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C O N T E N T S CLAUSE 1 NAME 2 CLAUSE 2 ADDRESS 2 CLAUSE 3 OBJECTS 2 CLAUSE 4 MEMBERSHIP 3 CLAUSE 5 RESIGNATION AND TERMINATION 5 CLAUSE 6 SOURCE OF INCOME 6 CLAUSE 7 GENERAL MEETING 7 CLAUSE 8 COMMITTEE 8 CLAUSE 9 DUTIES OF OFFICE BEARERS 11 CLAUSE 10 FINANCIAL PROVISION 12 CLAUSE 11 AUDITORS 13 CLAUSE 12 PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR / TRUSTEES 13 CLAUSE 13 INTERPRETATION 13 CLAUSE 14 ADVISOR / PATRON 14 CLAUSE 15 PROHIBITION 14 CLAUSE 16 AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION 14 CLAUSE 17 DISSOLUTION 14 CLAUSE 18 FLAG, LOGO AND BADGE 15 FIRST SCHEDULE 16 SECOND SCHEDULE 16 MWA FORM APL1 17 MWA FORM APL 2 20 MWA FORM APL 3 22 *Note : Highlights of the Constitution Amendments Tabled at AGM on 28 April 2012 and 25 April 2015. Approved by Registrar of Society (ROS) on 24 August 2015.

CLAUSE 1 : NAME 1. The Association shall be known as Hereinafter referred to as the Association. 2. Meaning of name : N/A 3. Level : Lain-lain CLAUSE 2 : ADDRESS 1. The registered address is NO. 24, SECOND FLOOR, JALAN SRI HARTAMAS 8, TAMAN SRI HARTAMAS 50480 KUALA LUMPUR, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR or at such other place as may from time to time be decided by the Committee; and the postal address is NO. 24, SECOND FLOOR, JALAN SRI HARTAMAS 8, TAMAN SRI HARTAMAS 50480 KUALA LUMPUR, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR 2. The registered and postal addresses shall not be changed without the prior approval of the Registrar of Societies. CLAUSE 3 : OBJECTIVE 1. The objects of the Association shall be: a. to promote and advance the science and practice of engineering and management in the water supply and wastewater industries. b. to provide a forum for exchange of views among various sectors making up the water and wastewater industries, including water and wastewater authorities, institution of higher learning, research bodies, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, contractors and the public. c. to gather and disseminate through publications and other appropriate means information on water supply and wastewater with prior approval of relevant authority. d. to provide advice and information on water supply and wastewater to public and private bodies as well as the public in general. 2

e. to publicize new technologies and promote the use of appropriate technology in the water supply and wastewater industries. f. to promote and upgrade standardisation in water supply and wastewater practices, and also in goods, information and communication technology, equipment and fittings used in the water supply and wastewater industries. g. to promote training, research and development in the science and practice of engineering and management in the water supply and wastewater industries. h. to cooperate, as may seem conducive to any of the above objects, with national and international organisations and to support and complement their activities. CLAUSE 4 : MEMBERSHIP 1. The Council may invite a Malaysia of distinction to be its patron for a term of three (3) years and may extend the invitation for such patronage for further terms of three (3) years. 2. a. Membership in the Association shall be open to persons or organisations whose duties and activities respectively are such as to cause them to be interested in the science and practice of water and wastewater engineering. b. Membership in the Association shall be of five grades: Honorary, Ordinary, Institutional, Associate and Student. 3. Membership Qualifications The requirements for admission shall be: a. Honorary Membership A person distinguished in public life or by service to the Association. b. Ordinary Membership A person who possesses a tertiary qualification or holds a position of responsibility in an organisation acceptable to the Council for Ordinary membership, and who is involved in the water supply or wastewater industry. c. Institutional Membership A legally constituted professional institution, association, firm, company, organisation or any other similar body whose activities include or concern the water supply or wastewater industry. d. Associate Membership A person who is keenly interested in the water supply or wastewater industry but is not eligible for election to other classes of membership. 3

