Regulation 13

Where a practising certificate has been lost, destroyed, defaced or obliterated such that any particulars in the certificate are illegible, the holder of the certificate must immediately apply to the Registrar for a duplicate of the practising certificate.

Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Registrar must, on payment of the appropriate fee specified in the Third Schedule, if he or she is satisfied that a practising certificate has been lost, destroyed, defaced or obliterated, issue a duplicate of the certificate to the holder of the original certificate.

A duplicate of a practising certificate has the same effect as the original.

In the case of a practising certificate which has been defaced or obliterated, no duplicate of the certificate is to be issued unless the original certificate is returned to the Registrar.

In the case of a practising certificate which has been lost or destroyed, no duplicate of the certificate is to be issued unless the holder of the certificate makes a statutory declaration of the loss or destruction and furnishes it to the Registrar.

Where any original practising certificate is found after any duplicate of the certificate is issued under this regulation, the holder of the certificate must immediately return the duplicate to the Registrar for cancellation.

Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.