures in the Code of Ethics as may be prescribed by the Guild and binding on all the members.
5.2 Provided however:
5.2.1 Resignation shall not affect any liability to pay the subscription due and payable as on the date of such resignation.
5.2.2 The Supreme Council may in its absolute discretion restore such membership upon being satisfied that there were good reasons for the subscription having fallen into arrears, and a tender of all such arrears having been made.
5.2.3 In the event of the member being restored to the Register he shall 5
automatically resume such membership subject to payment of all the subscriptions due and payable.
5.2.4 Any member who has been expelled may apply for restoration of membership. Such application shall be considered at a Supreme Council meeting and shall be decided upon by a two-third majority.
CLAUSE 6 ENTRANCE FEES, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND OTHER DUES
6.1 Honorary members shall be exempted from any payment of annual membership subscription.
6.2 Life members shall pay a lump sum of RM2,000.00 which shall not be refundable.
6.2.1 Life members shall be exempted, for life, from any payment of membership annual subscriptions.
6.3 There shall be payable and due, by all the members of the Guild except the Honorary members and Life members, an annual membership subscription fee as specified below:
6.3.1 An Ordinary member annual subscription fee shall be RM100.00
6.3.2 A Corporate Community Pharmacy Member annual subscription fee shall be RM1000.00
6.3.3 An Associate Member’s annual subscription fee shall be RM50.
6.3.4 Any class of member shall pay RM20.00 for the Entrance Fee.
6.3.5 All the fees specified in sections 6.3.1, 6.3.2 and 6.3.3 above shall become due and payable on the first day of January of each year without any notice from the Guild and, shall become an un-discharged debt due to the Guild on the thirty first day of March of each year, and shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
6.4 Any applicant shall pay the full subscription fee for the first financial year if the membership was approved between 1st January and 30th June. He or she shall pay 50% subscription fee for the first financial year if the membership application was approved between 1st July and 31st December. Subsequent annual membership fees are as stipulated under various appropriate sub-sections in this Constitution. This shall apply to Corporate Community Pharmacy Member.
CLAUSE 7 DELEGATES MEETING
7.1 The Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Guild shall be held before the end of June of each year and on a date and at a time and place to be decided by the Supreme Council. Notification of the Annual General Meeting by the Honorary Secretary shall be forwarded to all the members of the Association at least three weeks in advance on the date of the Annual General Meeting.
7.2 Business of the Annual General Meeting:
7.2.1 To confirm the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting. 7.2.2 Matters arising.
7.2.3 To receive the Annual Reports of the Supreme Council.
7.2.4 To receive the Statement of Accounts duly audited.
7.2.5 To amend the Constitution, Rules or Bye-Laws of the Guild. 7.2.6 To carry out the election of the Supreme Council Members. 7.2.7 To appoint two Auditors, where appropriate, once in two years.
7.2.8 To discuss any other matters, notice of which shall be given to the Honorary Secretary at least four weeks before the date of the Meeting. This notice shall be sponsored by one member with voting rights and seconded by one other member with voting rights.
7.2.9 The quorum of an Annual General Meeting shall be twenty-five members.
7.2.10 In the event of a lack of quorum on the date fixed for the Annual General Meeting, the President shall postpone the Annual General Meeting to a date not later than one month from that date. At the postponed Annual General Meeting the members present shall constitute a quorum, but they shall not have the power to amend the rules of the Association or to make decisions affecting the whole membership.
7.3 Extraordinary General Meeting
The Supreme Council or a group of fifteen members with voting rights may request to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting. Notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be forwarded to every member of the Guild at least four weeks before such a meeting is held. The only business to be conducted at the Extraordinary General Meeting shall be confined to matters on the Agenda and the quorum shall be twenty-five members with voting rights. In the event of a lack of quorum, such an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be considered cancelled.
7.4 Emergency General Meeting
The Supreme Council or a group of fifteen members with voting rights may request to hold an Emergency General Meeting. Notice of an Emergency General Meeting shall be forwarded to every member of the Guild at least two weeks before such a meeting is held. The only business to be conducted at the Emergency General Meeting shall be confined to matters on the Agenda and the quorum shall be twenty five members with voting rights. In the event of a lack of quorum, such an Emergency General Meeting shall be considered cancelled.
