(1) No society shall without a sufficient cause, refuse admission to membership to any person duly qualified under the provisions of this Regulation and its bye-laws.
(2) Where a society refuses to issue or accept the application for membership from an eligible person for admission as a member, or the payment made by him in respect of membership, such person may tender an application in such form as may be prescribed together with payment in respect of membership, if any, to the Registrar, who shall forward the application and the amount, if any, so paid, to the society concerned within thirty days from the date of receipt of such application and the amount; and thereupon, if the society fails to communicate any decision to the applicant within three months from the date of receipt of such application and the amount by the society, the applicant shall be deemed to have become a member of such society.
(3) If any question arises whether a person has become a deemed member or otherwise, the same shall be decided by the Registrar after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to all the concerned parties.
(4) Any person aggrieved by the decision of a society, refusing him admission to its membership, within a period of two months from the date of the decision of the society may appeal to the Registrar and every such appeal, as far as possible, be disposed of by the Registrar within a period of three months from, the date of its receipt.
(5) The decision of the Registrar in appeal shall be final and binding on the parties.
Removal from membership in certain circumstances.
Open membership.
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Cessation of membership.
No rights of membership to be exercised till due payments are made.
Duties of member.