3. MEMBERSHIP
A new membership must be signed by the applicant
personally and in the case of a Constituent or Affiliate
membership, the Nominee must sign. A member is
responsible for renewing their membership.
3.1 Membership Applications
a) The membership year is 1st August to the 31st July
Exception: see Life Membership Rule 3.12;
b) Membership of the Association is a privilege, not a right,
application for which must be made on forms and by
payment of fees and according to the procedures as
prescribed from time to time by the Association;
c) Membership or application will be terminated or rejected
by the Association for any cause detrimental to the
interests, policies, objectives of the Association and the
harmonious relationship of its members, as determined
by the Association;
d) Termination or application rejection proceedings under
this paragraph will be conducted in accordance with the
Articles of the Association;
e) The facilities and services provided for, by these Rules
and Regulations, are only available to those current
financial members in good standing with the
Association. All applicants, who wish to use these
facilities, must be required to satisfy the Association
that they are so entitled;
f) Any first time member of the Association, or any person
seeking to register an Australian Quarter Horse in their
name for the first time, is entitled to an initial
Promotional Membership, which is calculated at half the
normal Full/Constituent/Youth membership fee. This
membership is not available to any person or group that
has been a member of the Association previously in any
membership.
3.2 Registry Services:
To be eligible for the Registry services offered by the
Association,
including
but
not
limited
to
Register/Transfer/Lease of a horse, the person or persons
must be a:
a) Financial Life;
b) Honorary Life;
c) Financial Full, Constituent; or
d) Financial Youth member of the Association.
A Youth member can only have two (2) horses
registered/leased in their Youth membership. (Stallions
cannot be registered/leased to a Youth membership).
Horses cannot be registered or leased into an Affiliate or
Associate membership.
A horse will only be transferred into a financial membership,
being Life, Honorary Life, Full, Constituent or Youth.
No Association services are available to suspended,
expelled or non-members.
3.3 Breeding Returns:
To lodge Breeding Returns, the owner of the stallion must
be a financial Life, Honorary Life, Full or Constituent
member;
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