7.5 Minutes
The Honorary Secretary shall prepare the Minutes of all the General Meetings, which shall be verified by the Supreme Council, and then send to all the members within forty-five days of the Meeting. Any disagreement to the correctness and accuracy of the Minutes shall be forwarded, in writing, to the Honorary Secretary within thirty days of the receipt of the Minutes.
CLAUSE 8 CENTRAL COMMITTEE
8.1 Supreme Council
8.1.1 The Supreme Council shall consist of nine Ordinary members elected at the Annual General Meeting by means of e-voting or any other form of electronic technology and shall each hold office for 2 years. Any retiring Supreme Council member shall be eligible for re-election.
8.1.2 “Election at an Annual General Meeting by means of e-voting” means that the e-voting form shall be delivered to every voting members electronically at least 1 month before the date of an Annual General Meeting prior to counting of the vote at an Annual General Meeting.
8.1.3 Any votes registered outside the announced voting times will not be counted and MCPG will not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any online system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded.
8.1.4 The Supreme Council shall comprise the following:
(a) One President.
(b) One Deputy President.
(c) One Honorary Secretary.
(d) One Honorary Treasurer.
(e) One Assistant Honorary Secretary.
(f) One Assistant Honorary Treasurer.
(g) Three Supreme Council Members.
(h) Branch Chairmen representing their respective Branches.
8.1.5 All the offices, mentioned in sub-section 8.1.4 above, except Branch Chairmen, shall be elected directly by all the voting members during the Annual General Meeting of the Guild.
8.1.6 All the members of the Supreme Council and every officer performing executive functions in the Guild shall be Malaysian citizens.
8.1.7 Regardless of the number of representatives from a community pharmacy company, only one position or post in the Guild’s Supreme Council may be occupied by its representative(s). Either the registered pharmacist or the pharmacy owner (section 4.4.1) or the Chief Executive Officer (section 4.4.2) may be voted into the Supreme Council, during any term of office.
8.1.8 A President shall not serve for more than three terms consecutively.
8.2 Duties of the Supreme Council
8.2.1 The Supreme Council shall organize and supervise the day-to-day activities of the Guild and to make decisions on matters affecting the running within the Objectives of the Guild or the general policy decided by the General Meeting. The Supreme Council may not act contrary to the Constitution or the expressed wishes of the General Meeting without prior reference to it and shall always remain subordinate to the General Meeting. It shall furnish a report to each Annual General Meeting on its activities during the fiscal year.
8.2.2 The Supreme Council shall meet, at least, once every three months. The President or in his absence, not less than five Supreme Council members collectively may call for a meeting of the Supreme Council to be held at any time. At least one half of the Supreme Council members must be present for its proceedings to be valid and to constitute a quorum.
8.2.3 Where any urgent matter requiring the approval of the Supreme Council arises and it is not possible to convene a meeting, the Honorary Secretary may obtain such approval by means of a circular letter, either send by post or by email. The following conditions must be fulfilled before a decision on the Supreme Council is deemed to have been obtained:
(a) The issue must be clearly set out in the circular and forwarded to all the members of the Supreme Council.
(b) At least 50 percents of the Supreme Council members must indicate whether they are in favour of or against the approval.
(c) The decision must be by a majority vote.
8.2.4 Any decision obtained by circular letter shall be reported by the Honorary Secretary to the next Supreme Council Meeting and recorded in the minutes thereof.
8.2.5 Any member of the Supreme Council who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Supreme Council, without satisfactory explanation, shall be deemed to have resigned from the Supreme Council.
8.3 Powers of the Supreme Council
8.3.1 To lay down the policy of the Guild.
8.3.2 To disburse such funds as are approved and are deemed necessary for the functioning of the Guild.
8.3.3 To exercise such other powers and discharge such other duties as the Articles, Rules and Bye-Laws of the Guild may for the time being provided.
8.3.4 To call for Extraordinary General Meetings.
8.3.5 To approve Application of Memberships.
8.3.6 To accept resignation and fill vacancies of the Guild.
8.3.7 To manage the financial affairs of the Guild and to authorize expenditure incurred.
8.3.8 To appoint sub-committees. All properties and proceedings of the sub committees shall remain the properties of the Guild.
8.3.9 To act generally on the behalf of the Guild in all the matters wherein the Articles, Rules and By-Laws do not exactly or otherwise provide.
8.3.10 To make Rules, and Bye-Laws of the Guild consistent with the Constitution, with the approval by a resolution of the General Meeting and subject to approval of the Registrar of Societies.
