Act 16 Land Act 1998 18. ( 1) The officers elected under section 17 shall be responsible for preparing a con~titution for the Association. (2) The District Registrar of Titles shall assist the officers in preparing a constitution for the Association and may provide the officers with a model constitution containing such matters as may be prescribed. (3) A constitution prepared by the officers shall be submitted to the District Registrar of Titles for his or her certification that it complies with such matters as may have been prescribed or where no matter has been prescribed, that it provides for a transparent and democratic process of management of the affairs of the Association. (4) Where the District Registrar of Titles is of the opinion that the constitution does not comply with the provisions of subsection (3), he or she shall, within not more than thirty days from the receipt of that constitution, return it to the officers with a statement of reasons as to why he or she has rejected it. (5) A constitution which has been rejected under subsection (4) may be revised and resubmitted for certification. (6) A constitution which has been certified as complying with the provision of subsection (3) shall be put before and voted on by a meeting of the members of the Association specifically convened for that purpose. (7) A constitution shaJJ be the approved constitution of the Association when and only when it is approved by an absolute majority of all the members of that Association at the meeting referred to in subsection (6). (8) An approv~d constitution shall be binding on all members of the Association. 25 Constitution of an Association.