The Association shall be comprised of Active Members, Associate
       Members, Assisting Members and Honorary Members. The following
       fire/emergency services personnel in Asian and Oceanian countries
       are eligible for the following with the approval of the Board of Directors.
　　　　Active Members: Chiefs and senior officers of fire/emergency service on the
　　　　national, state, or municipal level.
　　　　Associate Members: 1. Chiefs and deputies of private fire brigades.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　2. Directors and deputies of civil defense
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　organizations.
　　　　Assisting Members: Individuals and/or corporations agreeing on the
                   　　　　　　        　Association’s purpose.
　　　　Honorary Members: The initiators of the Association and others who
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　performed meritorious services for the Association.

Article 10 (Directors)
　　　One Director, for each country and area, shall be elected one out of a group of
　　　twenty active members. However, one Director, for each country and area, can
　　　be chosen even in case of the number of active members less than twenty.
　　　The Directors shall attend the Board of Directors’ Meeting, decide the matters
　　　stipulated in Article 22, and promote the execution of projects.

Article 10-2 (Division)
　　　Each of IFCAA member countries/areas can establish and have the Association’s
　　　division at home. The Division shall promote the Association’s projects at home,
　　　and maintain liaison with the Association’s Head Office.
　　　There shall be the Divisional President in each Division.　The Divisional
　　　President shall be elected from among divisional members.
　　　The Divisional President shall represent his Division, and perform the duty
　　　stated in the first paragraph of this Article. The Division may collect divisional
　　　membership dues separately when it is deemed necessary for the execution of
　　　divisional activities.

Article 11 (Head Office)
　　　In the Head Office there shall be the Secretary General, the Assist Secretary
　　　General and other personnel as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors. The
　　　Assistant Secretary General shall assist the Secretary General, and, in case of
　　　the accidental absence of or a vacancy for the Secretary General, he shall
　　　temporarily assume the Secretary General’s responsibility.

Article 12 (Secretary General)
　　　The Secretary General shall sit at all the meetings, keep their minutes together
　　　with member communication records, deliver General Conference reports to the
　　　members, collect the dues, and keep/administer the Association’s funds. He shall
　　　also assume the duties requested by the President or the Board of Directors.

Chapter 5 Meetings

Article 13 (Regular Meetings）
　　　The General Conference and the Board of Directors' Meeting shall be regularly
　　　convened by the President.

Article 14 (General Conference)
　　　The General Conference shall be called once in two years.

Article 15 (Board of Directors' Meeting)
　　　The Board of Directors’ Meeting shall be called in case of necessity.

Article 16 (Extraordinary Meeting)
　　　When a call for an Extraordinary Meeting is requested by a majority of the two
　　　thirds or more of the Active Members with the meeting’s purpose clarified, the
　　　President shall call it.

Article 17 (Notification of a Meeting)
　　　In order to call a meeting, a notification stating the meeting’s purpose, date and
　　　place, must be sent to the members concerned not later than six months prior to
　　　the meeting.

Article 18 (Quorum)
　　　As a general rule, the Association’s meetings shall be convened with their
　　　attendance reaching a half of the quorum or over. When it is known that the
　　　attendance will fail to meet the quorum, those who will send their written
　　　opinions regarding the agenda shall be counted as the attendants.

Article 19 (Decisions)
　　　The decisions in meetings shall be made by a majority of attending active
　　　members. In case of a tie, the chairman shall decide the issue.
　　　Meanwhile, the approval of at least the two-thirds of the attendants shall be
　　　necessary for any change, revision or amendment of the Constitution and the
　　　decision to dissolve the Association.

Article 20 (Delegation)
　　　The members may send a delegate with a letter of authorization to the meetings
　　　and voting, provided that the delegate is a person concerned with the fire service.

Article 21 (Matters to be Decided at the General Conference)
　　　The following shall be decided at the General Conference :
　　　1.Budget and the settlement of accounts.
　　　2.Laying out the projects of the Association’s projects.
　　　3.Change, revision or amendment of the Constitution and the dissolution of
　　　　the Association.
　　　4.Other matters deemed necessary by the President.

Article 22 (Matters to be Decided at the Board of Directors’ Meeting)
　　　The following shall be decided at the Board of Directors’ Meeting：
　　　1. Proposals to be submitted to the General Conference.
　　　2. Measures to carry out the projects.
　　　3. Other matters deemed necessary by the President.

Chapter 6 Accounting

Article 23 (Expenditures)
　　　The expenditures of the Association shall be met by:
　　　1. Membership dues
　　　2. Contributions
　　　3. Other incomes
　　　The Officers and other members are unable to draw any fund in the name of the
　　　Association without the approval of a regular meeting or the Association.
　　　Meanwhile the Secretary General may do so when it is necessary in
　　　accomplishing his duties.

Article 24 (Report of Accounts)
　　　The President shall publicize to the members on the budget and settlement of
　　　accounts for each fiscal year.

Article 25 (Fiscal Year)
　　　The fiscal year of the Association shall last for two years, beginning on April 1
　　　and ending on March 31.

Chapter 7 Miscellaneous Provisions

Article 26 (By-laws for Constitution Enforcement)
　　　The matters necessary for enforcing the Constitution shall be decided by 
　　　the President with the approval of the Board of Directors’ Meeting.

Article 1 (Purport)
　　　In accordance with Article 26 of the Constitution of the International Fire
　　　Chiefs’ Association of Asia, these by-laws have been laid down with the
　　　approval of the Board of Directors.

Article 2 (Membership Dues)
　　　The members shall bear the membership dues according to the following
　　　classification every fiscal year.
            Active member　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　 4,000 yen
            Associate member　　　　 　　　  　　　　　　　　　4,000 yen
            Assisting member
　　　　　　　　Special assisting member 　　 　　　　 400,000 yen
　　　　　　　　　Ordinary assisting member
　　　　　　　　　　　　　"A" member (Corporations)  　 150,000 yen
　　　　　　　　　　　　　"B" member (Corporations) 　   50,000 yen or over
　　　　　　　　　　　　　"C" member (Individuals) 　　    4,000 yen or over

Article 3 (Extra Expenses)
　　　When the Association is in need of a fund to cover extra expenses including
      those for preparing a General Conference venue, the amount may be collected
      from the members expected to attend a conference. The amount of the
      above-mentioned extra expenses and that to be borne by the members shall
      be determined by the President after consultation with the Board of Directors.

Article 4 (Particulars for Operating the Association)
　　　The particulars for operating the Association not stipulated in these by-laws
　　　shall be determined by the President.
(Additional Provision)
　　　These by-laws were enacted in Tokyo on May 26, 1960 to be effective on the
　　　same day.