SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, INDIA

The Society shall be called as “Society of Nuclear Medicine India.”

The Registered Head Office of the Society of Nuclear Medicine India (SNMI) will be at Radiation Medicine Centre, TMH Annexe, Bombay (now Mumbai) – Pin: 400 012. However; regional chapters affiliated to parent society, may have their own separate offices in their respective regions/cities. The Society shall maintain a Website of its own, which shall be operated by Headquarters.

• To promote, encourage and help the development and advancement of Nuclear Medicine as a specialty in India.
• To encourage research work in the field of Nuclear medicine and allied sciences like Radio-chemistry, Medical physics, Radiation safety etc.
• To provide a forum for exchange of ideas, work, research and experience amongst scientists and clinicians, actively associated with the use of radioisotopes in medicine, imaging and therapy.
• To promote clinical use and indications of medical uses of radioisotopes among the medical professionals in India.
• To solicit and receive subscriptions, donations and gifts of all kinds for realisation of the above mentioned aims and objectives.
• To make rules and regulations for the conduct and operations of the Society and its activities and to amend the same from time to time, as and when necessary, by following due procedures described later in this document.
• To protect, preserve the interests and welfare of SNMI members, and the nuclear medicine field.

For the attainment and furtherance of these objectives, SNMI may:

• Hold Annual conference, periodic academic meetings, CME programs, symposia and conferences of regional chapters and other related sub-specialties/super specialties.
• The academic and teaching activities of the SNMI shall be promoted by the Indian College of Nuclear Medicine (ICNM), which shall be the academic wing of SNMI.
• Publish and circulate scientific journal. INDIAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE (IJNM) shall be the official publication of SNMI.
• SNMI and ICNM may also publish ‘News Bulletin’ and ‘Periodicals’ time to time for circulation amongst members only.
• Develop and maintain a Library, Museum for Nuclear Medicine diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, National Nuclear Medicine Education and Research Resource Centre, National digital/electronic Image Archives and an SNMI office and/or IJNM Office/ICNM Office. Collect Historical records pertaining to SNMI or the history of Nuclear medicine in India and abroad and preserve these in the library/archives.
• Encourage research in Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging, diagnostic Imaging, radionuclide therapy and Allied Sciences like medical physics, radiation safety, radio-chemistry, with grants out of the funds of the SNMI or from donations received from individuals, Govt., non-Govt. agencies and industry/trade or corporate.
• Purchase, take lease of, or otherwise acquire, hold, manage, let, sell, exchange, mortgage or otherwise dispose-off movable or immovable property of every description and all rights or privileges necessary or convenient for the purpose of SNMI, IJNM and ICNM Office and in particular any land, building, furniture, house-hold or other effects, conveyance and accommodation and when deemed necessary or desirable in the interest of SNMI, sell, let, hire out, mortgage, transfer or otherwise dispose-off the same in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Societies Act 21 of 1860 or as amended from time to time.
• Acquire, construct, improve or alter and maintain building or buildings on behalf of and for SNMI.
• Accept endowments and grants from the national or international institutions/agencies, industry/trade or corporate, government or other charitable institutions, foundations, etc. or from individuals; subject to prevailing Government regulations to advance the aims and objectives and for the purposes of SNMI, its regional chapters, ICNM, IJNM and SNMI members.
• Borrow or raise money, collect subscriptions, donations for the SNMI, its regional chapters and ICNM and IJNM in such a manner as per applicable Rules and Laws.
• Invest any money of SNMI or the IJNM or ICNM or proceeds from the movable and/or immovable properties of SNMI if not immediately required by SNMI, and to withdraw the same in accordance with rules and law.
• Form a corpus fund with minimum contribution equivalent to life membership subscription fee already available or as may be available hereinafter and to invest this corpus in fixed instruments like RBI bonds/Fixed Deposits/Term Deposits or other secured instruments/deposits as approved by the Govt. from time to time and as deemed fit by the General body. The interest earned from corpus fund may be utilized by SNMI to attain the aims and objectives. The Corpus fund contributions of the members cannot be spent.
• Assist, subscribe to, or cooperate or affiliate or be affiliated to or amalgamate with any other public body, whether incorporated, registered or not, and having altogether similar or in part, objectives similar to those of SNMI without losing the identity of the parent body.
• Conduct educational and awareness campaign/s about radiation and benefits of nuclear medicine.
• Organize medical camps for providing medical relief during epidemics and in the time of emergency and disaster as maybe required by government and health authorities.
• Do all such other things as are cognate to the objectives of SNMI or are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objectives.

• The income and property of SNMI shall be used solely towards the promotion of the aims and objectives of SNMI set forth in this memorandum and no portion thereof shall be paid, transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend, bonus, or otherwise to the members of the Society; provided however that nothing herein contained shall prevent the payment, in good faith, of remuneration or bonus to any officers, servants or employees of the Society or to any member thereof or other person in return for any service rendered to the Society or the payment of interest at a rate to be sanctioned by the Executive Committee from time to time upon any monies borrowed by the Society.
• The financial year of SNMI will be from 1st April to 31st March of following year.
• Audit: The accounts of SNMI shall be audited by duly certified Auditor or Auditors or firm of Auditors, paid or Honorary, who shall not be a member of the Society and shall be appointed at the General Body Meeting. 'SNMICON-year', Annual IJNM account, ICNM account, Account of academic/other activity must be audited by duly certified auditors and shall be presented in GBM as agenda point for ratification.

• In case of a dispute between the member/s and SNMI, SNMI and its Chapters, the matter will be submitted to SNMI HQ. Any party raising such disputes shall give at least six weeks' notice of the same in writing by registered post/email to the Headquarters of SNMI and the same shall be placed on the agenda of the following/forthcoming EC meeting of SNMI. The EC may deliberate and derive procedure and protocol for addressing the said dispute/s. The decision of EC will be subsequently placed before the General Body Meeting (GBM) for ratification. The decision of GBM shall be final and binding.
• All the legal disputes of the SNMI HQ shall be settled within the territorial jurisdiction where the SNMI HQ is located.
• All notices regarding election, dispute and/or arbitration required to be sent under the Rules or Bye-laws to members/party concerned through registered post/electronic mail with acknowledgement due. In case registered cover is received back with the endorsement 'refused', 'not found', 'left without forwarding address' or with any other endorsement; It shall be the duty of the party/member to furnish the right address in writing if notice is desired to be sent at address different from that with SNMI.
• Arbitration
  • In case of any dispute/issue of SNMI going to arbitration, the Arbitrator shall be the President of SNMI; and President if related to any party, then the immediate Past President shall act as arbitrator. The Arbitrator shall give an opportunity to both the parties to file their representations and if any party desires to be heard in person, the Arbitrator shall arrange the same and at the said hearing the other party shall be allowed to be present if he/she so desires. The Arbitrator shall allow either party to put questions to the other party to elicit the information provided the Arbitrator allows and provided that the question is in connection with the dispute before the arbitrator.
  • The person once appointed as Arbitrator shall continue to be the Arbitrator till the dispute is settled even if his/her tenure of office expires. The Arbitrator shall give his/her award in writing and same shall be binding on all parties concerned. The expenditure incurred by the parties shall be borne by each party concerned.
  • If case member(s) or any other party is not satisfied with the award of the Arbitrator and prefers to go to the court, jurisdiction shall be Mumbai where the SNMI HQ is located, in case the matter concerns Headquarters office.