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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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