Professional Engineers Act 1991 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Disciplinary Proceedings
46. Appointment of Disciplinary Committee
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The Board may appoint one or more Disciplinary Committees to formally inquire into —
Board
“Board” means the Professional Engineers Board established under section 4;
any complaint or information in respect of which the Board or the Minister has, under section 45, ordered that a formal inquiry be held by a Disciplinary Committee; or
any matter referred to the Board under section 41(6)(b).
A Disciplinary Committee must comprise not less than 3 registered professional engineers of at least 10 years’ standing, of whom at least 2 must be members of the Board.
Disciplinary Committee
“Disciplinary Committee” means a Disciplinary Committee appointed under section 46;
A Disciplinary Committee may be appointed in connection with one or more matters or for a fixed period of time, as the Board thinks fit.
The chairperson or a member of an Investigation Committee which inquired into any complaint or information must not be a member of a Disciplinary Committee inquiring into the same matter.
Investigation Committee
“Investigation Committee” means an Investigation Committee appointed under section 42;
The Board must appoint a member of a Disciplinary Committee to be the chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee.
The Board 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 a Disciplinary Committee is invalid because 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 must, even though he or she has ceased to be a member of the Board on the expiry of his or her term of office, continue to be a member of the Disciplinary Committee until the Disciplinary Committee has completed its work.[31C