e. Student Membership Any person who i is a student of a higher learning institution as defined by the relevant laws; ii. a Malaysian citizen; iii. is above 18 years of age. and who subscribe to the purpose and objectives of the Association. No university or university college student shall be admitted as a member of the Association without the prior written approval of the University authority concerned. No person shall remain as a Student member for more than five (5) years after the date of his admission as a Student member, provided that the Council may in any case before the expiration of the said period of five (5) years extend such period on the application of the Student member concerned. 4. Rights and Privileges a. Each Ordinary Member and Institutional Member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to membership vote. b. The vote of an Institutional Member shall be exercised through its authorised representative. c. Election to the offices of the Association shall be the privilege of the Ordinary and Institutional Members only. d. Honorary, Associate and Student members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of members in the Association except the right to vote and hold office in the Association. 5. Vote a. Votes may be given either personally or by proxy. A proxy shall be appointed in writing under the hand of the appointer. b. A member may appoint another member as his proxy to represent him at any Annual General Meeting or adjourned Annual General Meeting and the proxy shall have all the rights and privileges of the member for whom he is representing and to vote thereat for himself and for the member for whom he is representing. c. The Proxy Form shall be addressed to the Honorary Secretary General and shall be deposited at the registered office of the Association not less than seven (7) days before the time of holding the meeting at which the person named in the proxy proposes to attend and vote. 4

d. No member shall be entitled to attend, speak or vote either in person or by proxy at any meeting of the Association unless all monies (whether subscriptions or otherwise) then due from him to the Association have been paid. e. The instrument appointing a proxy shall duly fill the Proxy Form as per depicted in SECOND SCHEDULE of this Constitution. 6. Application For Membership All applications for membership of the Association except for membership under Clause 4(3)(a) of the Constitution, shall be sponsored by two (2) Ordinary or Institutional Members and shall be submitted on the prescribed membership application form as approved by the Council from time to time containing all the details required thereon in full to the Honorary Secretary General who shall cause them to be placed before the Council for consideration. 7. Members Addresses All members of the Association shall communicate to the Honorary Secretary General any change of address and all letters, notices and accounts posted or transmitted via electronic mailing to the last given address shall be considered as having been duly served on the day following the date of posting transmittal. CLAUSE 5 : RESIGNATION AND TERMINATION 1. A member may at any time by giving notice in writing to the Honorary Secretary General resign from the Association but such member shall continue to be liable to pay to the Association all outstanding dues up to the end of the year in which he resigns. 2. Expulsion If a written and signed communication addressed to the Council, any member of the Association shall be charged with or accused of conduct detrimental to the objects or interests of the Association, or that he has violated the Constitution and/or Bylaws of the Association, the Council shall consider such complaint, accusation or charge. If the Council after due consideration, considers that the charges are serious enough to warrant expulsion, the member against whom the charges have been made shall be advised of the charges by letter and given the right to reply to the charges within twenty-eight (28) days. If the Council, after due consideration of the reply be of the opinion that the interests of the Association so require, may by letter, invited such member to resign from the Association within a time specified in such letter. If the member refuses to resign within the time specified, Council shall have the power to expel such member forthwith and take all appropriate steps as the Council deems necessary to effect the expulsion. 5

CLAUSE 6 : SOURCE OF INCOME Funding is derived from subscriptions and Association activities. 1. Entrance Fees & Annual Subscriptions a. The entrance fees and annual subscriptions shall be as per depicted in FIRST SCHEDULE of this Constitution. b. The entrance fees and annual subscriptions in the FIRST SCHEDULE may be amended from time to time at a General Meeting of the Association. c. Subscriptions shall be due and payable on the 1st day of January of each year. In the case of a new member the entrance fee and the annual subscription shall be payable as soon as the member has been advised of his election as a member and therefore on the 1st day of each and every calendar year, provided that any new member whose election as a member is approved on or after the 1st day of October of the year shall only be required to pay the entrance fee and half of the annual subscription for the year. d. No candidate who has been elected a member shall be entitled to the privileges of membership until payment of the entrance fee and the first annual subscription has been made. If such entrance fee and subscription are not paid within sixty (60) days after the Honorary Secretary General has advised the candidate of his election as a member, such election shall be void and of no effect whatsoever. e. A member failing to pay his subscriptions and/or fulfill his financial obligations of any kind whatsoever towards the Association for a period of six (6) months after they fall due shall automatically have his rights and privileges temporarily suspended provided that prior written notice by the Honorary Secretary General has been given to him at his last known address. If after a further three (3) months, the subscriptions and/or financial obligations still remain outstanding, the membership of the said member may, at the discretion of the Council, be terminated and his name deleted from the roll of membership. f. The council shall be further empowered to take any action as in its absolute discretion it deems necessary relating to the payment of subscriptions, entrance fees and all other fees/monies due/owing to the Association. g. The entrance fees and annual subscriptions shall be as follows: Entrance Fees Institutional Members RM1,500 Ordinary & Associate Members RM150 Student Members Complimentary 6

