Constitution
THE ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS
OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
-Constitution
-Last updated: 2006
I. NAME
The name of the Group shall be "THE ASSOCIATION OF
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA",
(hereinafter called the "Association") a speciality
group within the South African Medical Association
(SAMA), an association incorporated under Section 21 of
the Companies Act, 1973, Registered No 05/00136/08.
II. OBJECTS
The objects for which the Association was established
are:
a) To promote the practice of plastic surgery.
b) To define and establish relationships amongst plastic
surgeons and between plastic surgeons and hospitals,
public and private institutions, government authorities,
the medical profession generally and the public.
c) To promote the professional and legitimate interests
of plastic surgery.
d) To promote all matters related to the realisation of
the foregoing objects or any one of them.
III. MEMBERSHIP
a) FULL MEMBERS, VOTING
Candidates for Full membership shall have successfully
completed two years of Candidate Membership and shall be
registered at the Health Professions Council of South
Africa (HPCSA) as Plastic Surgeons. These candidates
shall be proposed and seconded in writing by voting
members of the Association to the Honorary Secretary at
least two months prior to the AGM. Their names will be
submitted by the Executive Committee to the AGM for
election as Full Members. Approval of their election
requires a two-thirds majority in a closed ballot.
b) CANDIDATE MEMBERS
A Candidate Member shall be proposed and seconded by
voting members of the Association to the Honorary
Secretary prior to acceptance. He or she will then be
granted Candidate Membership for a period of two years.
During this period he or she shall be required to submit
an annual clinical audit. If the Executive Committee
deems the audit and his or her professional conduct to
be satisfactory, the candidate shall become eligible for
Full Membership. The candidate shall then be proposed
and seconded in writing by voting members of the
Association to the Honorary Secretary two months prior
to the AGM. During the Candidate Membership period the
Candidate Member shall be able to partake in all the
activities of the Association except that he or she
would have no voting right.
c) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS - NON VOTING
Persons who are not medical practitioners but are
registered in terms of the Health Professions Act or who
are involved with the discipline or medical science
associated with the Association, shall be entitled to
apply for associate membership, provided that the
professional body of which they are members, does not
object. Associate members shall not have voting rights
in matters affecting the Association, and their
participation in the activities of the Association shall
be limited to professional and technical matters.
d) STUDENT MEMBERS - NON VOTING
A student member shall be a plastic surgeon in training
in an approved institution and a full member of SAMA.
He/she shall be proposed and seconded by a Full member
of the Association in the training institution concerned
and his/her Student membership will require a majority
vote of the Executive Committee. This class of
membership ceases with termination or completion of
training. They are not eligible to attend the
Association’s General Meetings.
e) HONORARY MEMBERS - NON VOTING
An honour which may be bestowed on the distinguished by
unanimous vote of the Executive Committee, provided that
such an election complies with the Articles of
Association of SAMA: i.e. prominent scientists, medical
practitioners and other persons residing within or
outside the Republic, whether they are members of the
Medical Association or not, may be elected as Honorary
members of the Association, if in the opinion of the
Executive Committee they have made valuable
contributions to the advancement of medical science