Admission to membership of the Association shall be as follows:-

Admission to membership shall be by decision of the Executive of the Association to which an applicant has applied for admission as a  member after the Executive has considered for at least one month the applicant's proposal for membership into the Association.

Every applicant's proposal for membership shall consist of :-

  1. a brief statement as to the character of the applicant given by a Justice of the Peace, Minister of  Religion or a Superintendent of Police;

  2. a declaration by the applicant of its business and years of experience in customs brokerage,

  3. the names of any 2 members in the Association who join the applicant in proposing the applicant for membership and who can vouch from their personal knowledge as to the fitness of the character of the applicant;

  4. a copy of the form of Membership Agreement attached hereto as Annexure II (which form may be  amended by the Executive from time to time) duly executed by the applicant ;

  5. the full name and address of the applicant; and

  6. such other information and/or documents as the Executive of the Association shall require in writing.

  7. each applicant shall also be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee in an amount to be determine by the Executive from time to time

Notice of every application for membership shall be given to each member. Within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice a member may submit to the Executive such information as to refute that the applicant is of good character and the Executive shall be entitled to consider such information in considering the applicant for membership.