Statute of Ningbo Association of surveying &designing 

Chapter One: General Provisions 

Article 1: Name of Body: Ningbo Association of surveying & designing (hereinafter called Association).

Article 2 Nature: The Association is a citywide non-profit corporation, which is co-sponsored willingly by engineering exploration and design organizations and personages with career of exploration and designing of the city. 

Article 3 Purposes: Under the guidance of Deng Xiao ping Theory and Jiang Ze min′ s theory of “Three Representatives”, abide by the laws and regulations of the state, carry our national guidelines and policies, abide by social moral fashion, under the authorization of construction administration department of the city,do well the management of exploration and design industry, improving and advancing the technology development and modern management standard, reflecting the advice and suggestion from the members, serve member organizations, safeguarding the lawful rights and interests of exploration and design industry, brings the link and bridge function between construction administration department and exploration and design industry.

Article 4 The Association shall accept the professional guidance, supervision and management by city Construction Administration Department, city commonalty registration and management office, shall have the legal person status of a social group.

Article 5 Seat of Association: Foor2, west podium building, Tian Zhi Hai building, No59 Lao Shi Xiang alley, Ningbo. 

Chapter Two :Scope of Work

Article 6 Scope of Work of the Association:

1. To assist City Construction Administration Department in researching and formulating policies and regulations including development program, regulation system, regulation methods of exploration and design industry by providing suggestion and related references. 

2. To assist City Construction Administration Department in strengthening exploration and design industry administration and deepen the innovation of exploration and design system. 

3. To assist City Construction Administration Department in carrying out and establishing exploration and designing quality supervision mechanism, strengthening quality control.  

4. To carry out market survey on market operation and quality status of exploration and design organization inside administrative region of the city, and put forward suggestion and advice to government administration department.

5. To liaise closely with and direct member organization, improve team competence, advance technology improvement, enhance management standard, improve equipment level, transfer technology information, train personnel, edit and publish association information, organize technology exchange of exploration and design Industry, carry out consultation service, and etc. 

6.  Strengthening socialism spiritual civilization construction of exploration and design industry: formulate industry regulations, actively carry out education on professional ethics and thoughts, put forward activities to appraise and choose excellent, and other activities benefit to the development of the industry. 

7. To deal with concerned matters authorized and entrusted by city construction administration department, and carry out other activities to boost the development of the industry.  

Chapter Three: Membership 

Article 7 the membership of the Association shall consist of group members and individual members.

Article 8 Qualifications for Membership: 

1.endorse the Association’s statute;

2.have the desire to join the Association;

3.A group member must have “engineering exploration and design certificate” required by the State Regulation.

4. An individual member must have considerable influence in the business (Industry, subject) of the Association. 

Article 9 The Affiliation of Membership:

1.  Submitting the application for joining the Association; 

2.  Approved in the executive council meeting;

3.       The issuance of the membership card by the institutes, which is authorized by the council or organs authorized by the council (or Association Office).

Article 10 Members of the Association are entitled to have the following rights:

1. The right to elect and to be elected;

2. Participating the activity of the Association;

3. Having the priority in receiving the service provided by the Association;

4. Having the priority to have the periodicals, data and information;

5.Supervising the performance of the Association and giving criticisms and suggestions;

6. Being recommended or assigned by the Association, to take part in relevant meetings and activities in and outside the country; 

7. Having the freedom to join and withdraw from the Association.

Article 11 Members of the Association have following duties:

1.To participate in the activities of the Association;

2.To carry out the resolutions of the Association;

3.To safeguard the lawful rights and interests of the Association;

4. To complete the work assigned by the Association;

5. To pay membership dues as stipulated;

6. To report to the Association and provide relevant information;

7. Pay attention to the work of the Association, keep in regular contact with the Association, actively write papers for association information, and provide information regarding administration and technology; 

8. A group member should designate one employee as the liaison person to take part in the activity of the Association.  

Article 12 Providing a council member or with higher posts change its work (change or retired), its post of the association should be replaced by person recommended from his original organization, and replaced after being ratified by the council meeting. 

Article 13 Members who want to quit the Association shall notice the Association in written form, and surrender their membership cards. If a member does not pay the membership fee or do not take part in the activities of the Association for one year, it is regarded automatically that it quits the membership. 

Article 14 If a member’s behavior seriously violates the Statute of the Association, its membership will be removed after approved by the executive council. 

Chapter Four: Organizational Structure and Produce and Recall of Leading Officials

Article 15 The highest authority of the Association is the general assembly. The general assembly has the following powers: 

1.to stipulate and amend the Statute of the Association; 

2.to elect and recall the directors; 

3.to review and approve the working report and financial report of the council; 

4.to discuss and determine the policies and tasks of the Association;  

5. to decide matters of termination. 

Article 16 The general assembly shall be held by the attendance of more than two thirds of the members (or member representatives). The resolution of the general assembly shall come into effect after approved by more than half of the attendants (or member representatives). 

Article 17 The session for general assembly is four year. To exchange in advance or late for special circumstances must be approved at the meeting of the council, report to the city administration department for inspection, and ratified by the city commonalty registration and management office. But the extended time for exchange shall not exceed one year.  

Article 18 The council is the executive organ of the general assembly, which leads the day-to-day work of the Association when the general assembly is not in session and is responsible to the general assembly. 

