Sec. 1. (a) Application for membership in the Corporation, properly signed by the applicant, shall be made to the Corporation via electronic process or such other process as the Corporation may prescribe, on the form to be prescribed by the Corporation, and shall contain:
(1) an agreement to comply with the federal securities laws, the rules and regulations thereunder, the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and the Treasury Department, the By-Laws of the Corporation, NASD Regulation, or NASD Dispute Resolution, the Rules of the Corporation, and all rulings, orders, directions, and decisions issued and sanctions imposed under the Rules of the Corporation;
(2) an agreement to pay such dues, assessments, and other charges in the manner and amount as from time to time shall be fixed pursuant to the By-Laws of the Corporation, Schedules to the By-Laws of the Corporation, and the Rules of the Corporation; and
(3) such other reasonable information with respect to the applicant as the Corporation may require.
(b) Any application for membership received by the Corporation shall be processed in the manner set forth in the Rules of the Corporation.
(c) Each applicant and member shall ensure that its membership application with the Corporation is kept current at all times by supplementary amendments via electronic process or such other process as the Corporation may prescribe to the original application. Such amendments to the application shall be filed with the Corporation not later than 30 days after learning of the facts or circumstances giving rise to the amendment.