Regional Secretarymeansa prisoner who has been electedby the local membersof

his prison by a number of votes totalling at least 2o/omore than all of the other local

candidates

Secretary General to the Association meansa member who had already been elected

as a Local Representativeand who is electedby a number of votes totalling at least

2o/omore than the other candidates

For the sake of clarity, singular includes plural and masculine includes feminine.

1.7 Membershipof the Association

1.7.I The Associationhastwo classesof membership,that is Ordinary

Member and Honorary Member

1.7.2 An ordinary memberof the Associationis any personwho:

a) is a serving prisoner in England and Wales or an unsentencedprisoner in

England and Wales

b) has applied for membershipand has been accepted

c) A Honorary Member is anyonewho applies or is invited to apply, and may be

a professionalwho has somethingto offer in the way of service; however, a

Honorary Member has no vote

is free
of theAssociation
I.7.3 Membership

1.7.4 Applicationsfor membershiparemadeto the Regionalor BranchSecretary

who, afterapprovingor rejectingthe same,submitsthe applicationandhis

reasonsto the GeneralSecretaryto the Association.The GeneralSecretaryto

the Associationmay acceptor rejectthe decisionandthe reasonsof the