Section 14: Rules

(1) The Council may make rules for —
(a) the training of suitable persons as professional secretarial staff;
(b) the supervision and regulation of the engagement of such persons;
(c) the registration and licensing of persons to practice or be employed as professional secretarial staff;
(d) fees to be paid by members of the Institute; and
(e) restrictions on the right to practice when all prescribed conditions have not been met.
(2) The Council may also make rules prescribing the amount and due dates for payment of annual subscription and for such purposes, different amounts may be prescribed by the rules according to membership categories of Fellows, Honorary Fellows, Members, Associates, Graduates, Affiliates and Students.
(3) Rules when made shall, if the Chairman of the Council so directs, be published and circulated to members.
(4) The Council may confer honorary membership or merit award of the Institute on persons or bodies considered worthy of such honour on terms and conditions prescribed by it.