8.3.11 To encourage and sustain interests in the Objectives of the Guild.
8.3.12 To nominate Representatives to Statutory Board and other bodies to further the Objectives of the Guild.
8.3.13 To co-opt an Ordinary Member as a Co-opted Supreme Council Member whenever there is a vacancy.
8.3.14 The Supreme Council shall have the power to accept resignation of any Supreme Council member and to fill any vacancy arising thereof.
CLAUSE 9 DUTIES OF OFFICE BEARERS
9.1 President
The President shall, during his term of office, preside all general meetings and all the meetings of the Supreme Council, and he shall be responsible for the proper conduct of all such meetings. He shall have the casting vote and shall sign the minutes of each meeting whenever they are approved. He shall, with the Honorary Treasurer, approve payment whether by cheque or e-banking on behalf of the Guild.
9.2 Deputy President
He shall deputise for the President during the later’s absence. President can assign specific roles and duties to the Deputy President. He shall assist the President fully for proper functioning of the Guild.
9.3 Honorary Secretary
The Honorary Secretary shall conduct the business of the Guild in accordance with its Constitution and Rules, and shall carry out the instructions of the General Meeting and of the Supreme Council. He shall be responsible for conducting all correspondence and keeping all books, registers, documents and papers except accounts and financial records. He shall attend all the meetings and record the proceedings. He shall, with the Honorary Treasurer, approve payment whether by cheque or e-banking on behalf of the Guild. He shall keep a Register of all the members of the Guild, and another Register for all the Corporate Community Pharmacy Members, and any other required registers as the Supreme Council may decide.
9.4 Honorary Treasurer
The Honorary Treasurer shall be responsible for the finance of the Guild. He shall keep accounts of all the financial transactions and shall be responsible for their correctness. He shall, together with either the President or the Honorary Secretary, approve payment whether by cheque or e-banking and financial documents on behalf of the Guild.
9.5 Assistant Honorary Secretary
The Assistant Honorary Secretary shall assist the Honorary Secretary and in the absence of the Honorary Secretary, shall assume the powers and duties of the Honorary Secretary.
9.6 Assistant Honorary Treasurer
The Assistant Honorary Treasurer shall assist the Honorary Treasurer and in the absence of the Honorary Treasurer, shall assume the powers and duties of the Honorary Treasurer.
9.7 Supreme Council Members
All the Supreme Council Members shall actively participate in the administration of the Supreme Council and shall whenever necessary to chair at least one of the Committees. They shall be responsible for all resolutions and implem
CLAUSE 10 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
10.1 The Financial Year shall commence on the first day of January and terminate on the thirty-first day of December of the same year.
10.2 The Honorary Treasurer may hold a petty cash advance, not exceeding Rm500.00 at any one time. All the monies in excess of this sum shall, within seven days of receipt, be deposited in a bank account opened and approved by the Supreme Council. The bank account must be in the name of the Guild.
10.3 No expenditure exceeding RM30,000.00 at any one time shall be incurred without prior sanction of the Supreme Council, and no expenditure exceeding RM100,000.00 at any one time shall be incurred without the prior sanction of a General Meeting.
10.3.1 Whenever sanctions of the members of Supreme Council is required, it shall be signified by the members of the Supreme Council by way of email or any other form of electronic technology or devices in accordance with Clause 8.2.3.
10.4 As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, a statement of income and expenditure and balance sheet for the year shall be prepared and audited by the Auditors appointed under the relevant provision of the Constitution. The audited accounts shall be submitted for the approval of the next Annual General Meeting, and copies shall be made available at the registered address or place of meeting of the Guild for the perusal of members.
CLAUSE 11 AUDIT
11.1 The General Meeting shall appoint two ordinary members, who are not the office-bearers of the Association, to be the Auditors. They shall hold office for two years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
11.2 The Auditors shall be required to audit the accounts of the Guild and to prepare a report or certificate for the Annual General Meeting. They may also be requested, by the President, to audit the accounts of the Guild for any period within their tenure of office at any date and to make the report to the Supreme Council.
CLAUSE 12 PROPERTY ADMINISTRATORS
12.1 Three officers who must be office-bearers and over 21 years of age shall be appointed biennially at the annual general meeting for the purpose of Section 9(b) of the Association Act, 1996.
12.2 They shall hold office for two (2) years and shall be eligible for re-election.
12.3 The officers appointed under this rule shall deal with the immovable property of the Guild in such manner as the general meeting may direct provided that all immovable properties shall be registered in the name of the Guild.
