Membership

(1) Members of the Association shall be of two kinds namely, full members and provisional members. (2) Any person or business that satisfies the Committee that he has not less than five years’ experience in the business of transporting petroleum or petroleum products shall be entitled to become a full member of the Association on application to the Committee and on payment of the prescribed fee. (3) Every other person who satisfies the Committee that he has at least two years’ experience of driving and operating a 9 petroleum tanker for haulage to a private facility (except facilities owned by oil companies or their affiliates) shall be entitled to become a provisional member of the Association on application and on payment of the prescribed fee. Provisional members may attend meetings of the Association and participate in the discussions thereat, but shall not vote and shall not be eligible to hold office in the Association. (4) Provisional members may apply to become full members after three years of provisional membership. (5) Any person desirous of becoming a petroleum hauler may apply to the Committee for registration on the register of apprentices.