• CONSTITUTION
1. ARTICLE 1 - NAME
2. ARTICLE II - OBJECTIVES
3. ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
4. ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS, COUNCILLORS AND EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL

• BYE-LAWS
1. ARTICLE I - MEMBERSHIP
2. ARTICLE II - OFFICERS AND COUNCILLORS
3. ARTICLE III - DUTIES OF OFFICERS
4. ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS
5. ARTICLE V – TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS
6. ARTICLE VI –CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION
7. ARTICLE VII – CORPORATE SEAL
CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I - NAME
This society shall be called the Anglophone West African Division of the
International Academy of Pathology (IAP-WA) hereinafter called the West
African Division of the International Academy of Pathology.
The geographical extent of this division shall be Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia,
Sierra Leone, and The Gambia.

ARTICLE II - OBJECTIVES
The aim of the society shall be to promote the advancement of pathology in
Anglophone West Africa by:
a. Improvement of methods of teaching pathology in medical schools,
laboratories, hospitals and medical museums.
b. Promotion of research in pathology and pathologic techniques.
c. The formation of national Divisions.
d. Publication of journals, newsletter and reports for dissemination of the
results of work in the above fields.
e. Convocation of meetings and congresses for exchange of scientific
information and ideas.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
1. Membership shall be international in scope and shall consist of Ordinary
members, Senior members, Junior members, and Honorary members of the
West African Division.
2. Members will be elected by the Executive Council following nomination in
writing by two members and the candidate’s application shall be
accompanied by a letter of recommendation from each of the sponsors.
Election to honorary membership shall be by the approval of the International
Council upon written recommendation from a Division.

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ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS, COUNCILLORS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
The officers shall be:
• President
• Immediate Past-President
• President-Elect
• Treasurer
• General Secretary
• Meetings Secretary
• Membership Secretary
• Nigerian Associate Editor of 'IAP-WA Newsletter' (hereinafter called the
Associate Editor).
There shall be one (1) councillor who should be a pathologist from any of the
West African Countries participating actively in the Division.
One person may hold the offices of Secretary and of Treasurer at the same
time and shall, when this occurs, be known as Secretary-Treasurer
The officers, the councillor and the past-president shall constitute the
Executive Council.

BYE-LAWS
ARTICLE I - MEMBERSHIP
1. Members shall normally consist of those who possess a registrable medical
qualification and are following a career in pathology in the first instance.
2. Members of good standing who retire from active practice may elect to be
Senior Members by payment of a reduced annual subscription. Such members
will be given the option of continuing or discontinuing to receive the
Newsletter or Journal when this becomes available for which they will pay.

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3. Persons distinguished for eminent services to medicine and especially to the
cause of pathology and to this Division may be made Honorary Members by
the approval of the Executive Council.
4. Junior membership will be open to trainees who have passed their part I
membership examination.
5. The annual subscriptions of the Division shall be fixed by the Executive
Council and shall be payable in advance. Members whose subscriptions are
two years or more in arrears may be disqualified from membership at the
discretion of the Executive Council.
6. Honorary Members shall be exempt from subscriptions and are eligible to
attend all meetings of the division.
7. Continuation of Ordinary Membership of the Division by persons domiciled
outside Africa for more than two years will only be permitted in exceptional
circumstances and at the discretion of Council.

ARTICLE II - OFFICERS AND COUNCILLORS
1. Officers and Councillors shall be nominated by any member of the Division in
writing to the Secretary at least one month before the Annual General
Meeting, provided the consent of the nominee has been obtained.
2. The term of office of the President and the President-Elect shall be for two
years. The term of office for the Secretaries, Treasurer and Associate Editor
shall be for three years and they shall be eligible for re-election for another
term of 3 years, after which they shall not be eligible for re-election into the
council until a further period of three years. Councillors shall serve for a
period of three years and shall not be eligible for re-election as Councillors
until after a further period of five years.
3. The Council shall have power to co-opt any member of the society to attend
Council meetings but the co-opted member shall not have the power to vote.
4. The term of office of the Council shall begin as from 1 January the year
following election.