Annual Subscriptions Institutional Members Ordinary & Associate Members Student Members RM750 RM80 RM20 Honorary Members shall not be required to pay entrance fees or annual subscriptions. CLAUSE 7 : GENERAL MEETING 1. Annual General Meeting a. The Annual General Meeting of the Association for the transaction of the general business of the Association and the declaration of the results of ballots for the election of officers in an election year, shall be held not later than the end of April of each year on a date and at such time and place as the Council may determine. The Honorary Secretary General shall notify each member in writing of the time and place at least thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting. The audited annual accounts and annual report shall be sent to all members at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the meeting. b. Extraordinary General Meetings of the Association may be called at any time upon written request of a majority of the Council or upon the written request of not less than twenty (20) members of the Association eligible to vote. c. The Honorary Secretary General shall in writing give to the members of the Association at least twenty-one (21) days notice of any Extraordinary General Meeting. Such notice shall be sent to every member at his last known address and shall state the time and place where it will be held and the objects/business that will be brought before it. No objects/business shall be brought forward at any such meeting unless the requisite notice of same shall have been duly given as herein provided. d. The business of an Annual General Meeting shall be: i. to receive and consider the Annual Report of the Council which shall include the statement of Accounts and the Honorary Auditor,s Report ii. to elect members to the Council for the following two (2) years iii. to elect two (2) Honorary Auditors iv. to consider any other item on the agenda of which notice in writing has been given to the Honorary Secretary seven (7) days before the meeting is due to be held. e. One half of the total voting members or twice the Council Members whichever is less present shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of the Association. In the event of a quorum not being present within forty-five (45) minutes of the hour fixed for the 7

commencement of a meeting, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same place and the same day and hour in the following week, when members present, whatever their number, shall constitute a quorum provided that they shall not have the power to amend the Constitution or pass any resolution that affects all members. 2. Meeting Of The Council a. A meeting of the Council shall be held as often as the Council may see fit but not less than once in three (3) months. b. For the purpose of a Council Meeting, one half of the Council Members shall form a quorum. c. If five (5) or more members of the Council in writing propose certain Resolutions, the Honorary Secretary General shall prepare and send to all members of Council at their last known address the proposed Resolutions by way of Circular Resolutions. The Resolutions shall be approved if within the time stipulated in the Circular Resolutions it is approved by not less than 50% of the members of the Council. d. A failure on the part of any member of the Council to give a reply in respect of the proposed Resolutions in Clause 7 (2)(c) herein within the time specified in the letter/ circular shall be deemed an approval on the part of that member of the Council. CLAUSE 8 : COMMITTEE 1. The management of the affairs and the property of the Association shall be vested in a Council of twenty-one (21) members comprising of the following: A President A Deputy President Two Vice Presidents An Immediate Past President An Honorary Secretary General An Honorary Treasurer General Ordinary Council Members numbering not more than nine (9) Appointed Ordinary Council Members numbering not more than five (5) 2. The appointment of the Office Bearers shall be as follows: a. President: The office of the President shall automatically be filled by the Deputy President subject to the provision of Clause 8 (13)(a) of the Constitution. b. Deputy President: The Deputy President shall be elected by the Council from serving office bearers elected by postal balloting as prescribed in this Constitution. 8

