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Life FellowLife membership of the Institute may be granted to a member subject to that member fulfilling the following conditions:-(i) Candidates for Life Membership must have been a financial member of the Institute for twenty (20) years. (ii) Candidates must have served as an executive or Committee member for a period of at least (12) years not necessarily consecutively of the Institute or of a State Branch prior to the Institutes Corporation. (iii) Candidates shall have carried out their allotted duties for the Institute to a standard of excellence acceptable to the Committee. (iv) All nominations for life membership must be supported by a written submission detailing the membership and service of the nominee and must be signed by the proposer and seconder who must both be financial members of the Institute. Such nomination must be in the hands of the Secretary at least sixty days prior to the Annual General Meeting. (v) Nominations for life membership are to be notified to the membership, in the Institute journal, or by others means, at least fourteen days prior to the Annual General Meeting. (vi.a) The written nomination for Life Membership shall be presented at the Annual General Meeting as a notice of motion and shall be voted on by financial members attending the Annual General Meeting. (vi.b) A majority of seventy five percent (75%) of the votes are required for a nomination for Life Membership to be successful. (vi.c) Candidates for Life Membership are to be absent during voting. (vii) Life Membership badges will be presented to new Life Members. (viii) Life Members shall have all rights of full members and are not required to pay annual fees. (ix) Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 8 (i) and (ii) the Directors may unanimously approve, if exceptional circumstances exist, a reduction in the time periods referred to in those articles. (x) No more than two life memberships shall be granted in any one calendar year.[ARI Constitution 8.1]
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