1. (a) The name of the Institution shall be Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India . 
    (b) The Registered office of the Association shall be situated at Kasturba Hospital Manipal- 576119, south Kanara District of Karnataka State. The working hours of the registered office will be 9 am to 5 pm except On Sunday’s and public holidays. 

2. Membership A person not being a minor shall be eligible for involvement Who is a member of the Medical profession involved or carrying out Dermatologic Surgery as a (a) Life member paying Rs 3000/- for life . (b) Honorary members on the recommendation of the members of the Association decided at a general meeting . 

3. Any change in scale of fees or classification of membership made in these presents shall take effect only from the date of adoption of these rules and regulations. 

4. The governing body may in their discretion and without assigning any reason therefore decline or refuse to enroll any person or persons as life member. Such a person or persons may appeal to the supreme governing body with due notice to the secretary setting out the ground of appeal . The secretary shall place the appeal in the Agenda for the succeeding meeting of the members present at said meeting note for the enrollment of the appellants he shall be entitled to be a member of the Association as life member. 

5. A member desirous of resigning his membership in the Association shall Inform the secretary in writing to that effect. Such a member shall cease To be a member when his resignation is accepted by the secretary and His name caused to be deleted from the register of members. 

6. A member who ceases to be a member of the Association from any cause What so ever shall fort with cease to have any sights or other incidences of Membership and he shall not be entitled for refund of the membership fees Paid by him 

7. All property and fund of the association shall belong to the Association collectively and no individual life member or Honorary member shall have any proprietary right over any them. 

8. General body. The general body of the Association shall consist of the life Members and each shall have equal voting rights. 

9. a)A meeting of the general body shall be held once in every year on the last Sunday of September at 5 pm at Manipal for which notice need to given and at which 1) the audited accounts for the previous year ended . 31st December shall be placed for information of the members. 2) the resolutions in the supreme Governing body by retirement resignations or death of the member shall be given up auditors or auditors for the current year be appointed and his or their remuneration if any fixed. b) if there is no quorum for the meeting so scheduled within half an hour of the appointed time, the meeting shall stand adjourned to 7th October in the year and if at such adjourned meeting also the required quorum is not available the members present shall from the quorum. c) If, in any year, the governing committee feels that the general body meeting has to be held earlier to or later then the date fixed above or any special matter or matter in addition to those included in the above agenda should be considered in the said meeting of the general body, or any change in the venue or time become necessary at least 7 clear days notice shall be given to the members either individually or through publication in any newspaper approved by the administrative committee intimating such change in place time or additional matter to the agenda. 

10. Meeting of the members may also be convened at any other time for consideration Of any special matters which the governing council wants to place before the members by special notice to members in the manner prescribed above. Such meeting of the members shall be called Extra- ordinary meetings 

11. The secretary shall convene a meeting of the members if at least ½ of the total number of member of the Supreme. Governing body for the time being requisition such a meeting within 60 days of receipt of such requisition these meetings shall be called Requisition meeting of members. If the secretary does not convene or hold such a meeting so requisitioned the members signing the requisition are entitled to convene and hold a meeting themselves thereafter. If at a requisitioned meeting there is no quorum, the meeting shall stand dissolved. 

12. The governing body shall be competent to amend delete substitute or add to any of the provisions under these articles or frame such new rules regulations or by lows or cancel vary or modify the existing areas on the recommendation of the governing body from time to time . 

13. The governing body a) The management of the affairs of the Academy is entrusted with the governing body of the association. b) The governing body shall exercise all the powers rested in the Association Under the memorandum of association to carry out the objects of the association mentioned in the memorandum of association. c) The affairs and concerns of the associations all funds and assets belonging to the association or which may hereafter belong to it shall be vested in and managed by the governing body which is answerable to the general body. 

14. The governing body shall consist of life members and shall have an aggregate strength of not more than 120 members . 

15. The president shall have the power to nominate for a term not exceeding one year at a time not more then 2 member to the governing body all the recommendation of the secretary in addition to the stipulated strength of 120 members. 

16. At least 1/3 of the aggregate strength of the governing body being the persons longest in office shall retire every year and the retiring members shall be eligible for re-election. 