c. Vice Presidents, Honorary Secretary General, Honorary Treasurer General and Nine (9) Council Members shall be proposed and seconded by eligible voting members by postal ballot in the manner as prescribed in this Constitution. 3. The Immediate Past President shall be the new President,s immediate predecessor. If he is unable or unwilling to act, then any other Past President shallbe eligible to be elected by the Council. 4. The five (5) Ordinary Council Members shall be selected by the President for purposes as he deems fit and shall take office from the date of appointment. 5. The Council may prescribe Bylaws for the proper exercise of the powers vested in it and may at any time in the like manner, approve, annul or vary any Bylaws. All Bylaws for the time being in force, shall be binding on the members of the Association, provided that notice of such Bylaws or alterations thereto shall be notified to all members in writing not less than sixty (60) days before becoming effective, during which time not less than twenty (20) of the members eligible to vote may by notice in writing to the Honorary Secretary General, require an Extraordinary General Meeting to be convened for purpose of considering, confirming or revoking the same. 6. The Council may purchase any property movable or immovable and take, accept and hold any such property which may become vested in it by virtue of such purchase, or by any exchange, grant, donation, lease, testamentary disposition or otherwise; provided that the Council may not purchase, sell, mortgage, exchange or otherwise dispose of any such immovable property of more than one million ringgit without the confirmation by a simple majority vote of members expressed at an Annual General or Extraordinary Meeting of the Association. 7. The Council may from time to time raise or borrow for the purposes of the Association such sum(s) of money as it thinks proper and may raise or secure the payment of such monies in such manner and upon terms and conditions in all respects as it thinks fit provided that where any question arises involving either the raising and borrowing of money or the incurring of any capital expenditure by the Association of more than one million ringgit for any project of the Association, then that question or any other questions arising out of the same or incidental matter thereto shall be decided by a simple majority vote of the members entitled to vote expressed at an Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting of the Association. 8. All monies of the Association not required to meet the current expenditure of the Association may be invested in the purchase, or on the security of any stocks, shares, debenture stocks, land, buildings or other property of any nature and in any part of the world, as the Council may determine, and subject to the financial limit imposed under Clause 8 (6) of this Article the Council shall have the power to vary such investment from time to time. 9

9. All monies and profits accruing to the Association from participation in any business shall be applied solely towards the furtherance, promotion and execution of the objects of the Association and no portion thereof shall be paid by way of dividend, bonus or profit to any member of the Association, provided that nothing herein expressed or contained shall prevent the payment in good faith of remuneration or expenses or both to any officer or servant of the Association, or to any member of the Association, or other person or persons for services actually rendered by him or them to the Association. 10. The Council may from time to time appoint Committees or Subcommittees from amongst members of the Association with powers to co-opt other persons and delegate to such Committees or Subcommittees part of its powers and duties. Such Committees or Subcommittees shall report their proceedings to the Council as required by the Council and shall conduct their business in accordance with the direction of the Council. 11. The Council shall have powers to appoint, control, pay or dismiss employees and servants of the Council and may delegate administrative powers to them as may be necessary for the proper carrying out of the objects of the Association. The Council may authorise its members, employees or servants to incur expenditure as may be necessary from time to time. 12. The Council may appoint an Executive Director. The day to day management of the Association shall be carried out by an Executive Director as authorised by the Council. 13. Tenure Of Office, Nomination And Election Of Officers a. The tenure of office of the members of the Council shall be a period of two (2) years commencing from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of an election year when the out-going Council shall retire. b. The Council not less than sixty (60) days prior to the next scheduled Annual General Meeting of an election year shall invite nominations for two (2) Vice Presidents, Honorary Secretary General, Honorary Treasurer General and nine (9) Council members. Each nomination shall be made on the prescribed Nomination Form which must show the written consent of the member nominated and must be sponsored by not less than two (2) members eligible to vote. The out-going council shall elect a President and a Deputy President in accordance to Clause 8 (2). Office bearers may be re-elected but office bearers other than Ordinary Council Members shall not serve in the same elected capacity for more than two (2) consecutive terms. c. Where no nominations have been received from members by the due date that the nominations are due to be received, the incoming Council may at its discretion elect any qualified member to fill any vacancy. 10