12.4 The officers shall not sell, mortgage, charge, lease, withdraw or transfer any property of the Guild without the consent and authority of a general meeting.
12.5 An officer may be removed from office by a general meeting on the ground that, owing to ill health, unsoundness of mind, absence from the country or for any other reason, he/she is unable to perform his/her duties or unable to do so satisfactorily. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of an officer before the annual general meeting, the Supreme Council shall have the power to co-opt any other member of the Guild to fill the vacancy until the next general meeting.
CLAUSE 13 DISSOLUTION
13.1 The Guild may be voluntarily dissolved by a resolution passed by not less than three-fifths of the total membership with voting rights.
13.2 In the event of the Guild being dissolved as provided, all debts and liabilities legally incurred on its behalf shall be fully discharged, and the remaining funds shall be disposed in such manner as may be decided upon by a General Meeting.
CLAUSE 14 ESTABLISHMENT AND DISSOLUTION OF BRANCHES
14.1 Territory
The territory of each Branch shall be the geographical boundaries of each State and territory of Malaysia. However, two states can decide to form a Branch to be named after the two states.
14.2 Formation and Dissolution of Branches
14.2.1 The Supreme Council may by a majority vote at a meeting approve the formation of a Branch in any territory provided there are not less than 20 voting members of the Guild, with the approval of the Registrar of Societies.
14.2.2 The Supreme Council may dissolve a Branch:
(a) If for a consecutive period of six months the number of Branch voting members is below 10; or
(b) If the Branch refuses to abide by the Rules of the Guild or decisions of the Supreme Council or if it is in the opinion of the Supreme Council guilty of conduct detrimental to the Guild.
14.2.3 A decision to dissolve a Branch shall be by a majority vote at a meeting of the Supreme Council. The affected Branch shall be given a 30 days written notice to answer the allegations listed under 14.2.2(b) before any decision shall be made.
14.2.4 The Dissolution Order shall be signed by the Honorary Secretary. On receipt of such an order the Branch shall cease to function except for the purpose of winding-up. Any Branch aggrieved by an order of dissolution may, within 30 days of receiving the order, lodge an appeal to the Supreme Council for final reconsideration.
14.2.5 It shall be the responsibility of the Branch Chairman, Branch Secretary and Branch Treasurer to deliver to the Honorary Secretary all the books, records, money, property and whatsoever that belong to the Guild, from the date of last submission of accounts to the date of the Dissolution Order.
CLAUSE 15 GENERAL MEETING OF BRANCH
15.1 A Branch Committee shall meet at least once every three months, and the quorum shall be four members.
15.2 The Branch Annual General Meeting shall be held before the central each year Annual General Meeting.
15.3 The Branch Secretary shall send Notice of the Branch Annual General Meeting to each member, three weeks before the meeting.
15.4 Nomination for the Branch Committee shall be on a prescribed form. The consent of the nominee concerned shall be obtained.
15.5 Nomination shall be open to all Life and Ordinary Members resident in the territory of the Branch.
15.6 The business of the Branch Annual General Meeting shall be:
(a) To receive the Branch Treasurer’s report and the audited accounts of the Branch for the previous year.
(b) To elect a Branch Committee and to appoint a Branch auditor for the coming year.
(c) To deal with any matter that may be put before it.
15.7 A Branch Extraordinary General Meeting shall be convened:
(a) on the instruction of the Supreme Council; or
(b) whenever the Branch Committee deems it desirable; or
(c) at the request in writing of at least ten members of the Branch, stating the objective and reason for such meeting.
15.8 A Branch Extraordinary General Meeting requisitioned by members shall take place within 15 days from the receipt of such requisition. The Secretary shall forward notice and agenda for an Extraordinary General Meeting to all members at least 7 days before the date fixed for the meeting.
15.9 The quorum for the Branch Annual General Meeting shall be not less than five members.
15.10 Each Branch Chairman shall represent the Branch in the Supreme Council by virtue of Clause 8.1.3 (h).
CLAUSE 16 COMMITTEE OF BRANCH
16.1 The Branch Committee shall be elected from Ordinary and Life members resident in the territory of the Branch by postal ballot in the Annual General Meeting of the Branch and shall take office immediately after the Annual General Meeting.
16.2 The Branch Committee shall be composed of:
(a) A Branch Chairman.
