Chemists Act 1975 · Updated to 30 Nov 2015 · Part IV · Membership of the Institute
17. Grades of membership
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Membership of the Institute shall be one of three grades, namely, Fellow, Member and Licentiate.
member
“member” or “member of the Institute” or “registered chemist” means a person who is for the time being registered under this Act as a member of the Institute;
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A person shall, before admission as a Fellow, satisfy the
Council that he has—
a degree or any equivalent academic qualification, in chemistry or in any specialized discipline associated with chemistry from one of the examinations listed in the Second Schedule;
practical experience in chemistry of not less than ten years;
made a substantial contribution to chemistry; and
attained thirty-three years of age or such lesser age as the Council may, in any special case, allow.
A person shall, before admission as a Member, satisfy the
Council that he has—
a degree or any equivalent academic qualification, in chemistry or in any specialized discipline associated with chemistry from one of the examinations listed in the Second Schedule;
practical experience in chemistry of not less than three years for a degree or its equivalent or not less than one year for a masters or higher degree or its equivalent; and
attained twenty-one years of age.
A person shall, before admission as a Licentiate, satisfy the
Council that he has—
a degree or any equivalent academic qualification, in chemistry or in any specialized discipline associated with chemistry from one of the examinations listed in the Second Schedule;
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practical experience in chemistry of not less than one year for a degree or its equivalent; and
attained twenty-one years of age.
Terms defined in s 2
Institute
Defined · s 2“Institute” means the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry established under section 3;
member
Defined · s 2“member” or “member of the Institute” or “registered chemist” means a person who is for the time being registered under this Act as a member of the Institute;
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