Anyone who has applied for membership and been rejected is entitled to learn the grounds for rejection. Expulsions may be permanent. Expulsions must be decided by the Annual General Meeting on the basis of well-founded proposal from the Board or at least 8 members. The Annual General Meeting may authorise the Board to reinstate the member on the basis of specific terms and conditions. The Board can suspend a member from office if circumstances so require, and until the expulsion can be dealt with by an extraordinary Annual General Meeting in the event the ordinary Annual General Meeting is not scheduled to take place within three months.
Decisions regarding expulsion require a majority.
3 Form of organisation NDF's governing bodies are the general meeting and the Board. A convening letter containing an agenda shall be sent to members at least 14 days in advance. By issuing a written proxy, an absent member may authorise a member who is present to cast a ballot on his or her behalf on all votes. Proxies shall be submitted at the start of the meeting, and be approved by the meeting prior to any voting. The meeting shall elect a committee consisting of 2 members to monitor the voting.