COUNTING OF VOTES

38).     Counting of votes shall take place immediately after the polling hours under the supervision of Returning officer in the presence of polling agents of the candidates, if any, at the designated sites.


    PROVISIONAL RESULTS

39).     Provisional results may be declared by the returning officer immediately after the counting votes is completed.


INSPECTION OF RECORD OF ELECTIONS

40).     The record of elections shall be open to inspection by the Members upon an application made to the Returning Officer or his nominee in this behalf within seven days of the date of polling and with the approval of the Director General.


EQUALITY OF VOTES

41).     In the event of Equality of votes between two or more candidates a lot shall be drawn by the returning officer in the presence of candidates or their authorized representatives / polling agents of such candidates and a record of the result thereof shall be made.


 ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS

42).     The final result of elections shall be announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Association called for this purpose within fifteen days of the date of polling, but not later then 30th of September of the year, which shall be the material date for the purposes of paragraph (iii) of clause (f) of sub-Section (2) of Section 14 of the Trade Ordinance.

43).     The final election result announced at the General Meeting shall be displayed at:

(a).     The Notice Board of the Head Office and Regional Offices of the Association within two days; and
    
    (b).     Displayed at the website of the Association within two days; and

    (c).    Submitted to the Director General within 7 days.



REGISTER OF MEMBERS

44).     (a).     A register of members in the form specified in Annex-I of Schedule–A of the Trade Rules, shall be maintained at the Registered Office of the Association in which shall be set forth the names, addresses and other particulars of all the members, for the time being, and in which shall be recorded all changes in membership.

(b).     Every member shall have the right to have the name of his / its representative changed from time to time provided that no such change shall be effected during the period from the date on which the final list of members and their representative has been circulated for the purpose of the elections of the Association until after the holding of the elections.    


RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND EXPULSION FROM MEMBERSHIP