1 Purpose and categories
These regulations govern membership applications, renewal, members’ rights and duties, and termination. Membership categories and their conditions follow the Articles of Association; honorary or joint membership does not confer voting rights not provided by those Articles. (1)
2 Receiving applications
Applications are submitted to the Secretary or their delegate on the designated form, with identity and eligibility documents and necessary information. Completeness, the application date and missing items are recorded without collecting unnecessary data. All applications are presented to the Board at its first meeting for acceptance or rejection with reasons.
3 Notification and fees
Applicants are notified of the decision, and evidence of notification is retained. On acceptance, the prescribed fees must be paid within 30 days of notification; otherwise, the application is cancelled under the Articles of Association. After payment, membership details are registered in the system approved by the Community Development Authority.
The joining fee is AED 0. The annual subscription is AED 750 for associate membership and AED 500 for joint membership, with founders exempt under Article 49. The first year is prorated by month, with part of a month counted as a full month. Staff may not create exemptions or instalment arrangements at their discretion; any payment method unresolved in the underlying Articles must be determined by the competent authority.
4 Rights and duties
Members may exercise attendance, proposal, inspection, nomination and voting rights according to their category and fulfilment of the conditions. They must comply with the Articles and lawful decisions, pay dues, update their information, protect confidential information and disclose conflicts.
Requests to inspect documents are made in writing, specifying their purpose and the documents concerned. Permitted information is provided while unnecessary third-party data is withheld. Privacy must not be used to obstruct an established oversight right; disputes about access are escalated for legal review.
5 Renewal and termination
The register is reviewed before the General Assembly, and notices of dues and missing information are issued. Resignation, death, loss of a condition or termination must be supported by the competent authority under Article 11, with notification and access to the prescribed appeal route. An administrative employee’s sanction does not itself terminate membership.
6 Register and follow-up
The register includes the member’s number, category, acceptance date, decision reference, subscriptions, status, voting rights, contact details and notifications. The Secretary checks consistency with the official system and corrects errors with an audit trail, without erasing history. These regulations complement the General Assembly, complaints, privacy and conflicts-of-interest rules.
References in the approved document
- The Association’s approved 2026 Articles of Association, Articles 6–11 and 49. This document sets internal implementation controls without changing a higher-level legal requirement or competence.