d. The Council shall, not less than thirty (30) days before the Annual General Meeting of an election year, send by post to all members entitled to vote a ballot paper on which shall appear the names of all the candidates nominated for each office. The voting ballot paper shall be returned to the Honorary Secretary General in a sealed envelope so as to reach him not later than seven (7) days before the Annual General Meeting. In the case where only one (1) nomination is received for a particular office on the Council, the candidate nominated shall be deemed to be elected unopposed. The Council shall appoint two (2) or more scrutineers from among the members who are not candidates for the election for the purpose of scrutinising the ballot. The Scrutineers shall certify and report the results of the ballot to the Annual General Meeting. e. In the event that any office of the Council becomes vacant during a council term, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term as follows: (a) President : By the Deputy President (b) Deputy President, Vice President, Hon. Secretary General, Hon. Treasurer General and Ordinary Council Member: By election of Council. Such post shall be filled only when the unexpired term exceeds six (6) months except for the posts of Deputy President, Honorary Secretary General and Honorary Treasurer General. f. A position of the Council is rendered vacant forthwith, if the holder: i. ceases to be a member of the Council, ii. resigns his position by notice, iii. has his membership terminated under the Constitution. g. If a member of the Council is disabled, or neglects to perform his duties, the Council shall have the power to declare his position vacant, and such a member of the Council, whose position has been declared vacant due to neglect in the performance of his duties, shall be ineligible to hold any position of the Association thereafter for at least two (2) terms. CLAUSE 9 : DUTIES OF OFFICE BEARERS 1. All the office bearers and officers performing executive functions in the Association shall comprise of Malaysian Citizens. 2. The Council may appoint such staff and formulate such administrative structure as may be necessary from time to time to assist the Honorary Secretary General in carrying out his duties. 11

3. The President shall preside over all general meetings of the Association or of the Council, in his absence, the Deputy President, or one of the two Vice Presidents, in that order, shall preside. In the absence of the Deputy or Vice Presidents, a temporary presiding officer shall be elected among the members of the Council present. 4. The Immediate Past President shall perform any function requested of him by the Council, and his special function is to assist the Council with background information on matters carried over from the immediate past Council. 5. The Honorary Secretary General shall, interalia: a. keep complete record of all proceedings and correspondence of the Association and of the Council b. send notices of meetings by mail to members of the Association or of the Council as may be required c. keep a roll of the memberships of the Association d. perform all other duties usually appertaining to the office of the secretary e. perform all duties usually assigned to the office of treasurer f. make payments for bills 6. In the absence of the Honorary Secretary General or the Honorary Treasurer General the Council shall appoint a person from among members of the Council to deputise for the absentee. 7. The Ordinary Council Members shall perform the functions as directed or delegated by the Council. 8. The office bearers of the Association shall not engage in any activity of any organisation which goes against the objects of the Association without the approval of the Council. 9. The office bearers in their personal capacity as a staff member of any organisation in collaboration without another association or organisation shall not use the name of the Association without the Council approval. CLAUSE 10 : FINANCIAL PROVISION 1. The financial year of the Association shall be from 1st January to 31st December. 2. Subject to the following provisions in this clause, the funds of the Association may be expended for the purpose necessary for the carrying out of its objects, including the expenses of its office-bearers and paid staff, and the audit of itsaccounts, but they shall on no account be used to pay the fine of any member who may be convicted in a court of law. 12

3. The Honorary Treasurer General may hold a petty cash advance not exceeding RM2,000.00 at any one time. All money in excess of this sum shall within seven days of receipt be deposited in a bank approved by the Committee. The bank account shall be in the name of the Association. 4. All cheques or withdrawal notices on the Association account shall be signed by two out of the following signatories - President, the Honorary Secretary General or the Honorary Treasurer General up the amount approved by the Council. Any amount higher should signed by all the three signatories mentioned above. In the absence of the President, Honorary Secretary General or the Honorary Treasurer General, for a long period, the Committee shall appoint one of its members to sign in his place. 5. No expenditure exceeding RM50,000.00 at any one time shall be incurred without the prior sanction of the Council, and no expenditure exceeding RM250,000.00 in any one month shall be incurred without the prior sanction of a General Meeting. Expenditure less than RM50,000.00 at any one time may be incurred by the President together with the Honorary Secretary General or the Honorary Treasurer General. 6. As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, a statement of receipts and payments and a balance sheet for the year shall be prepared by the Honorary Treasurer General and audited by the Auditors appointed under the Clause 11. The audited accounts shall be submitted for the approval of the next Annual General Meeting, and copies shall be made available at the registered place of business of the Association for the perusal of members. CLAUSE 11 : AUDITORS The accounts of the Association shall be audited by the Auditor/Auditors appointed at the Annual General Meeting and the Auditor/Auditors shall prepare a report or certificate for the subsequent Annual General Meeting. Auditors shall be individual Ordinary registered members and not Institutional or Associate Members. CLAUSE 12 : PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR / TRUSTEES The Council may appoint members as trustees above the age of twenty-one (21) years to handle the investments of the Association, subject to the confirmation by a simple majority vote of members at an Annual General or Extraordinary Meeting of the Association or by post. CLAUSE 13 : INTERPRETATION N/A 13

