8. 9. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP 8.1 Membership to this Congress shall terminate under any of the following circumstances: 8.1.1 Upon written withdrawal by an affiliate trade union giving not less than 3 months‟ notice. 8.1.2 Upon dissolution of the member trade union. 8.1.3 Upon expulsion by at least three quarters majority vote of the General Council where an affiliate union is guilty of consistence and unrepentant violation of the aims, objectives and principles of the Congress. 8.2 The decision to terminate membership under clause 8.1.3 shall be provisional and subject to confirmation by the next Ordinary or Extraordinary Conference of the Congress. 8.3 The union shall be indebted to the Congress for all outstanding dues and arrears up to the date of termination. THE GENERAL CONFERENCE 9.1 There shall be a General Conference which shall be the highest organ and authority of the Congress and all other organs and authorities shall be subordinate to it. 9.2 The General Conference shall be composed of accredited delegates from fully paid affiliates and the elected officials of the Congress and members of the National Women‟s Advisory Council and National Young Workers’ Committee who shall have the right to vote. 9.3 The General Conference shall be convened by the General Council and shall be held every five (5) years at such places and on such dates as shall form time to time be determined by the General Council. Regional Committees and Associate members may send one representative to the Conference as observers and shall not be entitled to vote. 9.4 Each affiliate trade union shall be represented at the Conference by accredited delegates of that trade union only and according to the following scale: Union Membership Up to 499 Up to – 2 499 Up to – 3 499 Up to – 4 499 Up to – 5 499 Up to – 6 499 Up to – 7 499 Up to – 8 499 Up to – 9 499 Up to – 10 499 Number of Delegates 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Page 6 of 25