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ARTICLE III - DUTIES OF OFFICERS
1. The Executive Council shall formulate policies and shall authorise
disbursement of the Division's funds for ordinary business.
2. The President, President-Elect, Treasurer, General Secretary, Meetings
Secretary, Membership Secretary and Associate Editor shall discharge the
duties usually assigned to these offices. The council shall appoint such
permanent and temporary committees as are necessary for the proper
administration of the Division's affairs.
3. The Secretaries shall submit to the Executive Council reports of all
transactions since the last meeting, and the Treasurer shall submit a duly
audited financial statement. He shall also submit an estimated budget for the
approval of the Executive Council.
4. The Secretaries, with the aid of appropriate committees, shall arrange all
meetings.

ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS
1. The meetings of the society shall be held at the call of the President at such
times and places as are decided by the Executive Council. At least one
meeting a calendar year shall be held.
2. The programme of the annual meeting shall consist of three (3) parts.
o a The Executive Council shall meet before and after the business
meeting of the Division and take action on such matters as are brought to it.
o b The business meeting of the Division will include the Secretaries'
report, the Treasurer's report, the election of officers and Councillors, and
consideration of such business as may be required.
o c The scientific meeting.
3. The Executive Council may be called into extraordinary sessions by the
President to transact such business as necessary to meet emergencies. The
Executive Council may co-opt interim officers or councillors, to fill vacancies
occurring by election, resignation or death. All actions of the Executive

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Council under these circumstances are taken in the name of the Division and
the Secretary shall notify members of such actions.
4. Members may introduce guests at the scientific meetings providing the
appropriate registration fee is paid.
5. The election of these officers and councillors and their duties shall be as
provided for in the bye-laws.
6. An extraordinary meeting of the division may be called by 3 (three) members
of the executive council or 2/3 of ordinary members to address the specific
issue for which the meeting was summoned.

ARTICLE V - TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS
1. A quorum of the Executive Council shall consist of four (4) of whom at least
two shall be an officers.
2. A quorum at a business meeting of the Division shall consist of Ten (10)
members, of whom at least one shall be an officer.

ARTICLE VI - - CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION
Amendments to the constitution and to the bye-laws shall first be submitted
to the Secretary in writing for consideration of the Executive Council. The
proposed amendment and the recommendation of the Executive Council shall
be submitted to the membership either at the business meeting or by
correspondence. A two thirds majority vote of those present at a business
meeting, or of those voting when polled by correspondence, shall be required
for adoption of the proposed amendment.

ARTICLE VII — Corporate Seal
There shall be a corporate seal which shall consist of two concentric circles
and between the inner circle and the outer circle shall be the words “The
International Academy of Pathology, Inc.” and in the center there shall be
pictures of the lamp of knowledge, of a microscope resting on a book, of the
globe and at the bottom “I.A.M.M. 1906,” an impression of such seal being
made on the margin of this page.

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The IAP-WA will have TWO main scientific and academic activities in a year.
The first is the IAP-WA Mid Year Teaching Programme to hold in June and
will be a Workshop on a selected topic of practical utility targeted mainly at
trainee and young Pathologists. The second in the month of December to be
the IAP-WA Annual CME which would be on a topic of current interest or
new frontiers and developments in the field of Pathology to include a Guest
Lecture by an invited foreign speaker, a Slide Seminar and a Symposium on
pre selected topics. This Meeting can be held in conjunction with the Annual
National Conference of the Association of Pathologists of Nigeria
(ASSOPON) for the convenience of members, many of whom are members of
both Associations.
The IAP-WA will also have its own Newsletter, the IAP-WA Newsletter,
released twice a year in January and July, which keeps the members abreast
with the activities of the Division as well as other important news of the IAP
and various meetings taking place in various parts of the world.

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