Section 28: Professional Conduct Committee
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28. Professional Conduct Committee
(1) The Council may, for the purpose of section 27, set up a Professional
Conduct Committee which shall consist of—
(a) a chairperson, who is or has been a Judge or Magistrate, or is a
barrister of not less than 10 years’ standing; and
(b) 2 assessors, who shall be professional land surveyors with not
less than 12 years’ experience and who are not members.
(2) The chairperson and assessors of a Professional Conduct Committee
shall be appointed by the Council on such terms and conditions as the
Council may determine.
(3) The Registrar shall keep the minutes of proceedings of every meeting
of the Professional Conduct Committee.
(4) (a) Where the chairperson or an assessor of a Professional Conduct
Committee is related by blood or marriage to a professional land surveyor
who is the subject of disciplinary proceedings, the chairperson or assessor
shall disclose his relationship to the Professional Conduct Committee and
shall not take part in those proceedings.
(b) Any disclosure made under paragraph (a) shall be recorded in the
minutes of proceedings.
(c) Where the chairperson or an assessor of the Professional
Conduct Committee does not take part in the proceedings under
paragraph (a), the Council shall appoint another person to replace him.
(d) Any person appointed under paragraph (c) shall satisfy the
requirements referred to in subsection (1) (a) or (b), as the case may be.
(S. 28 not in operation.)
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