Section 5
Resignation and Removal of Fellows and Candidate Fellows
5.1 Fellows or Candidate Fellows may resign from the Society, or relinquish Chartered status, by writing to the Secretary/ies. Such Fellows or Candidate Fellows shall have paid the Annual Subscription, if appropriate, for the current year and must have returned, or paid full compensation for, all books or other property, if any, borrowed from the Society. No refunds shall be made for Annual Subscriptions already paid.
5.2 Five or more Fellows may request the removal of one or more Fellows from the Society by submitting the grounds for such removal to the Secretary/ies in writing. The subsequent process shall follow a Grievance Procedure which shall be determined by Regulations. The Procedure shall accord with natural justice and be completed without unreasonable delay.
5.3 Council may remove a Fellow on the grounds that significant misinformation was provided at the time of the original application for Fellowship or for subsequent validation as a Chartered Geologist. The process shall follow the Grievance Procedure [5.2].
5.2 Five or more Fellows may request the removal of one or more Fellows from the Society by submitting the grounds for such removal to the Secretary/ies in writing. The subsequent process shall follow a Grievance Procedure which shall be determined by Regulations. The Procedure shall accord with natural justice and be completed without unreasonable delay.
5.3 Council may remove a Fellow on the grounds that significant misinformation was provided at the time of the original application for Fellowship or for subsequent validation as a Chartered Geologist. The process shall follow the Grievance Procedure [5.2].