(b) A Branch Vice-Chairman.
(c) A Branch Honorary Secretary.
(d) A Branch Honorary Treasurer.
(e) Three Committee members.
16.3 The duties of the Branch Committee Office Bearers shall be:
(a) To prepare and submit the budget for the ensuing year at the first meeting of the Supreme Council.
(b) To manage the affairs of the Branch and arrange the professional, clinical, scientific, and social meetings for the benefit of the members of the Branch.
(c) To ensure the policy and decisions of the Supreme Council is carried out at the Branch level, and to convey views of the Branch members to the Supreme Council.
(d) To fill vacancies of the Branch Committee.
(e) To prepare an Annual Report together with an audited Statement of Accounts for the Annual General Meeting of the Guild, within two weeks of the Branch Annual General Meeting.
(f) To form sub-committees within the Branch.
CLAUSE 17 DUTIES OF BRANCH OFFICE
17.1 The duties and powers of the Branch Committee shall be:
(a) Branch Chairman
Branch Chairman shall preside all the Branch General meetings and all the meetings of the Branch Committee and shall be responsible for the 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, with the Branch Treasurer, approve payment whether by cheque or e-banking on the behalf of the Branch.
(b) Branch Vice-Chairman
He shall deputise for the Branch Chairman during the later’s absence.
(c) Branch Secretary
Branch Secretary shall conduct the business of the Branch in accordance with the Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws of the Guild, and he shall carry out the instructions of the General Meeting and of the Supreme Council. He shall be responsible for conducting and keeping all correspondence, documents, books except the accounts and financial matters. He shall attend all meetings and record the proceedings.
(d) Branch Treasurer
Branch Treasurer shall be responsible for the finance of the Branch. He shall keep accounts of all financial transactions and shall be responsible for their correctness. He shall, either with Branch Chairman or Branch Secretary, approve payment whether by cheque or e-banking on behalf of the Branch.
CLAUSE 18 BRANCH FINANCIAL
18.1 The financial year of each Branch shall begin on the first day of January and ends on 31st December of each year.
18.2 The Branch shall remit to the Honorary Treasurer of the Guild all the annual subscriptions received from members in its territory, within 7 days of receipt of such subscription.
18.3 Each Branch shall be allocated such funds as may be determined by the Supreme Council of the Guild.
18.4 No expenditure exceeding RM15,000.00 at any one time shall be incurred without prior sanction of the Branch Committee.
18.5 Whenever sanctions of the Branch Committee is required, it shall be signified by the Branch Committee by way of email, any other form of electronic technology or devices in accordance with Clause 8.2.3.
CLAUSE 19 GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING BRANCH
NON APPLICABLE
CLAUSE 20 AMENDMENTS OF RULES
20.1 The Constitution may be amended by a resolution passed at an Annual General Meeting and of which the appropriate notice has been given.
20.2 Any amendment to the Constitution shall require to be passed by two-third majority of members present. It shall not come into force without the approval of the Registrar of Societies, Malaysia.
CLAUSE 21 INTERPRETATION
21.1 Territory For Branch
The territory of each Branch shall be as according to Clause 14.1, i.e.,”the geographical boundaries of each State and territory of Malaysia. However, two states can decide to form a Branch to be named after the two states”.
21.2 Independent Community Pharmacy
Independent Community Pharmacy shall be defined as “a company with five or less pharmacy outlets”.
CLAUSE 22 PROHIBITIONS
CLAUSE 23 FLAG, SYMBOL AND BADGE
Non applicable
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2. Symbol
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3. Badge
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CLAUSE 24 AFFILIATION
The Guild may have affiliation with any similar professional bodies, subjected to the 17
prior approval of the Minister of Home Affairs if the affiliation is with a foreign professional body.
CLAUSE 25 ANNUAL REPORT
The Annual Report, the Balance Sheet and a full list of members shall be open for inspection at the Annual General Meeting. Any member, at any subsequent meeting, may ask to see these copies.
CLAUSE 26 PATRONS OF THE GUILD
The Supreme Council may decide to invite appropriate national leaders to be the Patrons of the Guild for the furtherance of the Guild’s Objectives.
CLAUSE 27 COMMON SEAL
The Guild shall have a common seal that shall be kept under key and lock in the custody of the Honorary Secretary. The use of the common seal must be with the approval of the Supreme Council and must be witnessed by two Principal Office Bearers. The use must be recorded in a Register provided for the purpose.