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==Member Participation== | ==Member Participation== | ||
===Can anyone become a member of the non-profit?=== | ===Can anyone become a member of the non-profit?=== | ||
No person has a right to membership in a non-profit, unless the bylaws say otherwise. Under the ''Societies Act'', it is up to the directors of the non-profit to accept or deny memberships for any reason and without giving reasons, subject to the non-profit’s bylaws. However, once a person is a member, there is a process that must be followed ( | No person has a right to membership in a non-profit, unless the bylaws say otherwise. Under the ''Societies Act'', it is up to the directors of the non-profit to accept or deny memberships for any reason and without giving reasons, subject to the non-profit’s bylaws. However, once a person is a member, there is a process that must be followed ([https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/lc/statreg/15018_01#section70 s. 70]) to discipline or remove that person as a member. | ||
In addition, the ''Societies Act'' requires that individuals be 19 or older to become members, unless the bylaws state otherwise. | In addition, the ''Societies Act'' requires that individuals be 19 or older to become members, unless the bylaws state otherwise. | ||
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