Article 19 The council shall have following power:

1.to carry out the resolutions of the general assembly; 2.to elect or recall the president, the vice-president and the secretary-general;3.to prepare for the convening of the general assembly;4.to report to the general assembly on its work and the financial situation;5.to approve of the affiliation or termination of membership of the Association;6.to decide on the setting up of the working bodies, branch organizations and entity organs;7.to approve of the appointment of the deputy secretaries-general and the chief officers of the various organs;8.to lead the various organs in carrying out their work;9. To formulate systems for internal management;10. To decide on other major issues. 

Article 20 Council meetings shall be held with the attendance of at least two-thirds of the council members. And its resolutions shall be adopted and take effect by a vote of at least two-thirds of the council members present at the meeting.

Article 21 Council meetings shall be held once every year, and under extraordinary circumstances, meetings may also be held in the form of correspondence.  

Article 22 The association shall set up the executive council which shall be elected by the council, and have the functions and powers of the council when the council is not in session and be responsible to the council. The number of the executive council members should not exceed one third of the number of council members. 

Article 23 Executive council meetings shall be held with an attendance of at least two-thirds of the executive council members. Its resolutions shall be adopted and take effect by a vote of at least two-thirds of the executive council members present at the meeting. 

Article 24 Executive council meetings shall be held once every half-year, and under extraordinary circumstances, meetings may also be held in the form of correspondence.

Article 25 The president, vice president and general secretary of the Association must satisfy the following requirements: 1.Persisting the route, guiding principles and policies of the party; possessing fine political quality; 2.to be honest, fair and integrity, have strong organizational ability; 3.to be engaged in exploration and designing industry for at least 8 years, and have considerable influence in the association (Industry). 4. Healthy and could work persistently. 

Article 26 The president, the vice-president and the secretary-general are elected for a term of four years, and may be reelected for the second term, but generally not exceed 2 terms.

Article 27 The president of this association shall be the legal representative of the Association.

Article 28 The president of the Association shall perform the following obligations and rights:1. To summon and preside over meeting of the council meeting, and executive council meeting. 2. To inspect the executive situation of the resolutions approved by the general assembly, council meeting and executive council meeting.3. To sign relevant important files on behalf of the Association.4. To examine and approve various internal managerial systems. 

Article 29 The secretary-general of the Association shall perform the following obligations and rights:1. To preside administrative office to carry out daily work and organize to implement annual working program.2. To coordinate administrative bodies, entity bodies to carry out work.3. To nominate the secretary-general of the Association and submit the nominees to executive council meeting for decision. 4. To put forward the suggestion of engagement of full-time staff of administrative bodies and entity bodies and submit it to the president for decision. 5. To deal with other daily works. 

Article 30 The Association can engage a number of Honorary presidents and senior advisers.

 Chapter 5 Use and Management of Assets.

Article 31 Sources of the Association’s funds:1. Membership fees.2.donations.3.financial aid from the government.4. Income from activities and services within its approved business scope. 5. Interest.6. Other legal income.

Article 32 The Association charges membership fee from its members in accordance with pertinent regulations of the State. 

Article 33 The assets of the Association shall be used inside the business scope stipulated by the Statute and for the development of the industry. 

Article 34 The Association set up strict finance management system, which ensures the legitimacy, verity, exactness and integrity of the accounting data.  

Article 35 The Association shall have accounting personnel with professional qualification, and the accounting personnel shall not hold concurrent post of cashier. The accounting personnel must transact the hand-over procedure clearly with take-over personnel when transferring or leaving the post. 

Article 36 The assets management of the Association must executed in accordance with the finance management system set by the State and accept the supervision of the general assembly and the administration department. 

Article 38: Any units, individuals shall not occupy, privately divide and divert association properties to other purposes. 

Article 39: The wages, insurance, welfare and treatment for full-time staff of the Association shall execute by consulting relevant regulations of the State for institutions. As for employee personnel, shall execute in accordance with related hiring regulations of human resource market, and the agreement signed by both parties.  

Chapter Six Amendment Procedure of the Statute.

Article 40 The amendment of the statute of the Association shall be approved by the general assembly (or member representative meeting).

Article 41 The article after amendment shall come into effect after approved by the council meeting and ratified by the commonalty registration and management office within 15 days after approved by the general assembly.

Chapter Seven Procedure for Termination and Property Disposal after Termination.

Article 42 When the Association is to be cancelled because of the accomplishment of its purposes; the executive council meeting should propose a termination motion.  

Article 43 The termination motion of the Association should be approved by the general assembly (or member representative meeting) and also ratified by the administration department. 

Article 44 Before the termination of the association, liquidating organ shall be established under the direction of the administration department and other related organizations. The liquidating organ is in charge of liquidating debt; deal with problems arising from the termination. With liquidating period, no other activities except for liquidating shall be carried out. 

Article 45 The Association will be terminated after transacted the procedures for cancellation of registration by the city commonalty registration and management office.

Article 46 Surplus assets after the termination of the Association shall be used for developing other project in association with the purpose of this association according to the relevant regulations of the State under the supervision of the administration department and the city commonalty registration and management office.

Chapter Eight Supplementary Provisions.

Article 47 The Statute is adopted at the general assembly in March 13 2002. 

 Article 48 The executive council meeting of the association reserves the right to explain the Statute.

 Article 49 The Stature shall come into effect on the date ratified by the city commonalty registration and management office.