Article 7 of the Statute of the SSNED states that:
(a) The Network will be composed of Members, Associate Members, and Partners.
(b) The Network will have six Founding Members, as approved during the 2006 meeting of the Small States Forum. These are Barbados, Malta, Mauritius, Samoa, St Kitts and Nevis and Vanuatu.
(c) (i) All small states that were invited to participate in the Small States Forum held in Singapore in September 2006 are considered to be Members of the Network. (The list is shown as Addendum A.)
(ii) Membership will be signified by a formal communication sent to the Network from an appropriate government representative.
(d) Other sovereign small states with a population of 1.5 million or less are eligible to join the Network as Members, subject to agreement of the majority of the Founding Members.
(e) In special circumstances, sovereign states with a population of more than 1.5 million which share common interests with small states may be allowed to join the Network as Members, subject to agreement of a majority of the Founding Members.
(f) Small non-sovereign jurisdictions may join as non-voting associate members, subject to agreement of the majority of the Founding Members.
(g) A Member, Associate Member, or Partner that joins the Network undertakes to accept the terms of this statute, including the Network’s mission and objectives. The designated representative for each Member, Associate Member, or Partner will be notified in writing to the Network.
(h) There is no financial obligation to join the Network as Member, including as a Founding Member, Associate Member, or Partner.
(i) Any Member, Associate Member, or Partner may withdraw from the Network. Withdrawal requires formal notification to the Board, signed by a designated representative of the respective Member, Associate Member, or Partner.
(j) Any sovereign state or organisation can become a Partner of the Network, provided that (i) it is accepted as such by the Board of Trustees, and (ii) it materially or morally supports the Network.
Addendum A
Small States invited to the 2006 Small States Forum
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas, Commonwealth of
Bahrain
Barbados
Belize
Bhutan
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Cape Verde
Comoros
Cyprus
Djibouti
Dominica
Estonia
Equatorial Guinea
Fiji
Gabon, The
Gambia, The
Grenada
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Jamaica
Kiribati
Lesotho
Maldives
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Micronesia, Federated States of
Namibia, Republic of
Palau
Qatar
Samoa
Sao Tome & Principe
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
St. Lucia
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Suriname
Swaziland
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Vanuatu