Membership
 

4. MEMBERSHIP

5. FELLOWSHIP OF THE GUILD

6. RETIRED MEMBERS

7. REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP

8. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

9. EQUAL STATUS, VOTING RIGHTS

10. MEMBER ACTIVITIES
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  Membership
  4.1 The Guild has two kinds of members - those who work actively in motoring journalism (hereafter referred to as "Full Members"), and those who do not.

The latter are individuals or companies not directly and actively making inputs to motoring journalism, but who have an interest in motoring and wish to be associated with the Guild and its Members - these can be nominated and seconded by Full members and then become Associate or Corporate Members respectively.
   
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  Fellowship of the Guild
  5. The Guild may choose to recognise persons who have dynamically demonstrated an exceptional and enduring interest in motoring journalism either in furthering some of the aims of the Guild, or in other ways.

This highest recognition can be demonstrated by declaring such persons as Fellows of the Guild. Fellows must be proposed and seconded by Full members of the Guild, must have acknowledged and accepted those nominations, and the proposer and seconder must table and motivate the proposal for the Fellowship at a General Meeting of the Guild where voting members at the meeting must then approve the proposal by a two-thirds majority in a secret ballot.

Fellowship of the Guild will terminate only on the death of the Fellow, or if at least two-thirds of the voting members accept a recommendation from the committee for the termination of the Fellowship of the Guild.
   
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  Retired members
  6.1 Members who go into retirement, are retrenched or who reduce their direct motoring journalism activities for similar reasons, can be declared Retired Members by the Guild Committee.
   
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  Requirements for membership
  7.1 Individuals can only become or remain Full Members of the Guild if they:

7.1.1 Make regular, significant and current contributions to motoring journalism and have done this for a minimum of a year and seem likely to continue doing so.

Hold a current car driver's licence for use in South Africa and also have met the high standard of driving skills expected of them by the Guild.
Agree to abide by this constitution; and
Are up to date with all dues payments.
   
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  Applications for membership
 

8.1 Approval or rejection of applications for membership to the Guild shall be made by the Guild Committee whose decisions on these matters will be final and without need for explanation.

8.2 Full and Associate Members:
Applications for membership must be proposed and seconded by Full Members who know the applicant and believe him to be a good and valid candidate in terms of this Constitution.
All applications must be evaluated by the Guild's Committee in a meeting to ensure all qualifications are met before displaying the names to the membership of the Guild for information and comment.
After giving consideration to any comment received or if no comment has been made, the Committee can accept or decline the membership application at its next meeting.
On acceptance, all new Full Members will be on probation until they have satisfied the Committee of their intention of continuing in motoring journalism as well as on the level of their advanced driving skills.
The recognition of driving skills can be waived if the Committee is satisfied the applicant does not require to drive as part of his motoring journalism work.

8.3 Corporate Membership:
Corporate Membership of the Guild is a mechanism created to assist in the provision of annual funds for the Guild and its activities.
Membership applications are by invitation of the Committee which determines the monetary level of participation (Gold, Silver or Bronze), as well as the benefits and privileges then accorded to paid up and approved corporate membership companies.
   
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  Equal status, voting rights
 

9. Except in respect of voting rights, all members have equal status in the eyes of the Guild. Only Full Members and Fellows in good standing have Guild voting rights in terms of this Constitution.
   
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  Member activities
 

10. Motoring journalism is the work of those who observe and monitor motoring occurrences and present them to wider audiences through different routes and a variety of media.

The Guild identifies these different types of motoring journalism and describes which of the listed activities apply to each Full Member.

This process is specifically applied without inference of rating or grading of the areas of expertise, or the Members to whom they apply.

The Guild publishes these activities from time to time and reviews them at least once a year for additions and deletions.

The activities are indexed in the Guild's "Blue Book" to provide readers a guide to knowing what individual Members do.

   
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