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CONSTITUTION OF MUSIC COMPOSERS’ ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
As on 16-04-2019
(e) Any Overseas visiting music directors’/composers, who have not secured residential
status in India shall be eligible for temporary membership for 12 months, based on
submission of proper documents as prescribed by the Executive Committee, till he attains
the Residential status. At that time, he would need to apply afresh for membership.
(f) A member shall, notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in these Rules, pay such
subscription as may from time to time be determined by the Association in its Annual
General Body Meeting.
(g) Any person who has not yet started any assignment or is about to start work as a Music
Director/Composer should apply as a Temporary Member. No sooner does his work
release, he should apply for admission in the Member Category. The Temporary
membership shall be for a period of 3 months. If the applicant does not complete his work
within these 3 months, then he would need to re-apply till such time that his work is
released. A Temporary Member shall not be counted as a member of the Association. He
shall have no right whatsoever except the right to co-operation from other members to
work within the Industry as a Composer/Music Director till his one (1) work is released.
(h) Any distinguished person, whether a music director/composer or not, selected by the
Executive Committee and approved by the General Body as such, shall be an Honorary
Member.
(i) All Members of the Association shall be admitted w.r.t. the category to which they
principally belong to and wished to be registered as at the time of application of
membership :-
(i) Film (ii) Non Film
(iii) Television (iv) Advertisement
7 - HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
(a) The distinction of Honorary Membership may be conferred by the General Body on the
recommendation of the Executive Committee as a mark of appreciation of especially
meritorious service rendered to the Association by such a person.
(b) For the purposes of voting on any matter, or any election, they shall not be entitled to
vote.
(c) Any person bona fide entered on the register of members of the Association as an
Honorary Member pursuant to a decision of the General Body purportedly made under
this Rule, shall be and be deemed to have been validly so appointed notv•it1istanding
anything in these Rules to the contrary subject to the provisions of Section 22 of Trade
Union Act, 1926. Their number shall not exceed 5.
8 - AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
(a) Members of other Music Directors/Composers Association’s in India will automatically
be Affiliate Members of the Association. However, the Affiliate Members shall not have
voting rights and cannot stand for election.
(b) Affiliate Members shall pay such fees and levy as may be prescribed by the Executive
Committee and approved by the General Body.
(c) Affiliate Members shall be bound by the Association's Constitution and Rules.
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