What happens when I resign my individual LI membership?
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On resignation of your individual membership
You must remove all references to yourself as a Member of the Landscape Institute from your employers’ documents, business cards, letterheads, websites, email signatures, etc. You must remove similar references if employed in the public sector.
You must inform all relevant third parties of your change in membership status. Failure to do so could leave you open to legal action.
The change in your membership might impact on the terms of your employment. Further advice should be sought from your employer.
You will no longer receive LI communications including copies of the LI Journal; your access will be removed from the LI Members area on our website, Talking Landscape, and other services.
Chartered Members considering resignation
You must immediately update all relevant documents where you are referred to as CMLI/FLI or describe yourself as a Chartered Landscape Architect, by removing these protected titles.
You must inform all relevant third parties of your change in professional status. Failure to do so could leave you open to legal action.
You must remove references to your Chartered/Fellow status from practice documents, business cards, letterheads, websites, email signatures, etc. You must remove similar references if employed in the public sector.
The change in your professional status might impact on the terms of your employment. Further advice should be sought from your employer.
Your professional indemnity insurance policy, eligibility to appear as an expert witness and other matters may be affected.
You may no longer vote at general meetings or in LI elections going forward.
The LI requires that you return your Chartership certificate to the Institute.
Associate (previously ‘Licentiate’) Members considering resignation
You must immediately update all relevant documents where you are referred to as an Associate Member or Licentiate Member by removing this protected title.
You must inform all relevant third parties of your change in professional status. Failure to do so could leave you open to legal action.
You must remove all references to yourself as a Licentiate Member from practice documents, business cards, letterheads, websites, email signatures etc.; You must remove similar references if employed in the public sector.
The change in your professional status might impact on the terms of your employment. Further advice should be sought from your employer.
If you are registered as a candidate on the Pathway to Chartership then regrettably your account will be suspended.
You are no longer eligible to take the Chartership examination and gain Chartered status with the LI.
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