17. The governing body shall meet as often as necessary and wherever covened by the registrar. 

18. A member of the governing body shall cease to hold office if he or she becomes a) unsound of mind b) is convicted of any offence which involves normal c)is absent from any three consecutive meetings of the governing body without leave of absence. 

19. The governing body shall be responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the Association and as such shall exercise all necessary powers consistent with those present or as may be determined by the general body from time to time. 

20. Administrative committee once in every year after the general meeting the member Of the governing body shall elect from among themselves. 1) president 2) vice president 3) secretary and not more then three members to constitute the Administrative committee which shall be responsible to the governing body for its administration. 

21. The total strength of the administrative committee shall not exceed 9 members Including ex- officio members namely the secretary. 

22. The administrative committee shall meet whenever found necessary and convened By the secretary. 

23. The administrative committee through the secretary shall assist guide or coordinate The functioning of any committee on sub- committee that may be set up by the general body or governing body from time to time.

 24. The administrative committee shall be competent to exercise such power and functions as the governing body may prescribed a delegate to the from time to time and it shall be answerable and responsible to the governing body only. 

25. secretary: The secretary subject to the supervision and general control of the administrative committee in direction and guidance from the governing body or general body. Shall have full administrative power to receive money in rent In deal with the funds of the association and operate Bank a/c and give discharge On behalf of the Association and with the sanction the Administrative committee The power to borrow money with a without security and execute necessary Documents there on. To Exercise such other duties powers and functions as the administrative committee Governing body the general body may determine from time to time and in turn to Delegate such powers, duties and functions to his colleagues or subordinates as the Situation may call for The secretary shall exercise these powers wholly consistent with. The objects of the association. Control over the working of the association in all its spheres of activity and functions And it shall be the duty and responsibility of the secretary to translate into action the Objects and aspirations of the association and carry out resolution of the association From time to time. 

26. To carry out the objects of the association the secretary shall have a) The custody of the properties and assets of the association on behalf of the Association. b) The authority sign certificates or the execute documents on behalf of the Association with the seal of the Association. c) The responsibility to write the accounts and registers of the association being maintained and for the purpose to appoint necessary staff paid of honorary. The power to receive money in rent in deal with the funds of the association. A operate Bank a/c and give discharge the behalf of the Association and with The sanction the Administrative committee the power to borrow money with Or without security and recant necessary documents there on. c) Exercise such duties powers and any functions as the administrative Committee the governing body or the general body may determine from time To time and in turn to delegate such powers duties and functions to his cellegians.Subordinates the situation may call from The secretary shall exercise these powers wholly consistent with the objects Of the association. 

27. The secretary shall be elected by the general body at its annual meeting and Shall be for a term of one year. 

28. The secretary shall be ex-officio members of the governing Body the Administrative committee or any other committee or sub committee appointed by either of the bodies of the association with the right of voting. 

29. The secretary can be removed from the office if 1) he ceases to be A member of the governing body or2) such removal is congenial to future The objects of and aspirations of the association and his contimia is Detrimental to the present parking and future of the association 3) at Least 75% of the members of the governing body present at a meeting Specially convened for the purpose. 

30. The President shall preside over all meeting of the general body .The governing body and the administrative committee and shall have a casting vote in case of a tie. 

31. If the President is absent in any such meeting within 15 minutes of the appointed time for the meeting the Vice President shall preside and in the absence of the President, Vice President shall be competent to exercise all the powers confirmed on him. 

32. In the absence of both the secretary shall preside over all the meeting and in absence of any of them any member of the administrative committee can preside. 

33. The quorum for the meeting for the general body governing body and the administrative committee shall be ten, five and three respectively. 

34. Any decision taken in the meeting of the general body .Governing body or administrative committee which is duly convened and held and where there is a quorum shall be deemed to be of the same effect as that which is passed under the signature of all the members of the respective bodies. 

35. Any member desirous of moving any resolutions in the general body or Governing body shall give one month’s notice of his intents to do so with a copy to the secretary.

 The association may affiliate any institute having substantially the same objects in common or get itself amalgamated with such other institute with the same object and aspiration in such minor and subject to such condition as the general body may decide from time to time on the recommendation of the general body. 

The President, Secretary and other members of the administrative committee and Governing body shall be identified by the association for all losses and expenses incurred by them in or about their respective duties such as happened from their wilful acts or defaults.