Section 51

The Council may appoint a Disciplinary Panel of not more than the number of members determined by the Council.

The Council must, from members of the Disciplinary Panel who are also members of the Council, appoint a Head of the Disciplinary Panel.

The Council may, at any time, revoke the appointment of any member of the Disciplinary Panel, or fill any vacancy in the Disciplinary Panel.

The Head of the Disciplinary Panel may appoint Disciplinary Committees from members of the Disciplinary Panel, to formally inquire into any matter referred to a Disciplinary Committee under section 49.

A Disciplinary Committee must comprise at least 3 members.

A Disciplinary Committee may be appointed in connection with one or more matters or for a fixed period of time as the Head of the Disciplinary Panel thinks fit.

Any inspector or person who participates in the investigation of any matter must not be a member of a Disciplinary Committee inquiring into the same matter.

The Head of the Disciplinary Panel must appoint a member of a Disciplinary Committee to be the Chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee.

The Head of the Disciplinary Panel may, at any time, revoke the appointment of any Disciplinary Committee or any member thereof, or fill any vacancy in a Disciplinary Committee.

No act done by or under the authority of the Council or a Disciplinary Committee is invalid in consequence of any defect that is subsequently discovered in the appointment or qualification of the members or any of them.

A member of a Disciplinary Committee, even though he or she has ceased to be a member of the Council or Disciplinary Panel on the expiry of his or her term of office, continues to be a member of the Disciplinary Committee until such time the Disciplinary Committee has completed its work.