CLAUSE 14 : ADVISOR / PATRON The Council may invite a Malaysia of distinction to be its patron for a term of three (3) years and may extend the invitation for such patronage for further terms of three (3) years. CLAUSE 15 : PROHIBITION N/A CLAUSE 16 : AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION 1. This Constitution may be wholly or in part replaced, repealed, substituted or otherwise amended at the Annual General Meeting or at an Extraordinary General Meeting of members specially convened for such purpose. The Amendment shall be forwarded to the Registrar of Societies within twenty-five (25) days of being passed by the general meeting. Any change shall take effect from the date on which the Registrar of Societies approves the amendment. 2. Any proposal under this Article shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to be a proposal for an Extraordinary Resolution at the Annual General Meeting or the Extraordinary General Meeting of members. The express notice of such proposal shall be given by the Honorary Secretary General to all members at least fourteen (14) calendar days before the aforementioned meeting. 3. No such proposal shall be deemed to have been passed unless it is carried by a majority of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast with the exception of proposals in respect of the FIRST SCHEDULE of this Constitution which shall be subjected to a simple majority of the votes cast. CLAUSE 17 : DISSOLUTION 1. The Association may be dissolved by a Resolution at an Extraordinary General Meeting of members convened for that purpose only, and voting thereon shall be by secret ballot only. 2. The proposal to dissolve the Association shall be deemed passed only if carried by an majority of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the members present and entitled to vote at the meeting. 3. In the event of the Association being dissolved, all liabilities legally due by the Association shall be fully discharged and any surplus fund thereon remaining shall be distributed to any association or society having aims or objects similar to those of the Association or to any approved charitable institution or society as decided at the Extraordinary General Meeting. 14

4. The notice of the dissolution shall be sent to the Registrar of Societies within fourteen (14) days of its dissolution. CLAUSE 18 : FLAG, LOGO AND BADGE 1. Flag - Description - 2. Logo Description The Emblem of the Association shell be as depicted on the Appendix 1 of the constitution. The colour of the Emblem is in blue with white as the background. The Emblem is in the shape of a globe to signify cooperation with similar associations worldwide. Within the globe is the abbreviation MWA stylised in the form of jointed pipes with a spurt of water to emphasize the importance of the water and wastewater sector in national development. This abbreviation is set against a background of wavy white and blue stripes signifying the water and wastewater. 3. Badge - Description - (IR. LAI CHENG CHEONG) Secretary Protem Committee Persatuan Air Malaysia (The Malaysian Water Association) (IR. HAJI OMAR BIN IBRAHIM) Chairman Protem Committee Persatuan Air Malaysia (The Malaysian Water Association) 15

First Schedule The entrance fees and annual subscriptions shall be as follows: ENTRANCE FEES Ordinary & Associate Members : RM150.00 Institutional Members : RM1,500.00 Student Members : Complimentary ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS Ordinary & Associate Members : RM80.00 Institutional Members : RM750.00 Student Members : RM 20.00 Honorary Members shall not be required to pay entrance fees or annual subscriptions. Second Schedule PROXY FORM THE MALAYSIAN WATER ASSOCIATION I, of being a member of the Malaysian Water Association hereby appoint of as my proxy to vote for me and on my behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Association to be held on the day of and at any adjustment thereof. As witness my hand this day of 20 (Signature) 16

