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ITTF
Handbook 2009
/ 2010 |
| Index |
Description |
| 1.17 |
MEMBERSHIP |
| 1.17.01.01 |
Any organisation representing table tennis in a territory and observing the principles of the ITTF may be elected a member but it shall be recognised as representative only of the territory in which it controls and governs the sport. |
| 1.17.01.02 |
Where one or more Associations represent table tennis in only part of an area generally regarded as constituting a unity, an Association representing the sport in any other part of the same unity may apply for membership, provided that |
| 1.17.01.02.01 |
its separateness is due to circumstances outside the sport and of the players concerned; |
| 1.17.01.02.02 |
the jurisdiction it claims is clearly limited, in title and constitution, to the territory in which it controls the sport; |
| 1.17.01.02.03 |
it is otherwise qualified for membership. |
| 1.17.01.03 |
In the consideration of such an application, the views of any Association already in membership from the same unity shall be taken into account and in no circumstances shall two Associations be recognised as exercising authority over the same territory. |
| 1.17.01.03 |
Membership of the Continental Federation shall be open to Associations whose address in the ITTF Directory is situated within the appropriate Continental area except where, for reasons outside the control of sport, an Association is not acceptable to its appropriate Continental Federation; in such circumstances, which shall not necessarily prevent recognition of the Continental Federation concerned, the Association failing to secure membership shall have the right to appeal to the ITTF to assist in securing membership or, failing that, attachment to another adjacent Continental Federation. |
| 1.17.01.04 |
An organisation located outside the territory of any Association may be granted temporary attachment to an Association for the purpose of receiving aid in development and competition; the extended territory shall be regarded as being within the member's control, but approval of the attachment shall be reviewed at each AGM and shall not be renewed indefinitely. |
| 1.17.02 |
Application and Election |
| 1.17.02.01 |
Applications for membership shall be made on a form approved by the Board. |
| 1.17.02.02 |
All applications shall be submitted not later than 6 calendar months before the date of the General Meeting at which the application is to be considered. |
| 1.17.02.03 |
The Executive Committee shall review all applications on behalf of the Board and make recommendations on acceptance. |
| 1.17.02.04 |
Applications for membership shall be considered by the next AGM and shall be accepted if they receive at least 2/3 of the votes cast. In the consideration of an application in respect of an area for which there is a recognised Continental Federation, the views of that Federation shall be taken into account. |
| 1.17.02.05 |
In the consideration of applications for combined membership by Associations formerly in separate membership, or for separate membership by Associations which were formerly components of an Association which has divided, or for recognition of changes in the territory in which an Association controls the sport, the views of the organisations concerned and any circumstances outside their control shall be taken into account; secession in other circumstances is not to be encouraged. |
| 1.17.02.06 |
The representatives of an Association elected to membership at a General Meeting shall be entitled to attend the meeting and to vote after election. |
| 1.17.02.07 |
Election and membership of an Association shall not carry any implications in respect of the political, diplomatic or national status of the area concerned, but only to its conduct of table tennis therein. |
| 1.17.03 |
Suspension and Termination |
| 1.17.03.01 |
An Association wishing to resign from the ITTF shall give notice in writing to the Secretariat; the resignation may take effect at any time from the receipt of such notice until the 31st December of the same year but the Association shall be liable for the subscription due for that year. |
| 1.17.03.02 |
An Association which fails to pay its subscription for 3 successive years shall automatically be suspended from membership; it shall not be liable for subscriptions during the period of suspension and may be re‑admitted to membership on payment of part or all of the subscriptions previously due, at the discretion of the Board. |
| 1.17.03.03 |
An Association that is suspended from membership shall not be entitled to nominate or enter players for any event held under the jurisdiction of the ITTF nor to attend or be represented at a General Meeting. |
| 1.17.03.04 |
An Association which seriously and persistently fails to maintain the principles or to respect the Constitution and decisions of the ITTF may be censured, fined, suspended or expelled by a General Meeting; a suspension may be cancelled only by a General Meeting or, in emergency, by a 3/4 majority of the votes cast at a Board meeting. |
| 1.17.04 |
Personal Honorary Membership |
| 1.17.04.01 |
An official who has given long, outstanding service to the ITTF may, on retirement, be appointed a Personal Honorary Member for his lifetime by the AGM on a recommendation by the Board. |
| 1.17.04.02 |
Personal Honorary Members shall be entitled to attend World Championships, with free hospitality, and to attend General Meetings with the right to speak but not to vote. |