Form APL 1 No. 24, Second Floor, Jalan Sri Hartamas 8, Taman Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION (ORDINARY OR ASSOCIATE MEMBER) Instruction to Applicant: 1. Please fill in all the particulars requested. 2. State the grade of the membership applied for. 3. Submit this form together with the necessary Entrance and Annual Subscription Fees. 4. * Delete whichever is not applicable. A. GRADE OF MEMBERSHIP APPLIED FOR Ordinary/ Associate B. PERSONAL PARTICULARS Name in Full (In Block Letters with surname underlined/please indicate Title) Postal Address in Full Telephone No. Fax No. (if any) Place of Birth Date of Birth Nationality NRIC E-mail Address C. STATEMENT BY SPONSORS Having known the applicant, we recommend him, from personal knowledge, as in every respect worthy of the distinction of being admitted as an Ordinary/Associate* Member of the MWA. 17

SPONSOR 1 Name Grade*: Ordinary/Institutional Membership No. Address Signature: Date: SPONSOR 2 Name Grade*: Ordinary/Institutional Membership No. Address Signature: Date: D. EDUCATION 1. General Education Secondary Schools (Names & Places) Examinations Passed and Grade Awarded Dates 2. Technical/Scientific Education Colleges/ Universities (Names & Places) Awards/Degrees Indicating Division of Engineering or Discipline of Study Dates 18

E. CAREER (State title of position and responsibility with brief details of nature of work) Positions Responsibility/ Nature of Work Dates F. MEMBERSHIP IN OTHER SOCIETIES/PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS G. PRESENT POSITION Name of Employer Address of Employer Title of Position Responsibility/ Nature of Work H. UNDERTAKING TO BE SIGNED BY APPLICANT I, the undersigned, confirm that the information given in this application form is to the best of my knowledge correct and that in the eventof my admission as Ordinary / Associate* Member, I will be governed by the Constitution of the Association. Signature: Date: 19

No. 24, Second Floor, Jalan Sri Hartamas 8, Taman Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur. Dear Sirs, APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION (INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER) Nature of Business: With reference to the Constitution of The Malaysian Water Association, we wish to submit our application for Institutional Membership. We confirm that our organisation meets the Institutional Membership Qualifications under Clause 4(3)(c) of the Constitution of the Association. We further confirm that in the event of our admission as Institutional Member, we will be governed by the Constitution of the Association. Yours truly, SPONSOR 1 Name (Name, Designation & Company s Chop) Grade*: Ordinary/Institutional Membership No. Address Form APL 2 Signature: Date: ^ Application to be on the Organisation s Letterhead * Delete whichever is not applicable 20

SPONSOR 2 Name Grade*: Ordinary/Institutional Membership No. Address Signature: Date: ^ Application to be on the Organisation s Letterhead * Delete whichever is not applicable 21

Form APL 3 PERSATUAN AIR MALAYSIA (THE MALAYSIAN WATER ASSOCIATION) No. 24, Second Floor, Jalan Sri Hartamas 8 Taman Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION (STUDENT MEMBERSHIP) Instruction to Applicant: 1. Please fill in all the particulars requested. A. PERSONAL PARTICULARS Name in Full (In Block Letters with surname underlined/please indicate Title) Postal Address in Full Telephone No. Fax No. (if any) Place of Birth Date of Birth Nationality NRIC E-mail Address B. STATEMENT BY SPONSORS Having known the applicant, we recommend him, from personal knowledge, as in every respect worthy of the distinction of being admitted as an Ordinary/Associate* Member of the MWA. 22

SPONSOR 1 Name Grade*: Ordinary/Institutional Membership No. Address THE CONSTITUTION Signature: Date: SPONSOR 2 Name Grade*: Ordinary/Institutional Membership No. Address Signature: Date: C. EDUCATION (Please attach your certificate. If you failed to attach, your application will be rejected) 1. General Education Secondary Schools (Names & Places) Examinations Passed and Grade Awarded Dates 2. Technical/Scientific Education Colleges/ Universities (Names & Places) Awards/Degrees Indicating Division of Engineering or Discipline of Study Dates 23

D. MEMBERSHIP IN OTHER SOCIETIES/PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS E. PRESENT POSITION Name of College / University Address of College / University Field of Study Current Semester (Year) F. UNDERTAKING TO BE SIGNED BY APPLICANT I, the undersigned, confirm that the information given in this application form is to the best of my knowledge correct and that in the event of my admission as Student Member, I will be governed by the Constitution of the Association. Signature: Date: 24